ALPO.50
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ALPO.50
Author Observation Code	ALPO.50.2005
Original Data Location	This observation was uploaded from NatureServe's Ecological Observations Database (EcoObs), version 24 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	40.4 º
Longitude	-78.5 º
State or Province	Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: Pennsylvania
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Slope Aspect	360 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Representativeness	Steep north facing slope with hemlock forest community. Most deciduous overstory trees and some hemlocks in T1. Sparse groundcover, however, it may be dense in patches within the polygon
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0.1 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Wood	10 %
Percent Litter	70 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	10-Aug-2005
Observation End Date	10-Aug-2005
Project	Pennsylvania National Park Service Mapping
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 Betula lenta Betula lenta L. Betula lenta sweet birch BELE Betula lenta L. Betula lenta sweet birch BELE Emergent 19 %         -none- 2 Magnolia acuminata Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. Magnolia acuminata cucumber-tree MAAC Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. Magnolia acuminata cucumber-tree MAAC Emergent 19 %         -none- 3 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock TSCA Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock TSCA Canopy 38 %         -none- 4 Betula lenta Betula lenta L. Betula lenta sweet birch BELE Betula lenta L. Betula lenta sweet birch BELE Canopy 8 %         -none- 5 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia American beech FAGR Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia American beech FAGR Canopy 8 %         -none- 6 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock TSCA Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock TSCA Sub-Canopy 38 %         -none- 7 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia American beech FAGR Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia American beech FAGR Sub-Canopy 8 %         -none- 8 Acer saccharum Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple ACSA3 Sub-Canopy 8 %         -none- 9 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock TSCA Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock TSCA Tall Shrub 8 %         -none- 10 Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) A. Gray Dryopteris intermedia intermediate woodfern DRIN5 Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) A. Gray Dryopteris intermedia intermediate woodfern DRIN5 Herbaceous 19 %         -none- 11 Oxalis montana Oxalis montana Raf. Oxalis montana mountain woodsorrel OXMO Oxalis montana Raf. Oxalis montana mountain woodsorrel OXMO Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 12 Trillium undulatum Trillium undulatum Willd. Trillium undulatum painted trillium TRUN Trillium undulatum Willd. Trillium undulatum painted trillium TRUN Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 13 Monotropa uniflora Monotropa uniflora L. Monotropa uniflora Indianpipe MOUN3 Monotropa uniflora L. Monotropa uniflora Indianpipe MOUN3 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 14 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia American beech FAGR Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia American beech FAGR Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 15 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple ACPE Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple ACPE Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 16 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak QURU Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak QURU Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 17 Magnolia acuminata Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. Magnolia acuminata cucumber-tree MAAC Magnolia acuminata (L.) L. Magnolia acuminata cucumber-tree MAAC Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 18 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple ACRU Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple ACRU Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Emergent   28 m 30 % Canopy   18 m 80 % Sub-Canopy   13 m 60 % Tall Shrub   3.5 m 10 % Short Shrub   0.8 m 5 % Herbaceous   0.8 m 20 % Nonvascular     5 %
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