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
0
m
Tree Cover
85
%
Shrub Cover
25
%
Field Cover
75
%
Nonvascular Cover
0.5
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot documents a small stand of large, old trees on the Roanoke River floodplain ca. 130 meters south of Clover Landing. The adjacent forests are much younger or silvicultural. An intermittent alluvial channel runs through the north side of the sampling area. The floodplain is likely inundated fairly frequently, since there is not much of a levee or defending bank in this area. There are many non-native species in the herbs stratum, but native species are still dominant.