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
25
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
85
%
Shrub Cover
35
%
Field Cover
60
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Directions to plot: Take Hill Ewell Dr. south from Rte.20. Plot is on uplands on the right side of the road (after passing open fields on right - closer to intersection with Orange Plank Rd.) at point where Hill Ewell starts heading east-west.
Plot represents dry chestnut oak stand along upper slopes south of Hill Ewell Dr. Dry site with little to no herb cover and some dying pines mixed in with hardwoods.
0-1 Loose leaf litter
1-4 well-developed organic layer - tight mat
4-10cm reddish-brown with darker mottles - clay/silt loam - very dry
Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type
Disturbance Intensity
Disturbance Comment
unknown
Hill Ewell Dr. approx. 30m from lower edge of plot, but no evidence of road disturbance in plot. Areas of pine regrowth - likely due to previous periods of logging in surrounding forest.