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
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Field Height
1
m
Shrub Cover
5
%
Field Cover
70
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
The most prairie like of any dolomite glade seen in Virginia. Soil atop this gentle spur ridge is comparatively steep, allowing for pedogenic processes to occur without much surface erosion. Dry consistence of the peds is hard, apparently reflecting the high calcium to magnesium ratio of 13.78. The steep and shallow soil at plot MONT001 has a remarkably loose consistence, apparently reflecting the low Ca:Mg ratio of 1.95 and the soil's mineral freshness.