095-NERI-0402
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-NERI-0402
Author Observation Code	095-NERI-0402
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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	1 (X) x 17 (Y)
Shape	Transect
Area	17 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	461 m
Slope Aspect	346 º
Slope Gradient	78 º
Topographic Position	Upper slope
Landform	Bedrock outcrop/cliff/bluff
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Rimrock and gorge slope cliffs in a deep gorge cut by a high energy river. Cliff tops often have narrow zones of conifer dominated forest. Below the cliffs are mostly deciduous forests. This area is one of the most popular climbing areas in West Virginia.;Sandstone cliff face above a deep gorge cut by the New River.
Representativeness	Plot data compiled from transects sampled by Pete Clark (WVU Geography MS student). Transects are 2 m wide and run down the cliff face and are subsampled by 2-5 1m2 quadrants. Species abundance for vascular plants was recorded in the field as # plants pe
Percent Bedrock	90 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	18-Jun-2010
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	17 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	Caloplaca reptans - Pseudotaxiphyllum distichaceum nonvascular cliff vegetation

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
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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 lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Short Shrub 2.05882358551025 %         -none- 2 Rhododendron catawbiense Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Rhododendron catawbiense **   Short Shrub 0.352941185235977 %         -none- 3 Asplenium montanum Asplenium montanum **   Asplenium montanum **   Asplenium montanum **   Asplenium montanum **   Asplenium montanum **   Asplenium montanum **   Asplenium montanum **   Asplenium montanum **   Herbaceous 0.176470592617989 %         -none- 4 Caloplaca reptans Caloplaca reptans **   Caloplaca reptans **   Caloplaca reptans **   Caloplaca reptans **   Caloplaca reptans **   Caloplaca reptans **   Caloplaca reptans **   Caloplaca reptans **   Nonvascular 38.8333320617676 %         -none- 5 Pseudotaxiphyllum distichaceum Pseudotaxiphyllum distichaceum **   Pseudotaxiphyllum distichaceum **   Pseudotaxiphyllum distichaceum **   Pseudotaxiphyllum distichaceum **   Pseudotaxiphyllum distichaceum **   Pseudotaxiphyllum distichaceum **   Pseudotaxiphyllum distichaceum **   Pseudotaxiphyllum distichaceum **   Nonvascular 6.33333349227905 %         -none- 6 Lepraria Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Lepraria **   Nonvascular 5.5 %         -none- 7 Lepraria caesioalba Lepraria caesioalba **   Lepraria caesioalba **   Lepraria caesioalba **   Lepraria caesioalba **   Lepraria caesioalba **   Lepraria caesioalba **   Lepraria caesioalba **   Lepraria caesioalba **   Nonvascular 5.16666650772095 %         -none- 8 Rhabdoweisia crispata Rhabdoweisia crispata **   Rhabdoweisia crispata **   Rhabdoweisia crispata **   Rhabdoweisia crispata **   Rhabdoweisia crispata **   Rhabdoweisia crispata **   Rhabdoweisia crispata **   Rhabdoweisia crispata **   Nonvascular 1.5 %         -none- 9 Lepraria finkii Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Nonvascular 1.5 %         -none- 10 Lepraria nomandinioides Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Lepraria nomandinioides **   Nonvascular 1.5 %         -none- 11 Lecanora thysanophora Lecanora thysanophora **   Lecanora thysanophora **   Lecanora thysanophora **   Lecanora thysanophora **   Lecanora thysanophora **   Lecanora thysanophora **   Lecanora thysanophora **   Lecanora thysanophora **   Nonvascular 1.16666662693024 %         -none- 12 Cladonia Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Nonvascular 1.16666662693024 %         -none- 13 Porpidia albocaerulescens Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Nonvascular 1.16666662693024 %         -none- 14 Chryosthrix susquehannensis Chryosthrix susquehannensis **   Chryosthrix susquehannensis **   Chryosthrix susquehannensis **   Chryosthrix susquehannensis **   Chryosthrix susquehannensis **   Chryosthrix susquehannensis **   Chryosthrix susquehannensis **   Chryosthrix susquehannensis **   Nonvascular 1.16666662693024 %         -none- 15 Diplophyllum apiculatum Diplophyllum apiculatum **   Diplophyllum apiculatum **   Diplophyllum apiculatum **   Diplophyllum apiculatum **   Diplophyllum apiculatum **   Diplophyllum apiculatum **   Diplophyllum apiculatum **   Diplophyllum apiculatum **   Nonvascular 1.16666662693024 %         -none- 16 Porpidia crustulata Porpidia crustulata **   Porpidia crustulata **   Porpidia crustulata **   Porpidia crustulata **   Porpidia crustulata **   Porpidia crustulata **   Porpidia crustulata **   Porpidia crustulata **   Nonvascular 1.16666662693024 %         -none- 17 Leucobryum glaucum Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Nonvascular 0.666666686534882 %         -none- 18 Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Nonvascular 0.333333343267441 %         -none- 19 Dicranella heteromalla Dicranella heteromalla **   Dicranella heteromalla **   Dicranella heteromalla **   Dicranella heteromalla **   Dicranella heteromalla **   Dicranella heteromalla **   Dicranella heteromalla **   Dicranella heteromalla **   Nonvascular 0.333333343267441 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous     1 % Short Shrub     5 % Nonvascular     60 %
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