095-MONF-0561
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MONF-0561
Author Observation Code	095-MONF-0561
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	38 º
Longitude	-80 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Pocahontas 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	1230 m
Slope Aspect	290 º
Slope Gradient	20 º
Topographic Position	Upper slope
Landform	Boulderfield/talus
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Isolated tract of Wilderness Area managed by the Monongahela National Forest. The North - South trail is located ca. 0.6 of a mile south. The community offers one of the nicest views I have observed in WV, looking NE across Hell for Certain Branch, virtually untouched by man for almost 100 years. (no roads or utility corridors). Back towards the trail spruce - yellow birch and yellow birch beech forests dominate.;Open sunny rock filed with scattered stunted Picea rubens, Betula alleghaniensis, Tsuga canadensis, Sorbus americana, and Rhododendrom maximum. Much of the plot consits of crustose lichen covered sandstone rocks. The rocks range in size from 1dm thick and 1 m across plates, to rectangular rocks the size of cars. The community is located roughly a 1/2 mile bushwack from the nearest trail and appears to get little if any visitation by hikers. Charcoal observed on woody debris in crevices.
Representativeness	Large patch of a sandstone rock river / talus crust covered boulderfield with a red spruce - Eastern hemlock / great laurel - uellow birch - mtn. ash shrubland. Plot was placed to maximize open rock and minimize cover by spruce. Similar plots sampled at T
Hydrologic Regime	very dry
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	99 %
Percent Wood	0.5 %
Percent Litter	1 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	12-Jul-2013
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:
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Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Picea rubens - Tsuga canadensis / Rhododendron maximum - Betula lenta - Sorbus americana / lichen covered boulderfield woodland

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 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 2 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 3 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 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 0.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Tall Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 7 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 8 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 9 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 **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 10 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 11 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 12 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 13 Dennstaedtia punctilobula Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 14 Lycopodium hickeyi Lycopodium hickeyi **   Lycopodium hickeyi **   Lycopodium hickeyi **   Lycopodium hickeyi **   Lycopodium hickeyi **   Lycopodium hickeyi **   Lycopodium hickeyi **   Lycopodium hickeyi **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 15 Carex brunnescens Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Carex brunnescens **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 16 Porpidia subsimplex Porpidia subsimplex **   Porpidia subsimplex **   Porpidia subsimplex **   Porpidia subsimplex **   Porpidia subsimplex **   Porpidia subsimplex **   Porpidia subsimplex **   Porpidia subsimplex **   Nonvascular 25 %         -none- 17 Fuscidea arcuatula Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Fuscidea arcuatula **   Nonvascular 10 %         -none- 18 Rhizocarpon reductum Rhizocarpon reductum **   Rhizocarpon reductum **   Rhizocarpon reductum **   Rhizocarpon reductum **   Rhizocarpon reductum **   Rhizocarpon reductum **   Rhizocarpon reductum **   Rhizocarpon reductum **   Nonvascular 10 %         -none- 19 Lecidea auriculata Lecidea auriculata **   Lecidea auriculata **   Lecidea auriculata **   Lecidea auriculata **   Lecidea auriculata **   Lecidea auriculata **   Lecidea auriculata **   Lecidea auriculata **   Nonvascular 10 %         -none- 20 Rhizocarpon rubescens Rhizocarpon rubescens **   Rhizocarpon rubescens **   Rhizocarpon rubescens **   Rhizocarpon rubescens **   Rhizocarpon rubescens **   Rhizocarpon rubescens **   Rhizocarpon rubescens **   Rhizocarpon rubescens **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 21 Polytrichum juniperinum Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Polytrichum juniperinum **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 22 Trapeliopsis granulosa Trapeliopsis granulosa **   Trapeliopsis granulosa **   Trapeliopsis granulosa **   Trapeliopsis granulosa **   Trapeliopsis granulosa **   Trapeliopsis granulosa **   Trapeliopsis granulosa **   Trapeliopsis granulosa **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 23 Cladonia grayi Cladonia grayi **   Cladonia grayi **   Cladonia grayi **   Cladonia grayi **   Cladonia grayi **   Cladonia grayi **   Cladonia grayi **   Cladonia grayi **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 24 Leucobryum glaucum Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 25 Acarospora fuscata Acarospora fuscata **   Acarospora fuscata **   Acarospora fuscata **   Acarospora fuscata **   Acarospora fuscata **   Acarospora fuscata **   Acarospora fuscata **   Acarospora fuscata **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 26 Cladonia squamosa Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Cladonia squamosa **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 27 Platismatia tuckermanii Platismatia tuckermanii **   Platismatia tuckermanii **   Platismatia tuckermanii **   Platismatia tuckermanii **   Platismatia tuckermanii **   Platismatia tuckermanii **   Platismatia tuckermanii **   Platismatia tuckermanii **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 28 Xanthoparmelia plittii Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Xanthoparmelia plittii **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 29 Cladonia strepsilis Cladonia strepsilis **   Cladonia strepsilis **   Cladonia strepsilis **   Cladonia strepsilis **   Cladonia strepsilis **   Cladonia strepsilis **   Cladonia strepsilis **   Cladonia strepsilis **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 30 Lepraria Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 31 Lasallia papulosa Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 32 Umbilicaria muehlenbergii Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Umbilicaria muehlenbergii **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 1 % Short Shrub 0 m 0.5 m 1 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 3 % Nonvascular     80 %
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