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
200
m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Height
9
m
Shrub Height
3
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
7
%
Shrub Cover
13
%
Field Cover
90
%
Nonvascular Cover
30
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot documents a small, grassy opening (~ 300 square meters) in an extensive, dry limestone forest. Vegetation is dominated by warm-season grasses, with scattered trees and shrubs present, especially around the edges. Limestone rocks dominate the surface with large patches of mosses. A 200 square meter plot was sampled to keep the sample within the distinct opening. The vegetation has fairly high species richness for such a site, and several rare species are present. This is one of many small dolomitic barrens on the ridge that lies NE of Dry Creek and Kinzer Hollow.