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
33
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
75
%
Shrub Cover
40
%
Field Cover
5
%
Nonvascular Cover
1
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Compositionally and environmentally, this plot is similar to HAMP002, located just 75 meters to the south. However, in this part of the stand, Quercus phellos is replaced by Quercus lyrata, the understory is much denser, and the herb flora is sparse and lacking the colonial sedges.