EPA.3.57
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	EPA.3.57
Author Observation Code	EPA.3.57.2006
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	40.5 º
Longitude	-79.8 º
Author Location	Allegheny River Islands State Park
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:
Elevation	222 m
Slope Aspect	160 º
Landscape Narrative	levee on island
Representativeness	floodplain forest/woodland with moderate 60% canopy cover but with 90-100% cover of Japanese knotweed and giant knotweed; many fallen trees; no regeneration
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0.2 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	60 %
Percent Bare Soil	20 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	12-Sep-2006
Observation End Date	12-Sep-2006
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:
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Misc Fields:
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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 Acer saccharinum Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple ACSA2 Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple ACSA2 Canopy 38 %         -none- 2 Platanus occidentalis Platanus occidentalis L. Platanus occidentalis American sycamore PLOC Platanus occidentalis L. Platanus occidentalis American sycamore PLOC Canopy 19 %         -none- 3 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust ROPS Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust ROPS Canopy 8 %         -none- 4 Acer saccharinum Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple ACSA2 Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple ACSA2 Sub-Canopy 19 %         -none- 5 Polygonum cuspidatum Polygonum cuspidatum Siebold & Zucc. Polygonum cuspidatum Japanese knotweed POCU6 Polygonum cuspidatum Siebold & Zucc. Polygonum cuspidatum Japanese knotweed POCU6 Herbaceous 88 %         -none- 6 Polygonum sachalinense Polygonum sachalinense F. Schmidt ex Maxim. Polygonum sachalinense giant knotweed POSA4 Polygonum sachalinense F. Schmidt ex Maxim. Polygonum sachalinense giant knotweed POSA4 Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 7 Echinocystis lobata Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & A. Gray Echinocystis lobata wild cucumber ECLO Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & A. Gray Echinocystis lobata wild cucumber ECLO Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 8 Geum canadense Geum canadense Jacq. Geum canadense white avens GECA7 Geum canadense Jacq. Geum canadense white avens GECA7 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 9 Alliaria petiolata Alliaria petiolata (M. Bieb.) Cavara & Grande Alliaria petiolata garlic mustard ALPE4 Alliaria petiolata (M. Bieb.) Cavara & Grande Alliaria petiolata garlic mustard ALPE4 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 10 Ageratina altissima var. altissima Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H. Rob. var. altissima Ageratina altissima var. altissima white snakeroot AGALA Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H. Rob. var. altissima Ageratina altissima var. altissima white snakeroot AGALA Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 11 Verbesina alternifolia Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney Verbesina alternifolia wingstem VEAL Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney Verbesina alternifolia wingstem VEAL Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 12 Quercus velutina Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak QUVE Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak QUVE Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 13 Robinia pseudoacacia Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust ROPS Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust ROPS Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 14 Acer saccharinum Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple ACSA2 Acer saccharinum L. Acer saccharinum silver maple ACSA2 Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 15 Fraxinus Fraxinus L. Fraxinus ash FRAXI Fraxinus L. Fraxinus ash FRAXI Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy   28 m 60 % Sub-Canopy   18 m 20 % Short Shrub   0.8 m 5 % Herbaceous   8 m 100 % Vine/Liana   8 m 5 %
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