095-PEND-0006
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-PEND-0006
Author Observation Code	095-PEND-0006
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-80 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Pendleton 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	1237 m
Slope Aspect	180 º
Slope Gradient	23 º
Topographic Position	Lower slope
Landform	Slope bench/ledge/step
Surficial Deposits	shale
Rock Type	limestone
Landscape Narrative	Spruce forest with abundant of T2,T1, evidence of regeneration, logs. Steep slope, large rocks (boulders). Lots of litter.
Representativeness	Medium sized patch of maturing spruce forest on shale. Remnent patch of spruce forest may be closest approximation of presettlement vegetation in the area. Same stand as PEND.1, PEND.3, PEND.4, PEND.5
Hydrologic Regime	moist
Percent Bedrock	5 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	26 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	65 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	15-Jun-2003
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	partial
Bryophyte Quality	partial
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Picea rubens / Dryopteris intermedia - Maianthemum canadense forest

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 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Canopy 40 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 36 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 36 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 47 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 58 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 61 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Canopy 0.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 29 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Sub-Canopy 30 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 20 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 21 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 22 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 23 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 29 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Acer saccharum var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Sub-Canopy 0.5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 6 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 7 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Short Shrub 10 %         -none- 8 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 9 Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 10 Carex debilis Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 11 Mitchella repens Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 12 Oxalis montana Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Oxalis montana **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 13 Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 14 Platanthera orbiculata Platanthera orbiculata **   Platanthera orbiculata **   Platanthera orbiculata **   Platanthera orbiculata **   Platanthera orbiculata **   Platanthera orbiculata **   Platanthera orbiculata **   Platanthera orbiculata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 15 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 16 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 17 Dicranum Dicranum **   Dicranum **   Dicranum **   Dicranum **   Dicranum **   Dicranum **   Dicranum **   Dicranum **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 18 Polytrichum Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 19 Hypnum Hypnum **   Hypnum **   Hypnum **   Hypnum **   Hypnum **   Hypnum **   Hypnum **   Hypnum **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 10 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 10 % Tall Shrub 5 m 10 m 3 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 30 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 40 % Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 20 %
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