Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?
no
Stem Observation Area
200
m²
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:
Basal Area
46.7232184037566
m²/ha
Tree Height
25
m
Tree Cover
50
%
Shrub Cover
50
%
Field Cover
90
%
Nonvascular Cover
30
%
Dominant Stratum
Tree
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
This headwaters swamp was devastated by a gypsy moth outbreak in the early 1990s. Hundreds of red and white oaks growing on hummocks and low rises between braided streams died, resulting in an opened canopy over large areas. Because of pervasive canopy