095-USFS-0020
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» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:21848-{0EA25607-7008-4980-8CE9-155413E19C12}
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Plot ID Fields: | |
Author Plot Code |
095-USFS-0020
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Author Observation Code |
095-USFS-0020
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Location Fields: |
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Confidentiality Status |
100 km radius (nearest degree)
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Latitude |
39
º
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Longitude |
-79
º
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State or Province |
West Virginia
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Named Places |
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Layout Fields: | |
DSG Polygon |
12.5 (X)
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Shape |
Circular
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Area |
122.71484375
m²
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Permanence |
not permanent
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Environment Fields: | |
Elevation |
779
m
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Slope Aspect |
160
º
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Slope Gradient |
47
º
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Topographic Position |
Middle slope
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Landform |
Mountain slope/hillslope
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Rock Type |
shale
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Landscape Narrative |
See plots USFS.18,19,20. Transect bearing 176 degrees. Chains 1-39 up a mellow grade with Quercus rubra - Quercus prinus and few forbs. Chains 40-45 through clearcut. Chains 46-82 down sideslope with a southerly aspect. Mixed Oaks with Kalmia latifolia and Gaylussacia baccata, very rocky. Transect ended at chain 82 due to time constraints.;Dry pines (Virginia, pitch, and/or Table Mountain Pine). Mixed oaks in the overstory Quercus rubra, Q.coccinea, Q.alba, and Q.prinus. Quercus illicifolia in the understory. Pinus pungens was also found in plot. Very few forbs . Very dry ite with sandy soil.
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Representativeness |
Provisional Community Name is roughly approximated from the 3 species with highest percent cover. Plot data from USFS spreadsheets and shapefiles. Original files on disk and in Plotdata/USFS directory. Numerous taxonomic assumptions made, since taxonomi
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Hydrologic Regime |
very dry
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Percent Bedrock |
0
%
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Percent Rock / Gravel |
0
%
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Percent Wood |
0
%
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Percent Litter |
0
%
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Percent Bare Soil |
0
%
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Percent Water |
0
%
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Percent Other |
0
%
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Methods Fields: | |
Observation Start Date |
12-Aug-1993
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Project |
West Virginia NHP
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Cover Method |
Percentage (%)
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Stratum Method |
National Park Service
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Taxon Observation Area |
122.71484375
m²
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Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated? |
no
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Plot Quality Fields: | |
Plot Validation Level |
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
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Floristic Quality |
partial
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Bryophyte Quality |
none
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Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: | |
--no data-- |
Misc Fields: | |
Observation Narrative |
Quercus rubra - Pinus pungens - Quercus coccinea / Acer rubrum - Cornus florida / Chimaphila maculata - Houstonia longifolia Forest
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