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
29
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
85
%
Shrub Cover
60
%
Field Cover
55
%
Nonvascular Cover
0
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
The plot was located on an elevated ridge / terrace within a floodplain of the Nottoway River that has repeating ridge and swale topography. The plot represents a ridge with some of the few oaks seen on this floodplain, which was selectively logged some time ago. The forest has an open canopy with tangles of Smilax in the understory; the ground is dominated by sedges and poison ivy. There is oak regeneration in the shrub layer.