095-NERI-0228
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-NERI-0228
Author Observation Code	095-NERI-0228
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	38 º
Longitude	-81 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Fayette region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	10 (X) x 40 (Y)
Shape	Rectangular
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	308 m
Slope Aspect	100 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	Channel
Landform	Floodplain
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Further back up slough in fine sediment drop zone Scirpus pungens is more abundant (plot NERI.229). behind that is a riverscour woodland of Platanus and Betula nigra which connects to river at upstream end of "island". Center of island is less often flooded forest.;Backwater slough which probably converts to high energy forward channel flow during flood events. Large cobble substrate with sand and silt sediments between cobbles and in vegetated beds. Community of mixed Justicia americana and Saururus cernnus under scattered overarching (leaning) Betula nigra and Platanus occidentalis. Very low diversity, but includes a mixture of low energy flood species (Saururus, Scirpus pungens) along with the high energy tolerant Justicia.
Representativeness	Relatively extensive example of this mixed community type, extends back in slough to plot NERI.229.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	50 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	40 %
Percent Water	10 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	22-Sep-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	none
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
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Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Justicia americana-Saururus cernuus herbaceous wetland

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 Betula nigra Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Betula nigra **   Canopy 3 %         -none- 2 Acer saccharinum Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Acer saccharinum **   Canopy 1 %         -none- 3 Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Platanus occidentalis **   Canopy 1 %         -none- 4 Justicia americana Justicia americana **   Justicia americana **   Justicia americana **   Justicia americana **   Justicia americana **   Justicia americana **   Justicia americana **   Justicia americana **   Herbaceous 40 %         -none- 5 Saururus cernuus Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Herbaceous 20 %         -none- 6 Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 7 Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens **   Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens **   Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens **   Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens **   Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens **   Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens **   Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens **   Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 8 Leersia virginica Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Leersia virginica **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 60 % Canopy 15 m 20 m 5 %
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