Permanent marker 1 m to west of 15 cm Juniperus virginiana with tag #3 facing west. The juniper is right on the southern edge of a steep flat rock with only a few islands of vegetation to speak of. It sits about 3/4 of the way downslope.
Layout Fields:
Shape
Rectangular
Area
1000
m²
Permanence
not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation
733.34879888531
m
Slope Aspect
135
º
Slope Gradient
20.5
º
Topographic Position
Midslope
Landform
hillslope bedrock outcrop
Surficial Deposits
Granitic
Landscape Narrative
Environmental_Comments: Bedrock outcrop. Wind/ice damage; mostly pristine - some disturbance occurs from blowdowns, most likely due to shallow soils.
Representativeness
Somewhat representative 1-ha plot consists of both granite outcropping and adjacent oak-pine forest