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
30
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
85
%
Shrub Cover
50
%
Field Cover
70
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Floodplain forest along the Hardware River, a small tributary of the James River in central Virginia. Soils are well drained clay loams of moderate fertility. The forest overstory is dominated by variable mixtures of Liriodendron tulipifera, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Betula nigra, and Acer rubrum. Overall species richness is high, and the herb layer is diverse with only low to moderate cover of exotics.