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
1
m
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
60
%
Field Cover
75
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
A beautiful, medium-age oak-hickory stand with lush, diverse herb layer and no exotics. Soils collected from this gentle crest are moderately calcareous. Trees are well-formed and none are of sprout origin. This site experienced a significant fire in the distant past, judging from the large quantities of charcoal in the soil humus layer. Fallen boles from two snags on east edge of plot have contributed substantial coarse, woody debris to the surface substrate.