EPA1.3
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	EPA1.3
Author Observation Code	EPA1.3.2001
Original Data Location	This observation was uploaded from NatureServe's Ecological Observations Database (EcoObs), version 27 May 2016. Some data values may be midpoints of EcoObs classes (e.g. stratum height, slope, aspect).
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Confidentiality Status	10 km radius (nearest 0.1 degree)
Latitude	40 º
Longitude	-76.5 º
Author Location	EPA Susquehanna Basin Forested Floodplain Wetlands
Location Narrative	Plot S1B (Catbird island), east side of Clarke Reservoir
State or Province	Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Pennsylvania area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Lowslope
Landform	flood plain
Representativeness	Plot more or less typical of river birch dominated portion of stand
Soil Drainage	poorly drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	50 %
Percent Bare Soil	50 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	12-Jun-2001
Observation End Date	12-Jun-2001
Date Accuracy	Exact
Project	Classification, Assessment, and Protection of Floodplains of the Susquehanna and Ohio Drainages
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	5.8

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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ord Author Plant Name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, Common Name Original Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, USDA Code Stratum Cover Original Cover Code Basal Area Biomass Inference Area Stems: Stem Diameters (graphically): 1 Betula nigra Betula nigra L. Betula nigra river birch BENI Betula nigra L. Betula nigra river birch BENI Canopy 63 %         -none- 2 Acer saccharinum Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple ACSA2 Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple ACSA2 Canopy 8 %         -none- 3 Ulmus americana Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm ULAM Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm ULAM Sub-Canopy 8 %         -none- 4 Betula nigra Betula nigra L. Betula nigra river birch BENI Betula nigra L. Betula nigra river birch BENI Sub-Canopy 2 %         -none- 5 Acer saccharinum Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple ACSA2 Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple ACSA2 Sub-Canopy 2 %         -none- 6 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans eastern poison ivy TORA2 Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans eastern poison ivy TORA2 Vine/Liana 2 %         -none- 7 Ulmus americana Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm ULAM Ulmus americana L. Ulmus americana American elm ULAM Tall Shrub 8 %         -none- 8 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust ROPS Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust ROPS Tall Shrub 8 %         -none- 9 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume Lindera benzoin northern spicebush LIBE3 Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume Lindera benzoin northern spicebush LIBE3 Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 10 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash FRPE Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash FRPE Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 11 Acer saccharinum Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple ACSA2 Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple ACSA2 Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 12 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust ROPS Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust ROPS Short Shrub 8 %         -none- 13 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume Lindera benzoin northern spicebush LIBE3 Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume Lindera benzoin northern spicebush LIBE3 Short Shrub 8 %         -none- 14 Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis L. Celtis occidentalis common hackberry CEOC Celtis occidentalis L. Celtis occidentalis common hackberry CEOC Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 15 Acer saccharinum Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple ACSA2 Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple ACSA2 Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 16 Onoclea sensibilis Onoclea sensibilis L. Onoclea sensibilis sensitive fern ONSE Onoclea sensibilis L. Onoclea sensibilis sensitive fern ONSE Herbaceous 38 %         -none- 17 Lysimachia nummularia Lysimachia nummularia L. Lysimachia nummularia creeping jenny LYNU Lysimachia nummularia L. Lysimachia nummularia creeping jenny LYNU Herbaceous 38 %         -none- 18 Laportea canadensis Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell Laportea canadensis Canadian woodnettle LACA3 Laportea canadensis (L.) Weddell Laportea canadensis Canadian woodnettle LACA3 Herbaceous 38 %         -none- 19 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans eastern poison ivy TORA2 Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans eastern poison ivy TORA2 Herbaceous 19 %         -none- 20 Boehmeria cylindrica Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. Boehmeria cylindrica smallspike false nettle BOCY Boehmeria cylindrica (L.) Sw. Boehmeria cylindrica smallspike false nettle BOCY Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 21 Impatiens capensis Impatiens capensis Meerb. Impatiens capensis jewelweed IMCA Impatiens capensis Meerb. Impatiens capensis jewelweed IMCA Herbaceous 8 %         -none- 22 Pilea pumila Pilea pumila (L.) A. Gray Pilea pumila Canadian clearweed PIPU2 Pilea pumila (L.) A. Gray Pilea pumila Canadian clearweed PIPU2 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 23 Catalpa speciosa Catalpa speciosa (Warder) Warder ex Engelm. Catalpa speciosa northern catalpa CASP8 Catalpa speciosa (Warder) Warder ex Engelm. Catalpa speciosa northern catalpa CASP8 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 24 Geum canadense Geum canadense Jacq. Geum canadense white avens GECA7 Geum canadense Jacq. Geum canadense white avens GECA7 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 25 Bryophyta Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Nonvascular           -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy   28 m 80 % Sub-Canopy   13 m 30 % Tall Shrub   8 m 20 % Short Shrub   3.5 m 10 % Herbaceous   1.5 m 100 % Nonvascular   0.3 m 5 % Vine/Liana   8 m 5 %
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