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
29
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
25
%
Field Cover
35
%
Nonvascular Cover
4
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
A medium-age, white oak-dominated forest with considerable heath cover but fairly high diversity of both woody species and low-cover herbs. Oak recruitment is poor; red maple, blackgum, and pignut hickory dominate the understory.