SHNP090
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SHNP090
Author Observation Code	SHNP090
Original Data Location	Virginia Natural Heritage Program, Richmond
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Location Accuracy	100 m
Confidentiality Status	NOT IMPLEMENTED: public embargo
Latitude	38.2622888888889 º
Longitude	-78.7865888888889 º
Author Location	Mt. Vernon Church Flatwoods
State or Province	Virginia
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States county: Rockingham continent: North America region|state|province: Virginia quadrangle: Grottoes
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	50 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	393 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	(n/a, too irregular to determine) º
Topographic Position	Basin floor
Homogeneity	homogeneous
Hydrologic Regime	Seasonally flooded
Soil Moisture Regime	Hygric
Soil Drainage	poorly drained
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	39 %
Percent Bare Soil	60 %
Soil Taxon	BUCHANAN
Soil Taxon Source	USDA county soil survey
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	10-Aug-2000 ± exact
Date Accuracy	exact
Project	Shenandoah National Park
Cover Method	Virginia Heritage Cover Method
Stratum Method	VA-Heritage Strata
Stem Size Limit	2.5 cm
Taxon Observation Area	50 m²
Cover Dispersion	Entire
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Stem Observation Area	50 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	0.577267646789551 m²/ha
Tree Cover	5 %
Shrub Cover	15 %
Field Cover	50 %
Nonvascular Cover	25 %
Dominant Stratum	Herb
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	This plot documents the only example of a "Shenandoah Valley sinkhole pond" occurring within (partly) the boundaries of Shenandoah National Park. Dozens of similar ponds occur on the alluvial fan deposits stretching along the western foot of the Blue Rid

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 Quercus palustris Muenchh. Quercus palustris Muenchh. Quercus palustris pin oak Quercus palustris Muenchh. **   Quercus palustris Muenchh. Quercus palustris pin oak Quercus palustris Muenchh. **   tree 6m 3.5 % 4       -none- 2 Vaccinium fuscatum Ait. Vaccinium fuscatum Ait. Vaccinium fuscatum black highbush blueberry Vaccinium fuscatum Ait. **   Vaccinium fuscatum Ait. Vaccinium fuscatum black highbush blueberry Vaccinium fuscatum Ait. **   shrub 3.5 % 4       -none- 3 Quercus palustris Muenchh. Quercus palustris Muenchh. Quercus palustris pin oak Quercus palustris Muenchh. **   Quercus palustris Muenchh. Quercus palustris pin oak Quercus palustris Muenchh. **   shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 4 Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia L. **   Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia L. **   shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 5 Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum L. **   Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum L. **   shrub 0.55 % 2       -none- 6 Quercus stellata Wangenh. Quercus stellata Wangenh. Quercus stellata post oak Quercus stellata Wangenh. **   Quercus stellata Wangenh. Quercus stellata post oak Quercus stellata Wangenh. **   shrub 0.55 % 2       -none- 7 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   woody seedlings 0.55 % 2       -none- 8 Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia L. **   Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia L. **   woody seedlings 0.55 % 2       -none- 9 Quercus palustris Muenchh. Quercus palustris Muenchh. Quercus palustris pin oak Quercus palustris Muenchh. **   Quercus palustris Muenchh. Quercus palustris pin oak Quercus palustris Muenchh. **   woody seedlings 0.55 % 2       -none- 10 Diospyros virginiana L. Diospyros virginiana L. Diospyros virginiana common persimmon Diospyros virginiana L. **   Diospyros virginiana L. Diospyros virginiana common persimmon Diospyros virginiana L. **   woody seedlings 0.05 % 1       -none- 11 Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   woody seedlings 0.05 % 1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover tree 35m 35 m     shrub 0.5 m 6 m 7.5 % tree 20m 20 m 35 m   tree 10m 10 m 20 m   tree 6m 6 m 10 m 3.5 % woody seedlings 0 m 0.5 m 0.55 % Herb 0 m   50 %
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