095-MONF-0599
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MONF-0599
Author Observation Code	095-MONF-0599
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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	943 m
Slope Aspect	196 º
Slope Gradient	15 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	Mountain slope/hillslope
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Large block of roadless area owned and managed by the monongahela National Forest as Wilderness. Upslope at ridge break is a large sandstone cliff (see plots MONF.543,544, and 548). Above the cliff on ridge is a dense stunted forest of Eastern hemlock - red spruce / mountain laurel - great laurel. Below the cliff is a similar community only with larger trees and a deciduous tree component as well. South, East and West of the plot is a large patch red maple - yellow birch / great laurel forest. Otter Creek trail is located ca. 200 m S of plot and Otter Creek is another 50 m beyond that.;Somewhat mesic forest on S facing slope. Forest is dominated by Acer rubrum - Prunus serotina - Betula lenta / Fagus grandifolia / Dennstaedtia punctilobula. Substrate is very rocky with a high cover by moss. The forest is low in diversity. Much of the o'story seems even aged. Little if any recent anthropologic disturbance. The shrub layers are rather sparse. Possibly due to browsing. There are a few game trails dissecting the plot.
Representativeness	Deciduous forest on a S facing lower midslope. Plot was placed to sample non-evergreen forest signature on SAMB2003 aerial photography. Large patch / matrix community deciduous forest community dominated by red maple - black cherry - sweet birch / America
Hydrologic Regime	moist
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	50 %
Percent Wood	47 %
Percent Litter	3 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	20-Aug-2014
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	Acer rubrum - Prunus serotina - Betula lenta / Fagus grandifolia / Dennstaedtia punctilobula forest

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 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Canopy 25 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 33 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 35 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 38 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 40 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 44 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Canopy 15 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 28 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 31 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 35 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Prunus serotina var. serotina Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 32 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 45 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Sub-Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 21 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Sub-Canopy 7 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Sub-Canopy 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 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 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Tall Shrub 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 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 **   Tall Shrub 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 Amelanchier arborea var. arborea Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 11 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 12 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 13 Prunus serotina var. serotina Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 14 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 15 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 16 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 17 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 18 Magnolia acuminata Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 19 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 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 20 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 21 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 22 Amelanchier arborea var. arborea Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 23 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 24 Magnolia acuminata Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 25 Dennstaedtia punctilobula Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 26 Lycopodium obscurum Lycopodium obscurum **   Lycopodium obscurum **   Lycopodium obscurum **   Lycopodium obscurum **   Lycopodium obscurum **   Lycopodium obscurum **   Lycopodium obscurum **   Lycopodium obscurum **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 27 Carex debilis Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 28 Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 29 Epifagus virginiana Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Epifagus virginiana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Lycopodium digitatum Lycopodium digitatum **   Lycopodium digitatum **   Lycopodium digitatum **   Lycopodium digitatum **   Lycopodium digitatum **   Lycopodium digitatum **   Lycopodium digitatum **   Lycopodium digitatum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Danthonia compressa Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 32 Medeola virginiana Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Medeola virginiana **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 33 Trillium undulatum Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Trillium undulatum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 34 Hypnum imponens Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 35 Thuidium delicatulum Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Nonvascular 2 %         -none- 36 Porpidia albocaerulescens Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 37 Leucobryum glaucum Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 38 Umbilicaria mammulata Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 39 Dicranum scoparium Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 40 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Tree 30 %         -none- 41 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Tree 20 %         -none- 42 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Tree 4 %         -none- 43 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Tree 1 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 10 % Short Shrub 0 m 0.5 m 5 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 5 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 20 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 50 % Tree       Nonvascular     5 %
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