VAFO.17
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	VAFO.17
Author Observation Code	VAFO.17
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	40.0896666666667 º
Longitude	-75.4598333333333 º
Author Location	VAFO
State or Province	Pennsylvania
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Pennsylvania area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Valley Forge
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	0 m
Slope Aspect	90 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Rock Type	metamorphic, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	Area appears to be mid-successional with scattered larger oaks (black and chestnut oak) and a high density of sapling and pole-sized trees. Some self-thinning is beginning in the stand.
Representativeness	Plot is typical of the polygon with some areas downslope containing Kalmia latifolia. Elsewhere in
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	2 %
Percent Litter	95 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	10-Jul-2000
Observation End Date	10-Jul-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 19 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 46 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. **   Emergent 19 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 37 cm       1 stem(s) 40 cm       1 stem(s) 3 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. **   Emergent 2.5 % 02       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 52 cm       1 stem(s) 4 Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Sub-Canopy 38 % 04       -none- 5 Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Canopy 63 % 05       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10 cm       1 stem(s) 11 cm       1 stem(s) 11 cm       1 stem(s) 11 cm       1 stem(s) 12 cm       1 stem(s) 13 cm       1 stem(s) 13 cm       1 stem(s) 13 cm       1 stem(s) 13 cm       1 stem(s) 13 cm       1 stem(s) 14 cm       1 stem(s) 14 cm       1 stem(s) 16 cm       1 stem(s) 17 cm       1 stem(s) 17 cm       1 stem(s) 20 cm       1 stem(s) 6 Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   Canopy 2.5 % 02       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 20 cm       1 stem(s) 31 cm       1 stem(s) 7 Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Tall Shrub 8 % 03       -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. **   Tall Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 9 Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 10 Vaccinium stamineum L. Vaccinium stamineum L. Vaccinium stamineum deerberry Vaccinium stamineum L. **   Vaccinium stamineum L. Vaccinium stamineum deerberry Vaccinium stamineum L. **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 11 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- 12 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- 13 Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Short Shrub 0.25 % 01       -none- 14 Quercus L. Quercus L. Quercus oak Quercus L. **   Quercus L. Quercus oak Quercus L. **   Short Shrub 0.25 % 01       -none- 15 Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh Chimaphila maculata striped prince's pine Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh **   Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh Chimaphila maculata striped prince's pine Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh **   Herbaceous 0.25 % 01       -none- 16 Galium L. Galium L. Galium bedstraw Galium L. **   Galium L. Galium bedstraw Galium L. **   Herbaceous 0.25 % 01       -none- 17 Bryophyte Bryophyte **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyte **   Bryophyte **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyte **   Nonvascular 0.25 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy   20 m 80 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent 30 m 35 m 50 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   1 m 5 % Nonvascular   0.1 m 5 % Short Shrub   2 m 5 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 20 m 30 % Tall Shrub 2 m 7 m 10 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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