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
5
m
Tree Cover
85
%
Shrub Cover
35
%
Field Cover
15
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Hydrology of this site is somewhat uncertain; adjacent areas have depressions that hold water, but the plot is located on a slightly elevated and somewhat better drained terrace that is probably only flooded temporarily by high-water events. The floodplain of the Meherrin River is more than 2 km wide in this area, and the plot is located about 330 m from the river channel. Much of the floodplain was logged several decades ago, but the area around the plot appears to be slightly older and contain many more oaks. The forest in the plot contains a mixed overstory of Quercus michauxii, Q. pagoda, Q. palustris, Carya ovata, and Acer rubrum.