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
31
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
80
%
Shrub Cover
40
%
Field Cover
15
%
Nonvascular Cover
0.5
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Mesic, mixed deciduous forest on rolling upland. Sample includes a flat area and a gentle slope that borders a swamp. Medium- to large-diameter Fagus grandifolia, Quercus alba, and Quercus falcata are the principal trees in this stand. The understory contains young Fagus, Amelanchier arborea, Oxydendrum arboreum, Cornus florida, Stewartia malacodendron, Nyssa sylvatica, Symplocos tinctoria, and Styrax grandifolius.