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
30
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
1
m
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
40
%
Field Cover
80
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
This plot is similar to GDNF006, but the rich oak-hickory forest occupies a steeper side slope just below a slight saddle on the ridge crest. Overall species richness is slightly lower than GDNF006 and the herbaceous flora is less diverse and more strongly dominated by Cimicifuga racemosa.