Login | Datasets | Logout
 

Comprehensive View of a Plot

  click to update datacart
SHNP117
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.Ob.25577.SHNP117
» Citing info
Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? SHNP117
Author Observation Code ? SHNP117
Original Data Location ? Virginia Natural Heritage Program, Richmond
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy ? 25 m
Confidentiality Status ? NOT IMPLEMENTED: public embargo
Latitude ? 38.5254666666667 º
Longitude ? -78.4365166666667 º
Author Location ? Big Meadows Swamp
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 ? Rectangular
Area ? 200
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 1067 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 ? Subhydric
Soil Drainage ? poorly drained
Percent Litter ? 84 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 5 %
Percent Water ? 5 %
Soil Taxon ? BAILE
Soil Taxon Source ? USDA county soil survey
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 20-Jun-2001 ± 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 ? 200
Cover Dispersion ? Entire
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated? ? no
Stem Observation Area ? 200
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 ? 0.336739465594292 m²/ha
Shrub Cover ? 30 %
Field Cover ? 90 %
Nonvascular Cover ? 10 %
Dominant Stratum ? Shrub
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? A small (ca. 300 sq. meters) but floristically unusual shrubby and herbaceous seep. Groundwater emerges from a slope base just N of the plot and flows through the plot in a small rill. An 8 sq. meter shallow pool is located at plot center. Vegetation c
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label:
Change Strata Shown:
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 Ilex verticillata (L.) Gray Ilex verticillata (L.) Gray Ilex verticillata common winterberry Ilex verticillata (L.) Gray **   Ilex verticillata (L.) Gray Ilex verticillata common winterberry Ilex verticillata (L.) Gray **   shrub
17.5 %
6       -none-
2 Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. var. ligustrina Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. var. ligustrina Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina maleberry Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. var. ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. var. ligustrina Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina maleberry Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. var. ligustrina **   shrub
17.5 %
6       -none-
3 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 **   shrub
7.5 %
5       -none-
4 Betula populifolia Marsh. Betula populifolia Marsh. Betula populifolia gray birch Betula populifolia Marsh. **   Betula populifolia Marsh. Betula populifolia gray birch Betula populifolia Marsh. **   shrub
3.5 %
4       -none-
5 Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. Aronia melanocarpa Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. **   Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. **   Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. Aronia melanocarpa Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. **   Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. **   shrub
0.55 %
2       -none-
6 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
1.5 %
3       -none-
7 Rubus flagellaris Willd. Rubus flagellaris Willd. Rubus flagellaris northern dewberry Rubus flagellaris Willd. **   Rubus flagellaris Willd. Rubus flagellaris northern dewberry Rubus flagellaris Willd. **   woody seedlings
0.55 %
2       -none-
8 Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. var. ligustrina Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. var. ligustrina Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina maleberry Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. var. ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. var. ligustrina Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina maleberry Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. var. ligustrina **   woody seedlings
0.55 %
2       -none-
9 Betula populifolia Marsh. Betula populifolia Marsh. Betula populifolia gray birch Betula populifolia Marsh. **   Betula populifolia Marsh. Betula populifolia gray birch Betula populifolia Marsh. **   woody seedlings
0.55 %
2       -none-
10 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
0.55 %
2       -none-
This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.

Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
tree 35m 35 m    
shrub 0.5 m 6 m 37.5 %
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 %
Herb 0 m   90 %
This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.
Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Fleming, Gary PI
Parrish, Shelly Field assistant
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 10-Feb-2004
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Mafic Fen / Seep       no
Fleming, Gary
Details 10-Feb-2004
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Acer rubrum - Nyssa sylvatica / Ilex verticillata - Vaccinium fuscatum / Osmunda cinnamomea Seep Forest       no
Fleming, Gary


Soil Observations:
Soil Horizon ?Soil Depth Top ?Soil Depth Bottom ?Soil Color ?Soil Organic ?Soil Texture ?Soil Sand ?Soil Silt ?Soil Clay ?Soil Coarse ?Soil PH ?Exchange Capacity ?Base Saturation ?Soil Description ?
A       23.4099998474121 %           4.7 10.9099998474121 28.8500003814697 % very heterogeneous, varies from organic-rich muck (hollows) to silt (hummocks).


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
Herbivory, vertebrates    
Other disturbances   Exotic plants


User Defined Values
No User Defined Data for this plot