VAFO.11
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	VAFO.11
Author Observation Code	VAFO.11
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	40.095 º
Longitude	-75.4547222222222 º
Author Location	VAFO
State or Province	Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: Pennsylvania quadrangle: Valley Forge
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	0 m
Slope Aspect	225 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Rock Type	metamorphic, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	Polygon appears to have been opened by some disturbance (downed logs common, 20-30 year old trees). Scattered large trees (mostly oaks) and numerous pole-sized trees filling gaps.
Representativeness	Plot typical for polygon, more open gaps have patches of Microstegium.
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	4 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	85 %
Percent Bare Soil	5 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	05-Jun-2000
Observation End Date	05-Jun-2000
Project	Valley Forge National Historic Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	400 m²
Cover Dispersion	contiguous
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	yes
Stem Sample Method	full census
Plot Quality Fields:
Effort Level	Thorough
Floristic Quality	High but incomplete
Bryophyte Quality	Very incomplete
Lichen Quality	Very incomplete
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
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Misc Fields:
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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 velutina Lam. Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   Emergent 38 % 04       -none- 2 Quercus coccinea Muenchh. Quercus coccinea Muenchh. Quercus coccinea scarlet oak Quercus coccinea Muenchh. **   Quercus coccinea Muenchh. Quercus coccinea scarlet oak Quercus coccinea Muenchh. **   Emergent 8 % 03       -none- 3 Vitis aestivalis Michx. Vitis aestivalis Michx. Vitis aestivalis summer grape Vitis aestivalis Michx. **   Vitis aestivalis Michx. Vitis aestivalis summer grape Vitis aestivalis Michx. **   Vine/Liana 8 % 03       -none- 4 Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus chestnut oak Quercus prinus L. **   Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus chestnut oak Quercus prinus L. **   Canopy 19 % 03       -none- 5 Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   Canopy 8 % 03       -none- 6 Quercus alba L. Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak Quercus alba L. **   Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak Quercus alba L. **   Canopy 8 % 03       -none- 7 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 **   Canopy 2.5 % 02       -none- 8 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 19 % 03       -none- 9 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 19 % 03       -none- 10 Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   Sub-Canopy 8 % 03       -none- 11 Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Sub-Canopy 2.5 % 02       -none- 12 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Tall Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 13 Cornus florida L. Cornus florida L. Cornus florida flowering dogwood Cornus florida L. **   Cornus florida L. Cornus florida flowering dogwood Cornus florida L. **   Tall Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Amelanchier Medik. Amelanchier Medik. Amelanchier serviceberry Amelanchier Medik. **   Amelanchier Medik. Amelanchier serviceberry Amelanchier Medik. **   Tall Shrub 0.25 % 01       -none- 15 Kalmia latifolia L. Kalmia latifolia L. Kalmia latifolia mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia L. **   Kalmia latifolia L. Kalmia latifolia mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia L. **   Tall Shrub 0.25 % 01       -none- 16 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. Castanea dentata American chestnut Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. **   Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. Castanea dentata American chestnut Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. **   Short Shrub 0.25 % 01       -none- 19 Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus chestnut oak Quercus prinus L. **   Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus chestnut oak Quercus prinus L. **   Short Shrub 0.25 % 01       -none- 20 Bryophyte Bryophyte **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyte **   Bryophyte **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyte **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 15 m 20 m 30 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent 25 m 30 m 50 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous     0 % Nonvascular   0.1 m 5 % Short Shrub   0.5 m 5 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 40 % Tall Shrub 1 m 3 m 5 % Vine/Liana 0 m 25 m 5 %
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