095-MONF-0052
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MONF-0052
Author Observation Code	095-MONF-0052
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-80 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Randolph 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	1340 m
Slope Aspect	135 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	High level
Landform	Ridge/interfluve
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Doghair spruce on mountain top with large deciduous tree snags and small mossy openings. Large Betula are dying back or dead probably due to competition from spruce (no fire signs observed), but there is also one spruce snag in plot.
Representativeness	Taken for photo signature, but close to trail because of access problems (spruce hell).
Hydrologic Regime	moist
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	10 %
Percent Litter	90 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	28-Aug-2001
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	complete (species >=1% cover)
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Picea rubens - Betula allegheniensis forest

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
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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 Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 60 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 21 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 23 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Canopy 3 %         -none- 4 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 28 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Canopy 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Sub-Canopy 60 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Sub-Canopy 0.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Tall Shrub 30 %         -none- 9 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Tall Shrub 5 %         -none- 10 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 11 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 12 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 13 Rubus Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 14 Vaccinium erythrocarpum Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 15 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 16 Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 17 Dennstaedtia punctilobula Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 18 Oxalis Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Oxalis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 19 Carex brunnescens Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 20 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 21 Carex debilis var. rudgei Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Carex debilis var. rudgei **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Rubus Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 23 Hypnum imponens Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 24 Polytrichum pallidisetum Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 25 Dicranum scoparium Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 26 Thuidium delicatulum Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 27 Brotherella recurvans Brotherella recurvans **   Brotherella recurvans **   Brotherella recurvans **   Brotherella recurvans **   Brotherella recurvans **   Brotherella recurvans **   Brotherella recurvans **   Brotherella recurvans **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 28 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Tree 70 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Emergent     5 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 5 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 40 % Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 60 % Canopy 15 m 20 m 20 % Tree       Nonvascular     10 %
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