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
35
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Tree Cover
100
%
Shrub Cover
70
%
Field Cover
25
%
Nonvascular Cover
0.5
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot location: Along Green Trail.
A nice NNW facing slope with mature trees dominated by Quercus alba and Quercus rubra in the highest canopy, with Ostrya dominating the understory. Difficult to discern the distribution of woody species in the shrub vs. herb layers. See plot form for sketch of additionalt habitat information.
A= Heavy brown (slightly orangish) slay under a grey mottled, and darker organic influenced top layer; slightly rocky (not nearly as rocky as CAMP002).
Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type
Disturbance Intensity
Disturbance Comment
unknown
One dead red oak in plot and one dying Liriodendron in plot. Many small Cornus, but no traces of suckers on anthracnose-killed trees.