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
35
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
2
m
Tree Cover
80
%
Shrub Cover
55
%
Field Cover
5
%
Nonvascular Cover
0
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Sample captures a slope concavity with a shallow swale within a very gentle upland supporting mixed oak-beech-hickory forest. The forests here has excellent woody diversity, with eight tree species in the overstory. Ostrya virginiana and Carpinus caroliniana co-dominate the understory. Herbs are sparse, with several Carex species concentrated in the swale area of the sample.