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
4
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
40
%
Field Cover
35
%
Nonvascular Cover
10
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Sampled stand is a deceptively diverse, dry white oak forest with moderately dense cover of low Vaccinium spp. Numerous low-cover herbs are present, especially around tree bases where dense organic mats and competition from ericad roots are reduced. This stand is quite mature; no evidence of fire was noted. Oak recruitment is decent, but outnumbered by that of red maple.