HAFE.7
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	HAFE.7
Author Observation Code	HAFE.7
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Location Accuracy	5000 m
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	39.32159 º
Longitude	-77.72455 º
Author Location	HAFE -- Short Hill, Virginia
Location Narrative	Upper middle northwest facing slope of Short Hill Mt., ca. 1000 ft. northwest (downhill) from Buzzard Rock.
State or Province	West Virginia
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: West Virginia quadrangle: Harpers Ferry
Layout Fields:
Shape	Circle
Area	1256.63706 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	246 m
Slope Aspect	315 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	slope
Surficial Deposits	Slope and Modified Deposits: Colluvial
Landscape Narrative	Mature mesic red oak/chestnut oak dominated forest with red maple understory on moderate nortwest facing upper middle slopes. -- Grading to dryer oak/ericoid community on shallower soils uphill and to tulip poplar matrix on richer soils of moderate lower slopes.
Representativeness	Small patch or ecotone between dryer communities uphill and richer communities downhill?
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	3 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	40 %
Percent Bare Soil	50 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	21-Jul-1999
Observation End Date	21-Jul-1999
Project	Harpers Ferry National Historic Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	1256.63706 m²
Cover Dispersion	contiguous
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	yes
Stem Sample Method	full census
Plot Quality Fields:
Effort Level	Thorough
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Floristic Quality	High but incomplete
Bryophyte Quality	Very incomplete
Lichen Quality	Very incomplete
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
--no data--

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 rubra L. Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak Quercus rubra L. **   Canopy 40 % 04       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 26 cm       1 stem(s) 41 cm       1 stem(s) 44 cm       1 stem(s) 66 cm       1 stem(s) 2 Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus chestnut oak Quercus prinus L. **   Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus chestnut oak Quercus prinus L. **   Canopy 25 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 71 cm       1 stem(s) 3 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Canopy 10 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 43 cm       1 stem(s) 4 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Sub-Canopy 20 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm       1 stem(s) 12 cm       1 stem(s) 16 cm       1 stem(s) 5 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Sub-Canopy 20 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 19 cm       1 stem(s) 6 Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus chestnut oak Quercus prinus L. **   Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus chestnut oak Quercus prinus L. **   Sub-Canopy 10 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 13 cm       1 stem(s) 20 cm       1 stem(s) 23 cm       1 stem(s) 7 Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum sassafras Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees **   Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum sassafras Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees **   Sub-Canopy 5 % 02       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 52 cm       1 stem(s) 8 Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra pignut hickory Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet **   Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra pignut hickory Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet **   Sub-Canopy 5 % 02       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 16 cm       1 stem(s) 9 Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal Asimina triloba pawpaw Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal **   Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal Asimina triloba pawpaw Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal **   Tall Shrub 25 % 03       -none- 10 Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume Lindera benzoin northern spicebush Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume **   Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume Lindera benzoin northern spicebush Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume **   Tall Shrub 10 % 03       -none- 11 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Tall Shrub 3 % 02       -none- 12 Prunus serotina Ehrh. Prunus serotina Ehrh. Prunus serotina black cherry Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Prunus serotina Ehrh. Prunus serotina black cherry Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Tall Shrub 1 % 01       -none- 13 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   Tall Shrub 1 % 01       -none- 14 Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. **   Short Shrub 10 % 03       -none- 15 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   Short Shrub 5 % 02       -none- 16 Rubus L. Rubus L. Rubus blackberry Rubus L. **   Rubus L. Rubus blackberry Rubus L. **   Short Shrub 5 % 02       -none- 17 Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze **   Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze **   Short Shrub 5 % 02       -none- 18 Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum sassafras Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees **   Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum sassafras Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees **   Short Shrub 3 % 02       -none- 19 Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Acer saccharum Marsh. Acer saccharum sugar maple Acer saccharum Marsh. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 21 Polygonum virginianum L. Polygonum virginianum L. Polygonum virginianum jumpseed Polygonum virginianum L. **   Polygonum virginianum L. Polygonum virginianum jumpseed Polygonum virginianum L. **   Herbaceous 30 % 04       -none- 22 Aster divaricatus L. Aster divaricatus L. Aster divaricatus Aster divaricatus L. **   Aster divaricatus L. **   Aster divaricatus L. Aster divaricatus Aster divaricatus L. **   Aster divaricatus L. **   Herbaceous 5 % 02       -none- 23 Carex L. Carex L. Carex sedge Carex L. **   Carex L. Carex sedge Carex L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 24 Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia L. **   Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia L. **   Vine/Liana 2 % 02       -none- 25 Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. **   Vine/Liana 1 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 20 m 35 m 70 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 40 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 30 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 60 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 40 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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