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095-MONF-0521
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:20000-{0DA6E0D2-E403-4CE2-86EA-987041F3AAEB}
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? 095-MONF-0521
Author Observation Code ? 095-MONF-0521
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
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
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 1094 m
Slope Aspect ? 179 º
Slope Gradient ? 20 º
Topographic Position ? Upper slope
Landform ? Mountain slope/hillslope
Rock Type ? sandstone
Landscape Narrative ? High elevation forest dominated by Tsuga canadensis represented in the T2, T3, S1, and S2 layers. There is little if any herb or low shrub cover. There are several large truck sized boulders within the plot. There is abundant deer sign. The hemlock adelgid was observed. Moss covered stump also observed in plot.
Representativeness ? Small re-occurring patches of forest with eastern hemlock dominance on S facing slope. Plot was placed to capture hemlock in multiple strata and to minimze red spruce.
Hydrologic Regime ? somewhat moist
Percent Bedrock ? 0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 20 %
Percent Wood ? 5 %
Percent Litter ? 75 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 0 %
Percent Water ? 0 %
Percent Other ? 0 %
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 25-Jun-2012
Project ? West Virginia NHP
Cover Method ? Percentage (%)
Stratum Method ? National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area ? 400
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 ? Tsuga canadensis - Acer rubrum - Betula alleghaniensis forest
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label:
Change Strata Shown:
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 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Canopy
43 %
       
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
28 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
35 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
36 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
41 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
47 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
48 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
48 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
51 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
55 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem
2 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Canopy
30 %
       
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
22 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
25 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
26 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
30 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
34 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
38 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
63 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem stem stem
3 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 ?# ?
31 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
37 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem
4 Magnolia fraseri Magnolia fraseri **   Magnolia fraseri **   Magnolia fraseri **   Magnolia fraseri **   Magnolia fraseri **   Magnolia fraseri **   Magnolia fraseri **   Magnolia fraseri **   Canopy
7 %
       
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
36 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
46 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem
5 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Canopy
5 %
       
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
28 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
6 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Sub-Canopy
20 %
       
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
21 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
23 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
24 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem
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
5 %
       
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
25 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
26 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem
8 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Sub-Canopy
5 %
       
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem
9 Magnolia fraseri Magnolia fraseri **   Magnolia fraseri **   Magnolia fraseri **   Magnolia fraseri **   Magnolia fraseri **   Magnolia fraseri **   Magnolia fraseri **   Magnolia fraseri **   Sub-Canopy
1 %
       
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
10 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tall Shrub
7 %
       
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem stem
11 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 **   Tall Shrub
3 %
       
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem
12 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Tall Shrub
0.5 %
        -none-
13 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Short Shrub
2 %
        -none-
14 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Short Shrub
1 %
        -none-
15 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Short Shrub
0.00999999977648258 %
        -none-
16 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Short Shrub
0.00999999977648258 %
        -none-
17 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Short Shrub
0.00999999977648258 %
        -none-
18 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Short Shrub
0.00999999977648258 %
        -none-
19 Oxalis montana Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
        -none-
20 Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Herbaceous
0.00999999977648258 %
        -none-
21 Cypripedium acaule Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Cypripedium acaule **   Herbaceous
0.00999999977648258 %
        -none-
22 Mitchella repens Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Herbaceous
0.00999999977648258 %
        -none-
23 Brotherella recurvans Brotherella recurvans **   Brotherella recurvans **   Brotherella recurvans **   Brotherella recurvans **   Brotherella recurvans **   Brotherella recurvans **   Brotherella recurvans **   Brotherella recurvans **   Nonvascular
1 %
        -none-
24 Dicranum fulvum Dicranum fulvum **   Dicranum fulvum **   Dicranum fulvum **   Dicranum fulvum **   Dicranum fulvum **   Dicranum fulvum **   Dicranum fulvum **   Dicranum fulvum **   Nonvascular
1 %
        -none-
25 Heterophyllium affine Heterophyllium affine **   Heterophyllium affine **   Heterophyllium affine **   Heterophyllium affine **   Heterophyllium affine **   Heterophyllium affine **   Heterophyllium affine **   Heterophyllium affine **   Nonvascular
1 %
        -none-
26 Bazzania trilobata Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Nonvascular
1 %
        -none-
27 Dicranodontium denudatum Dicranodontium denudatum **   Dicranodontium denudatum **   Dicranodontium denudatum **   Dicranodontium denudatum **   Dicranodontium denudatum **   Dicranodontium denudatum **   Dicranodontium denudatum **   Dicranodontium denudatum **   Nonvascular
1 %
        -none-
28 Leucobryum glaucum Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Nonvascular
0.5 %
        -none-
29 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tree
70 %
        -none-
30 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 **   Tree
15 %
        -none-
31 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Tree
6 %
        -none-
This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.

Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Herbaceous     1 %
Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 3 %
Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 10 %
Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 30 %
Canopy 20 m 35 m 100 %
Tree      
Nonvascular     5 %
This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.
Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Streets, Brian Field assistant
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details  
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Tsuga canadensis - Betula alleghaniensis - Prunus serotina / Rhododendron maximum Forest   med   no
No Class Contributors.


Soil Observations:
Soil Horizon ?Soil Depth Top ?Soil Depth Bottom ?Soil Color ?Soil Organic ?Soil Texture ?Soil Sand ?Soil Silt ?Soil Clay ?Soil Coarse ?Soil PH ?Exchange Capacity ?Base Saturation ?Soil Description ?
Unknown       51.23 %           3.4 33.2    


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
Other disturbance   hemlock woolly adelgid


User Defined Values
No User Defined Data for this plot