This plot is in between the the dryer community higher on the slope (characterized by Quercus prinus, etc..;PLOT #32) and the moister community lower on the slope (characterized by Acer saccharum/Aesculus flava).;This plot is at the junction of two drainages.
Representativeness
This plot is at the junction of two stream channels. It is at about midslope level. The tree species here are starting to resemble the vegetation that is lower on the slope (Acer saccharum, Aesculus flava, Tilia americana, etc...). At this site there i