See plots USFS.36,38. Transect bearing 96 degrees for the first 60 chains and 210 degrees for the last 40 chains. Chains 1-22 Dense over story of Quercus rubra and Acer saccharum, diverse forb layer. At chain 11 diversity picks up Limestone influence? From chain 23-60 the community is a drier oak type Quercus prinus - Q. rubra with dense Dennstaetdia punctilobula coverage. Transect bearing changes to 210 degrees. The remainder of the transect is dry and oaky with some Rhododendron maximum in the shrub layer. Abundant windthrow and fire sign.;Sugar maple-Red oak;Windthrow aspect 172 degrees
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