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
32
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
3
m
Tree Cover
80
%
Shrub Cover
30
%
Field Cover
45
%
Nonvascular Cover
0
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot placed in most mature portion of a mixed hardwood forest with diverse herb strata and a very open understory. The stand is not extensive, but covers a small area on gentle northwest facing ravine slope. At the foot of the slope are seeps with calciphilic plants such as Caltha palustris and Scirpus lineatus; some influence from calcareous ground water or shell material likely extends upslope into the area of the plot, judging from the prominence of Quercus muhlenbergii, Carya cordiformis, Galearis spectabilis, and other nutrient-demanding plants in this forest.