095-USFS-0339
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Plot ID Fields: | |
Author Plot Code |
095-USFS-0339
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Author Observation Code |
095-USFS-0339
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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 |
1038
m
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Slope Aspect |
249
º
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Slope Gradient |
12
º
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Topographic Position |
Interfluve
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Landform |
Ridge/interfluve
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Surficial Deposits |
sandstone
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Rock Type |
sandstone
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Landscape Narrative |
See plots USFS.340,341,342,343,344,345. High ridge and back slope with mixed oak pine communities shrub/ herb layer densities vary with openings in forest canopy. Some microsites contain white pine and red spruce. Cliff areas contain mosses and Paronychia argyrocoma.;Dry rocky eroded ridgeline with a Pinus virginina forest. Advanced succession. Deep loamy sand with A,B and E horizons evident. Pinus virginina cored, dbh 7 inches approx. 70 years old.
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Representativeness |
USFS plots were laid out at random points on a transect. This transect was placed to sample the mixed oak pine communities along the ridgetop of North Fork Mountain. This plot is representative a Pine community.
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Hydrologic Regime |
dry
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Percent Bedrock |
10
%
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Percent Rock / Gravel |
0
%
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Percent Wood |
3
%
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Percent Litter |
7
%
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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 |
15-Jun-1994
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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 |
Pinus virginiana / Ilex montana / Vaccinium angustifolium Forest
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