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085-GPNF-0709
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:13894-{A6B34FFB-A972-4AF3-9A62-BDDD0AD88A5E}
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? 085-GPNF-0709
Author Observation Code ? 085-GPNF-0709
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy ? 100 m
Confidentiality Status ? 100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude ? 38 º
Longitude ? -79 º
State or Province ? Virginia
Named Places
county: Augusta
region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields: 
DSG Polygon ? 11.28 m radius
Area ? 400
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 975 m
Slope Aspect ? 0 º
Slope Gradient ? 10 º
Topographic Position ? upper slope
Hydrologic Regime ? terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime ? submesic
Soil Drainage ? well drained
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 14-Sep-1992
Observation End Date ? 14-Sep-1992
Project ? Virginia Heritage
Cover Method ? Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method ? No Strata
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
Plot Quality Fields: 
Plot Validation Level ? (2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: 
Field Height ? 1 m
Tree Cover ? 70 %
Shrub Cover ? 70 %
Field Cover ? 50 %
Nonvascular Cover ? 1 %
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? Plot located north of Green Pond, ca. 50 m south of main jeep road. 8 vegetative Carex polymorpha shoots within 3.5 m. radius. One Quercus montana found to be 77 years old. This is plot 1 in burn unit 1 (plot 1-1) of a study of Rx fire effects on Carex polymorpha. Trees were tagged individually. Tag numbers are with the original tree data. One sheet for each tree.
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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Change Strata Shown:
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 montana Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   Quercus montana **   -all-  
62.5 %
8      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s)
17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     9 stem(s)
22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     6 stem(s)
32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem
2 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   -all-  
37.5 %
7       -none-
3 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   -all-  
7.5 %
5      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
4 Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   -all-  
7.5 %
5       -none-
5 Quercus ilicifolia Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   Quercus ilicifolia **   -all-  
7.5 %
5       -none-
6 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   -all-  
7.5 %
5       -none-
7 Vaccinium pallidum Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   Vaccinium pallidum **   -all-  
7.5 %
5       -none-
8 Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana var. virginiana **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
9 Pinus rigida Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   Pinus rigida **   -all-  
3.5 %
4      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
10 Amelanchier arborea Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
11 Pteridium aquilinum ssp. latiusculum Pteridium aquilinum ssp. latiusculum **   Pteridium aquilinum ssp. latiusculum **   Pteridium aquilinum ssp. latiusculum **   Pteridium aquilinum ssp. latiusculum **   Pteridium aquilinum ssp. latiusculum **   Pteridium aquilinum ssp. latiusculum **   Pteridium aquilinum ssp. latiusculum **   Pteridium aquilinum ssp. latiusculum **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
12 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   -all-  
1.5 %
3      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s)
stem
13 Melampyrum lineare Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
14 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
15 Diphasiastrum tristachyum Diphasiastrum tristachyum **   Diphasiastrum tristachyum **   Diphasiastrum tristachyum **   Diphasiastrum tristachyum **   Diphasiastrum tristachyum **   Diphasiastrum tristachyum **   Diphasiastrum tristachyum **   Diphasiastrum tristachyum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
16 Amianthium muscitoxicum Amianthium muscitoxicum **   Amianthium muscitoxicum **   Amianthium muscitoxicum **   Amianthium muscitoxicum **   Amianthium muscitoxicum **   Amianthium muscitoxicum **   Amianthium muscitoxicum **   Amianthium muscitoxicum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
17 Carex polymorpha Carex polymorpha **   Carex polymorpha **   Carex polymorpha **   Carex polymorpha **   Carex polymorpha **   Carex polymorpha **   Carex polymorpha **   Carex polymorpha **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
18 Iris verna Iris verna **   Iris verna **   Iris verna **   Iris verna **   Iris verna **   Iris verna **   Iris verna **   Iris verna **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
19 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
20 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Fleming, Gary Field assistant
Rawinski, Tom Author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 28-Feb-2001
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Pinus (pungens, rigida) - Quercus montana / (Quercus ilicifolia) / Gaylussacia baccata Woodland 4 High   no
Southeastern Regional Office of The Nature Conservancy,Southeast Conservation Science,Ecology Group (organization)


Soil Observations:
Soil Horizon ?Soil Depth Top ?Soil Depth Bottom ?Soil Color ?Soil Organic ?Soil Texture ?Soil Sand ?Soil Silt ?Soil Clay ?Soil Coarse ?Soil PH ?Exchange Capacity ?Base Saturation ?Soil Description ?
unknown                         Thick O horizon. Litter depths were 4, 3, and 3 cm. Duff was 5, 4 an 3.5 cm. Soils are sandy and surface boulders are absent.


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   Glaze damage (broken tree tops), old fire (charcoal on snags) and about 15% current gypsy moth defoliation.


User Defined Values
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