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
200
m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Height
7
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
40
%
Shrub Cover
50
%
Field Cover
30
%
Nonvascular Cover
45
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
This plot is environmentally and compositionally similar to plot BISP002, but is comparatively more wooded, with very stunted Pinus virginiana. Rock surfaces here show more signs of trampling wear, as well as fewer foliose lichens and mosses than in BISP002. Dimelaena oreina is the most abundant/conspicuous lichen.