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
6
m
Tree Cover
85
%
Shrub Cover
5
%
Field Cover
25
%
Nonvascular Cover
5
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot located on a gentle, concave slope in a saddle at the head of a cove. The substrate appears to be shale. Vegetation is a white pine - hemlock - mixed hardwood stand that shares many species with plot GWNF027 (300 m to the south), but has lower species richness, much sparser herb cover, and a suite of pronounced acidophiles. It also lacks many of the nutrient-demanding species in GWNF027. Despite the presence of oaks and tulip-poplar in the canopy, recruitment of these species is lacking, and white pine and red maple dominate the understory. Hemlocks in the plot have approximately 50-60% of their foliage intact.