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:
Shrub Cover
2
%
Field Cover
90
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Open grassland vegetation shaped and maintained by decades of frequent fires. In the Quantico Impact Area, grasslands occur in mosaics with open woodlands and savannas. This plot represents the most mesic variant in which Sorghastrum nutans is strongly dominant.
Plot located on low slope 0.25 mi east of firing positions at Range 8A, Quantico Marine Base Impact Area.