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
27
m
Shrub Height
5
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
80
%
Shrub Cover
35
%
Field Cover
45
%
Nonvascular Cover
0.5
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
This plot was places in a small patch of relatively undisturbed white oak / heath forest located within a large area of more recently cut-over stands. Chestnut oak recrruitment outnumbers that of white oak in the understory. Tha stand has a surprising number of low-cover herbs around tree bases.