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
29
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
6
m
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
60
%
Field Cover
15
%
Nonvascular Cover
0.5
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Oak-hickory stand on concave slope, within chestnut oak/heath matrix. All classic signs of "oak decline" resulting from fire exclusion are present, including very low oak recruitment and the recent invasion of understory layers by Acer rubrum and Fagus grandifolia.