Private farm with limestone caves and springs. Bottom is open pasture / hayfield. Conservation easment in place for subterranean communities.;Warm, lower slope below break to limestone. Limestone bedrock outcrops in plot and there are surficial rocks conspicuous due to exposed soil with sparse litter. Stand has mixed evergreen - deciduous canopy with even aged straight, tall junipers mixed with hickories and oaks. Tree regeneration and shrubs are sparse due to deer herbivory. Cored juniper for stand age.
Representativeness
Small patch of successional juniper / oak forest to compare with limestone forest without juniper.