Abandoned railroad runs along river. Upslope and upstream geology becomes more acid. Additional limestone plots were sampled across river.;Lower slope above an alluvial terrace along the Elk River. Plot is close to contact zone with Greenbrier Limestone. Karst features in area include sinkholes and dry river bed. Forest is tall closed canopy 2nd growth with little coarse woody debris and few canopy gaps. Some old tip mounds remain from original forest. Rich herb layer includes lamps and silvery glade fern.
Representativeness
Medium patch of rich forest on lower slope. Plot placed to include basswood and minimize tulip poplar. Sample date 7-2-2009.