095-MONF-0423
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MONF-0423
Author Observation Code	095-MONF-0423
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-79 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Grant region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	20 (X) x 20 (Y)
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1209 m
Slope Aspect	0 º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Plain/bottom
Landform	Headwater basin
Surficial Deposits	peat
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Linear community between open bog and spruce stand southeast of open bog.;Pines situated on hummocks. Litter and sphagnum build up around pines as well. Some pitch pines are leaning.
Representativeness	represents linear pitch pine community well. Picked a zone where we could do a 20 x 20 m plot. Other areas need a 10 x 40.
Hydrologic Regime	saturated
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	20-Jul-2009
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	400 m²
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Floristic Quality	complete
Bryophyte Quality	partial
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Pinus rigida / Eriophorum virginicum / Sphagnum woodland; Conifer Seedlings < 1 m tall: Pitch: 21 (more abundant toward open bog to NW) Red spruce: 24 (more abundant towards spruce upland to SE) Visited nearby MONF.201 to core trees and count conifer seedlings: Pitch: 8 Red Spruce: 9

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
Change Strata Shown: --choose one-- show strata show overall cover show strata + overall
ord Author Plant Name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, Common Name Original Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, USDA Code Stratum Cover Original Cover Code Basal Area Biomass Inference Area Stems: Stem Diameters (graphically): 1 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Canopy 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 9.2 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 9.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 9.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 10.1 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 10.1 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 10.2 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 10.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 10.9 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 11.1 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 12.2 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 13.1 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 13.2 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 14.2 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 14.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 16.4 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 17.1 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 18.6 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 19.1 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 21.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 21.4 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 28.2 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 29.7 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Sub-Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 7.9 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 9.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 9.8 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 9.8 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 12.7 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 19.2 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 4 Nemopanthus mucronatus Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 5 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 6 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 7 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Short Shrub 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 9 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 10 Nemopanthus mucronatus Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Nemopanthus mucronatus **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 11 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 12 Photinia melanocarpa Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 13 Eriophorum virginicum Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Herbaceous 87.5 %         -none- 14 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 15 Photinia melanocarpa Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 16 Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 17 Rubus hispidus Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 18 Vaccinium oxycoccos Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 19 Osmunda cinnamomea Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 20 Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 21 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 22 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 23 Sphagnum Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Nonvascular 87.5 %         -none- 24 Polytrichum Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 25 Cladonia Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 90 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 10 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 5 % Sub-Canopy 2 m 5 m 3 % Canopy 5 m 10 m 20 % Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 90 %
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