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
20
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
25
m
Tree Cover
70
%
Shrub Cover
25
%
Field Cover
45
%
Nonvascular Cover
1
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot captures a rather dry but fairly diverse oak-hickory stand on an upper, SE-facing slope of Clinch Mountain. Soils may be relatively deep on this facet, and the vegetation contrasts sharply with oak/heath stands that occupy many of the sandstone caps and SW-facing upper slopes. This stand appears to be relatively young and oak recruitment is outnumbered by that of hickories and sugar maple.