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
33
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
3
m
Tree Cover
75
%
Shrub Cover
90
%
Field Cover
70
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot situated on a forested small-stream floodplain with areas of somewhat poorly drained soil in lowest part. Stand has a mixed hardwood overstory, Lindera benzoin-dominated shrub layer, and moderately rich herb layer. Exotics have higher cover elsewhere in this floodplain, which has numerous blow-downs from Hurricane Isabel (2003).