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
32
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
80
%
Shrub Cover
40
%
Field Cover
7
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Oak-hickory-beech forest on upper, convex slope of ridge between two deep ravines. Canopy gaps here have apparently encourage the development of an herbaceous stratum not seen in other areas of this forest. The stand is in compositional and successional flux. Overstory dominant oaks and tulip-poplar are not recruiting, and hickories and beech make up most of the understory.