From Plot 125, head east while staying on contour. Just before getting to main ridge look for red maple dominated site. If you notice alot of Malaxis and not much Gaylusaccia ursina then your close to plot center.
Uniform slope (not concave or convex). No exposed rock. Sparse herbaceous stratum, exposing litter layer. only collected A soil sample. -- A common occurrence on this slope.
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?
no
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:
Observation Narrative
Assigned to this association with low confidence. Few trees >40 cm dbh. Hard to believe this was logged this far uphill. Some trees could be stump sprouts. Occurs over many acres. 20-30 individuals of Malaxis unifolia!
logging. chestnut blight. Unsure if this site was logged or is recovering form chestnut death. No sign of cut stumps, and no chestnut carcasses around....
