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
16
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
8
m
Tree Cover
60
%
Shrub Cover
30
%
Field Cover
60
%
Nonvascular Cover
5
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
The plot captures a dry calcareous woodland that covers about 7 acres on a west-facing upper slope underlain by . The trees are stunted and the soil surface is rocky, with both small outcrops and numerous fragments of Helderberg limestone at the surface.