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
25
m
Tree Cover
80
%
Shrub Cover
20
%
Field Cover
20
%
Nonvascular Cover
0
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
A flat, expansive upland dominated by Carya alba and with a very open shrub strata. A few oaks also occur in the stand, while Acer rubrum and tall Cornus florida make up most of the understory. The herb stratum consists mostly of graminoid and Hamamelis virginiana seedlings.