WT.20
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	WT.20
Author Observation Code	WT.20.2008
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	41.3 º
Longitude	-76.3 º
State or Province	Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Pennsylvania area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	672 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Basin floor
Representativeness	This plot represents the short thicket. It has a similar shrub layer to the tall thicket but has more diversity in the herb layer than the tall thicket. Drier soils with exposed rock represent the west end of the thicket.
Soil Drainage	somewhat poorly drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	12-Aug-2008
Observation End Date	12-Aug-2008
Date Accuracy	Exact
Project	Pennsylvania Heritage Program miscellaneous data
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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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Emergent   3.5 m 20 % Tall Shrub   3.5 m 20 % Short Shrub   1.5 m 80 % Herbaceous   1.5 m 90 % Nonvascular   0.3 m 20 %
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