095-SHALE-0053
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-SHALE-0053
Author Observation Code	095-SHALE-0053
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-79 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	669 m
Slope Aspect	135 º
Slope Gradient	30 º
Topographic Position	Upper slope
Landform	Mountain slope/hillslope
Surficial Deposits	shale
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	Shale barren is above floodplain with Pinus strobus dominating and below plateau with Navy communications facilities (huge satelite dishes etc...). Within shale barren there is a range of community composition from the dryest open upper slopes like this plot, to areas with higher herb diversity downslope. Some areas seem to be succeeding away from pine dominance.;Shale barren woodland on steep upper se facing slope. Open canopy dominated by Pinus virginiana. Understory dominated by Carex pensylvanica.
Representativeness	Plot represents the most open aspect of the slope.
Hydrologic Regime	very dry
Percent Bedrock	10 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	50 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	40 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	24-Aug-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	partial
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Pinus virginiana - Quercus prinus / Carex pensylvanica woodland

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 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Canopy 30 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 5 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 18 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) 24 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 24 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 27 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 22 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 28 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Carya glabra Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 23 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Sub-Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 4 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Carya glabra Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Sub-Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 6 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Sub-Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Sub-Canopy 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 6 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 9 Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 10 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 11 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 0.5 %         -none- 12 Carex pensylvanica Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 13 Danthonia spicata Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Danthonia spicata **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 14 Antennaria plantaginifolia Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Antennaria plantaginifolia **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 15 Phlox subulata Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Phlox subulata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 16 Paronychia montana Paronychia montana **   Paronychia montana **   Paronychia montana **   Paronychia montana **   Paronychia montana **   Paronychia montana **   Paronychia montana **   Paronychia montana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 17 Arabis serotina Arabis serotina **   Arabis serotina **   Arabis serotina **   Arabis serotina **   Arabis serotina **   Arabis serotina **   Arabis serotina **   Arabis serotina **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 18 Chimaphila maculata Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 19 Houstonia longifolia Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Houstonia longifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 20 Prunella vulgaris Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 21 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 22 Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor **   Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor **   Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor **   Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor **   Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor **   Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor **   Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor **   Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 23 Hieracium Hieracium **   Hieracium **   Hieracium **   Hieracium **   Hieracium **   Hieracium **   Hieracium **   Hieracium **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 24 Asplenium platyneuron Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Asplenium platyneuron **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 25 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Pinus virginiana Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Pinus virginiana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Lespedeza Lespedeza **   Lespedeza **   Lespedeza **   Lespedeza **   Lespedeza **   Lespedeza **   Lespedeza **   Lespedeza **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 28 Scutellaria ovata ssp. rugosa Scutellaria ovata ssp. rugosa **   Scutellaria ovata ssp. rugosa **   Scutellaria ovata ssp. rugosa **   Scutellaria ovata ssp. rugosa **   Scutellaria ovata ssp. rugosa **   Scutellaria ovata ssp. rugosa **   Scutellaria ovata ssp. rugosa **   Scutellaria ovata ssp. rugosa **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 29 Polytrichum Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 20 % Short Shrub 0 m 0.5 m 5 % Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 20 % Canopy 10 m 15 m 40 % Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 5 %
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