Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?
no
Stem Observation Area
400
m²
Stem Sample Method
Full census
Plot Quality Fields:
Effort Level
Accurate
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Floristic Quality
High
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Basal Area
14.9963141940534
m²/ha
Tree Cover
50
%
Shrub Cover
50
%
Field Cover
15
%
Nonvascular Cover
65
%
Dominant Stratum
Tree
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
The habitat is a large quartzite talus/stone field. Deeply piled rocks and xeric conidtions greatly limit species richness and diversity. No herbaceous species occur in the plot and dominant black birches are highly gnarled.
Plot location: Shenandoah
