095-MONF-0459
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MONF-0459
Author Observation Code	095-MONF-0459
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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	917 m
Slope Aspect	115 º
Slope Gradient	13 º
Topographic Position	Upper slope
Landform	Mountain slope/hillslope
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Representativeness	central in horseshoe-shaped stand of pines visible on aerial photo. Typical of hillslope below cliffs.
Hydrologic Regime	dry
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	15-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 pungens - Pinus rigida / Gaylussacia baccata forest; transitioning from woodland to forest. Pine seedlings < 1 m tall: pitch: 1 table mtn: 1

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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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 pungens Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Canopy 37.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 13.7 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 15.4 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 17.4 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 17.8 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 17.8 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 17.9 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 18.4 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 18.7 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 18.9 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 19 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 19 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 21 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 21 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 21.1 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 21.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 21.8 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 21.8 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 22.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 22.4 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 22.6 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 23.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 24.1 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 24.8 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 26.6 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 27.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 28.7 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 30.9 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 **   Canopy 7.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 13.7 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 14.8 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 18.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 18.7 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 22 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 20.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 22.2 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Sub-Canopy 7.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.2 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 7.7 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 7.7 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 9.4 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 10.4 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 11.7 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Pinus pungens Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Sub-Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 9.4 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 9.8 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 10.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Quercus velutina Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Sub-Canopy 0.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10.9 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Sub-Canopy 0.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 15.1 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Sub-Canopy 0.5 %         -none- 9 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Sub-Canopy 0.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10.3 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Tall Shrub 37.5 %         -none- 11 Quercus ilicifolia Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 12 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Tall Shrub 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.2 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 7.7 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 14 Pinus pungens Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Pinus pungens **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 16 Castanea dentata Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Castanea dentata **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 17 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 18 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Short Shrub 87.5 %         -none- 19 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Short Shrub 17.5 %         -none- 20 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Short Shrub 7.5 %         -none- 21 Vaccinium angustifolium Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 22 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 23 Quercus ilicifolia Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 24 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 25 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 26 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Herbaceous 17.5 %         -none- 27 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Herbaceous 7.5 %         -none- 28 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Quercus ilicifolia Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Pteridium aquilinum Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 32 Cladonia Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 33 dome-forming moss dome-forming moss **   dome-forming moss **   dome-forming moss **   dome-forming moss **   dome-forming moss **   dome-forming moss **   dome-forming moss **   dome-forming moss **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 34 crustose crustose **   crustose **   crustose **   crustose **   crustose **   crustose **   crustose **   crustose **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 35 Cladonia Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 36 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Tree 17.5 %         -none- 37 Quercus ilicifolia Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Tree 7.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 20 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 90 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 50 % Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 10 % Canopy 10 m 15 m 50 % Tree       Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 3 %
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