095-USFS-0009
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» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:22081-{5797A882-2DAF-4615-AB2B-26208216E9F6}
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Plot ID Fields: | |
Author Plot Code  |
095-USFS-0009
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Author Observation Code  |
095-USFS-0009
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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  |
1051
m
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Slope Aspect  |
130
º
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Slope Gradient  |
40
º
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Topographic Position  |
Upper 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.7,8. Transect bearing is 110 degrees. Chains 1-65 goes down a steep rocky sideslope. Chains 1-18 Betula alleghaniensis and Tsuga canadensis. Chains 18-65 Prunus serotina and Quercus rubra. Hit private land at chain65, changed bearing to 220 degrees. Went along the sideslope, rocky with Quercus rubra and Quercus prinus.;Sugar maple-Red oak. One hundred percent rock cover, 49 percent slope. Large Tilia americana, few Acer saccharum, Carya sp. Rich forb layer.
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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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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  |
10-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  |
Acer saccharum - Tilia americana - Quercus rubra / Ageratina altissima var. altissima Forest
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