085-ABSF-0009
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:12509-{7B8FCECA-A0F3-45C3-9BC3-7AC74D3A057D} » Citing info
Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-ABSF-0009
Author Observation Code	085-ABSF-0009
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	25 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	37 º
Longitude	-79 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Appomattox region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	20 x 20 m
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	201 m
Slope Aspect	126 º
Slope Gradient	4 º
Topographic Position	upper slope
Landform	undulating/flat plain
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	somewhat xeric
Soil Drainage	well drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	14-Jul-2000
Observation End Date	14-Jul-2000
Project	Virginia Heritage
Cover Method	Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method	No Strata
Stem Size Limit	2.5 cm
Method Narrative	Releve Virginia Division of Natural Heritage, see http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/documents/nh_plotform_instructions.pdf
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Stem Observation Area	400 m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Height	30 m
Shrub Height	6 m
Field Height	5 m
Tree Cover	85 %
Shrub Cover	55 %
Field Cover	55 %
Nonvascular Cover	0.5 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Plot location: ca. 0.2 km ESE of jct. Rtes. 626 and 614. The site is a very gentle upland slope with extremely acidic, nutrient-poor soils. Vegetation is a secondary mixed oak forest with a strong ericaceous component in the shrub layer. Quercus montana and Quercus alba share overstory dominance, while Acer rubrum and Nyssa sylvatica attain high stem densities and cover in the understory. Low colonial shrubs of Gaylussacia baccata and Vaccinium pallidum dominate the herb layer. The stand is representative of stands that cover large areas in this central Piedmont region, and are currently suffering from low to poor oak recruitment and invasion by fire-intolerant mesophytic trees like Acer rubrum.

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
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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 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     17 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     5 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     6 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     6 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 3 Quercus montana Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s) 42.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 44.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 48.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 6 Cornus florida Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   Cornus florida **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 3.75 cm ± 1.25 cm     1 stem(s) 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Quercus velutina Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 9 Vaccinium stamineum Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   Vaccinium stamineum **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 10 Carya glabra Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 11 Quercus coccinea Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 12 Quercus stellata Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   Quercus stellata **   -all-   3.5 % 4       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 13 Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   Polygonatum biflorum var. biflorum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 14 Viburnum acerifolium Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 15 Smilax glauca Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 16 Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   Potentilla canadensis var. canadensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 17 Chimaphila maculata Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 18 Amelanchier arborea Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 19 Lysimachia quadrifolia Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   Lysimachia quadrifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 20 Aureolaria laevigata Aureolaria laevigata **   Aureolaria laevigata **   Aureolaria laevigata **   Aureolaria laevigata **   Aureolaria laevigata **   Aureolaria laevigata **   Aureolaria laevigata **   Aureolaria laevigata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 21 Quercus falcata Quercus falcata **   Quercus falcata **   Quercus falcata **   Quercus falcata **   Quercus falcata **   Quercus falcata **   Quercus falcata **   Quercus falcata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Prunus serotina var. serotina Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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