Drive Inside Road south from Polebridge G.S. to Quartz Creek; drive 0.5 mi. south of Quartz Creek Bridge; park at dogleg to east along river and hike to west across Quartz Creek and 300 meters further to plot; just on east bank of flow from Mud Lake to No
Could be stand history (disturbance) that has caused the heterogeneity of canopy and undergrowth; the adjacent area has some stream channels that fill with overflow on occasion; some variation in soils but mostly silt with little sand; silt to silt loam.
Representativeness
Mostly representative but environment could be heterogeneous as reflected in the patchy vegetation o
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:
Observation Narrative
Canopy varies between pure POPBST to 5:1 PICENG:POPBST; plot attempted to capture a mixed condition with PICENG and POPBST; undergrowth also patchy with some areas much stronger to graminoids and forbs and others shrub dominated.
Does receive overbank flow on exceptional years (from Mud Lake Creek and North Fork River); undergrowth grasses reflect past disturbance with PHAARU, PHLPRA, BROINE; however, could have been washed in from around Mud Lake; wrack line shows on lowest PICEN
