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
6.30000019073486
m
Shrub Height
2
m
Field Height
8
m
Tree Cover
1
%
Shrub Cover
80
%
Field Cover
10
%
Nonvascular Cover
40
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
A shallow mountain pond about 1 acre in size with many small depressions, some still holding water on the date of survey. The area is strongly dominated by the shrub Cephalanthus occidentalis, with a few open, herb-dominated depressions. The shrub stratum is 1-2 meters tall and the shrubs have a moss mat beneath and lichens growing on the branches. The plot captures the pond margin and a portion of the center. The surrounding forest is Oak / Heath with Quercus coccinea, Quercus montana, Pinus pungens over short ericads.
