Plot is located south side of Big Tommy Branch; just below first unnamed tributary on north side of Big Tommy Branch near the headwaters; plot is across Big Tommy branch and below the first tributary ~ 60 m in a large flat area; SE of Doe Knob
Large downed woody debris, greater than 60 cm. DBH. Creekside is quite rich with panax, diphylleia, and lindera benzoin; Aesculus is in canoptnear creek. -- Sample is toeslope/ gentle slope forest on headwaters of Big Tommy; Canopy compos. throughout relatively flat section is diverse with no one species dominating; presence of Prunus in canopy seems unique; Upslope is Q. rubra; downslope is Rhododendron.
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. Sample is difficult to classify due to disturbed nature. Perhaps formerly CEGL007710; CEGL007878; or CEGL006192