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
12
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
2
m
Tree Cover
65
%
Shrub Cover
45
%
Field Cover
60
%
Nonvascular Cover
40
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
This site features a large woodland/barren complex covering about 60 acres on a southeast facing slope underlain by amphibolite/metagabbro. The plot captures an open, grassy, woodland adjacent to a more open, herbaceous barren. The trees are stunted and gnarled. The soil surface is covered with stones that are covered with lichens. The southeast corner of the plot is in a "boulderfield". The plot location is marked with two tree tags. A 37.5 cm Quercus stellata with tag #460 is near the center of the plot and a 21.25 cm Juniperus virginiana in the NW corner of the plot has tag #459. A plot map is illustrated on the original hardcopy plot form.