See plots USFS.332.. Transect bearing 343 degrees. From chain 1-17 the transect passed through an open bog community with Viburnum nudum var cassinoides / Rubus hispidus - Vaccinium oxycoccos / Sphagnum spp.. From chains 17-51 Picea rubens - Betula alleghaniensis/ Rhododendron maximum / Osmunda cinnamomea Forest. From chains 51-67 was a swampy Alnus incana ssp rugosa Shrubland. Transect ended at chain 67 ran into Cranberry River.;Hemlock, Yellow Birch, Rhododendron maximum and Alnus rugosa are the dominant woody species. High forb diversity found in pot. Several small intermittent streams flow through the plot. Very wet soil.
Representativeness
The USFS plots were placed at random points along a compass bearing. Transects were broken into 20 meter chains. This transect is 67 chains long. The plot occurred in a swampy Tsuga canadensis - Betula alleghaniensis / Rhododendron maximum - Alnus rugosa