WBW.5
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	WBW.5
Author Observation Code	WBW.5.2003
Original Data Location	This observation was uploaded from NatureServe's Ecological Observations Database (EcoObs), version 13 June 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	-77.6 º
Author Location	West Branch Wilderness
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	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Slope Aspect	135 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	ridge
Representativeness	Plot is representative of dry oak heath forest on upper slope and plateau
Soil Drainage	well drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	89 %
Percent Bare Soil	5 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	06-Oct-2003
Observation End Date	06-Oct-2003
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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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 rubrum Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple ACRU Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple ACRU Canopy 38 %         -none- 2 Carya glabra Carya glabra (Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra pignut hickory CAGL8 Carya glabra (Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra pignut hickory CAGL8 Canopy 8 %         -none- 3 Quercus alba Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak QUAL Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak QUAL Canopy 2 %         -none- 4 Carya alba Carya alba (L.) Nutt. Carya alba mockernut hickory CAAL27 Carya alba (L.) Nutt. Carya alba mockernut hickory CAAL27 Canopy 2 %         -none- 5 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus chestnut oak QUPR2 Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus chestnut oak QUPR2 Canopy 2 %         -none- 6 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple ACRU Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple ACRU Sub-Canopy 19 %         -none- 7 Carya glabra Carya glabra (Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra pignut hickory CAGL8 Carya glabra (Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra pignut hickory CAGL8 Sub-Canopy 8 %         -none- 8 Betula lenta Betula lenta L. Betula lenta sweet birch BELE Betula lenta L. Betula lenta sweet birch BELE Sub-Canopy 8 %         -none- 9 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple ACRU Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple ACRU Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 10 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum Aiton Vaccinium pallidum Blue Ridge blueberry VAPA4 Vaccinium pallidum Aiton Vaccinium pallidum Blue Ridge blueberry VAPA4 Short Shrub 8 %         -none- 11 Vaccinium angustifolium Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton Vaccinium angustifolium lowbush blueberry VAAN Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton Vaccinium angustifolium lowbush blueberry VAAN Short Shrub 8 %         -none- 12 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch Gaylussacia baccata black huckleberry GABA Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch Gaylussacia baccata black huckleberry GABA Short Shrub 8 %         -none- 13 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus L. Pinus strobus eastern white pine PIST Pinus strobus L. Pinus strobus eastern white pine PIST Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 14 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple ACRU Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple ACRU Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 15 Carya glabra Carya glabra (Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra pignut hickory CAGL8 Carya glabra (Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra pignut hickory CAGL8 Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 16 Berberis thunbergii Berberis thunbergii DC. Berberis thunbergii Japanese barberry BETH Berberis thunbergii DC. Berberis thunbergii Japanese barberry BETH Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 17 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus chestnut oak QUPR2 Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus chestnut oak QUPR2 Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 18 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple ACPE Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple ACPE Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 19 Quercus Quercus L. Quercus oak QUERC Quercus L. Quercus oak QUERC Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 20 Prunus serotina Prunus serotina Ehrh. Prunus serotina black cherry PRSE2 Prunus serotina Ehrh. Prunus serotina black cherry PRSE2 Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 21 Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens L. Gaultheria procumbens eastern teaberry GAPR2 Gaultheria procumbens L. Gaultheria procumbens eastern teaberry GAPR2 Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 22 Betula lenta Betula lenta L. Betula lenta sweet birch BELE Betula lenta L. Betula lenta sweet birch BELE Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 23 Dennstaedtia punctilobula Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore Dennstaedtia punctilobula eastern hayscented fern DEPU2 Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore Dennstaedtia punctilobula eastern hayscented fern DEPU2 Herbaceous 19 %         -none- 24 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 19 %         -none- 25 Elymus hystrix Elymus hystrix L. Elymus hystrix eastern bottlebrush grass ELHY Elymus hystrix L. Elymus hystrix eastern bottlebrush grass ELHY Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Galium mollugo Galium mollugo L. Galium mollugo false baby's breath GAMO Galium mollugo L. Galium mollugo false baby's breath GAMO Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Polygonum persicaria Polygonum persicaria L. Polygonum persicaria spotted ladysthumb POPE3 Polygonum persicaria L. Polygonum persicaria spotted ladysthumb POPE3 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Panicum Panicum L. Panicum panicgrass PANIC Panicum L. Panicum panicgrass PANIC Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Panicum Panicum L. Panicum panicgrass PANIC Panicum L. Panicum panicgrass PANIC Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 30 Muhlenbergia Muhlenbergia Schreb. Muhlenbergia muhly MUHLE Muhlenbergia Schreb. Muhlenbergia muhly MUHLE Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 31 Lespedeza Lespedeza Michx. Lespedeza lespedeza LESPE Lespedeza Michx. Lespedeza lespedeza LESPE Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 32 Hieracium canadense Hieracium canadense Michx. Hieracium canadense Canadian hawkweed HICA3 Hieracium canadense Michx. Hieracium canadense Canadian hawkweed HICA3 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 33 Potentilla canadensis Potentilla canadensis L. Potentilla canadensis dwarf cinquefoil POCA17 Potentilla canadensis L. Potentilla canadensis dwarf cinquefoil POCA17 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 34 Galium circaezans Galium circaezans Michx. Galium circaezans licorice bedstraw GACI2 Galium circaezans Michx. Galium circaezans licorice bedstraw GACI2 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 35 Prenanthes Prenanthes L. Prenanthes rattlesnakeroot PRENA Prenanthes L. Prenanthes rattlesnakeroot PRENA Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 36 Dryopteris carthusiana Dryopteris carthusiana (Vill.) H.P. Fuchs Dryopteris carthusiana spinulose woodfern DRCA11 Dryopteris carthusiana (Vill.) H.P. Fuchs Dryopteris carthusiana spinulose woodfern DRCA11 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 37 Carex pensylvanica Carex pensylvanica Lam. Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge CAPE6 Carex pensylvanica Lam. Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge CAPE6 Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 38 Carex Carex L. Carex sedge CAREX Carex L. Carex sedge CAREX Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 39 Anaphalis margaritacea Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. Anaphalis margaritacea western pearly everlasting ANMA Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. Anaphalis margaritacea western pearly everlasting ANMA Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 Agrostis perennans Agrostis perennans (Walter) Tuck. Agrostis perennans upland bentgrass AGPE Agrostis perennans (Walter) Tuck. Agrostis perennans upland bentgrass AGPE Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy   28 m 70 % Sub-Canopy   13 m 40 % Tall Shrub   3.5 m 5 % Short Shrub   1.5 m 30 % Herbaceous   0.8 m 50 % Nonvascular   0.3 m 5 %
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