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
33
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
95
%
Shrub Cover
55
%
Field Cover
30
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot location: ca. 50 meters E of Rt. 614 at a point 0.9 km S of jct. with Rt. 636.
Plot is located in the same stand as plots ABSF007 and ABSF010. Vegetation here is a ridge-top white oak forest with understory dominated by Acer rubrum, Nyssa sylvatica, and Cornus florida (despite recent mortality from dogwood anthracnose). Carya spp. are also present in the canopy. Vaccinium spp. and Desmodium nudiflorum have highest cover in the herb layer. The stand is a remnant of forests that once covered most of the Forbes Creek valley but were recently cut.