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
800
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
1
m
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
45
%
Field Cover
50
%
Nonvascular Cover
4
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Sampling site is a shallow, bouldery ravine at 3700 ft elevation on Clinch Mountain, supporting a rather mesic, mixed oak (Quercus rubra, Q. montana, Q. alba) forest with strongly fern-dominated herb layer. "Northern hardwood" species such as Maianthemum canadense, Huperzia lucidula, and Viola blanda reflect the relatively high elevation and cool site. Some oak recruitment is present, but out-numbered by that of red maple and magnolias.