SHNP018
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SHNP018
Author Observation Code	SHNP018
Original Data Location	Virginia Natural Heritage Program, Richmond
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Location Accuracy	25 m
Confidentiality Status	NOT IMPLEMENTED: public embargo
Latitude	38.5153166666667 º
Longitude	-78.4365277777778 º
Author Location	Big Meadows
State or Province	Virginia
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States county: Madison continent: North America region|state|province: Virginia quadrangle: Big Meadows
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1061 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	(n/a, too irregular to determine) º
Topographic Position	Low level
Homogeneity	homogeneous
Hydrologic Regime	Saturated
Soil Moisture Regime	Subhygric
Soil Drainage	somewhat poorly drained
Percent Wood	2 %
Percent Litter	98 %
Soil Taxon	BAILE
Soil Taxon Source	USDA county soil survey
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	07-Jul-1999 ± exact
Date Accuracy	exact
Project	Shenandoah National Park
Cover Method	Virginia Heritage Cover Method
Stratum Method	VA-Heritage Strata
Taxon Observation Area	100 m²
Cover Dispersion	Entire
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Stem Sample Method	Full census
Plot Quality Fields:
Effort Level	Accurate
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Floristic Quality	High
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Field Cover	90 %
Dominant Stratum	Herb
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Vegetation in this plot is overwhelmingly dominated by a nearly monospecific stand of the northern grass Calamagrostis canadensis var. canadensis. At Big Meadows, swards of this grass occur in a patch mosaic with Cornus racemosa-Spiraea alba var. latifoli

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 Spiraea alba Du Roi var. latifolia (Ait.) Dippel Spiraea alba Du Roi var. latifolia (Ait.) Dippel Spiraea alba var. latifolia white meadowsweet Spiraea alba Du Roi var. latifolia (Ait.) Dippel **   Spiraea alba Du Roi var. latifolia (Ait.) Dippel Spiraea alba var. latifolia white meadowsweet Spiraea alba Du Roi var. latifolia (Ait.) Dippel **   woody seedlings 1.5 % 3       -none- 2 Rosa palustris Marsh. Rosa palustris Marsh. Rosa palustris swamp rose Rosa palustris Marsh. **   Rosa palustris Marsh. Rosa palustris swamp rose Rosa palustris Marsh. **   woody seedlings 0.55 % 2       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover tree 35m 35 m     tree 20m 20 m 35 m   tree 10m 10 m 20 m   tree 6m 6 m 10 m   woody seedlings 0 m 0.5 m 1.5 % shrub 0.5 m 6 m   Herb 0 m   90 %
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