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
1
m
Tree Cover
70
%
Shrub Cover
8
%
Field Cover
20
%
Nonvascular Cover
1
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot was positioned in a shallow slough / depression in the Meherrin River floodplain, about 850 meters north of the river channel. Vegetation is an even-aged stand of Quercus lyrata ranging from 43 to 64 cm DBH, with a scattered Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Carya aquatica, and Acer rubrum also present in the overstory. Oak recruitment was absent, with Acer rubrum dominating the understory. The slough and plot are adjacent to an old roadway, which increases illumination along the western side and probably contributes to the diversity of patchy herbs.