Carolina Vegetation Survey Standard Sampling Method. See http://www.bio.unc.edu/faculty/peet/lab/CVS/ for more information.
Taxon Observation Area
1000
m²
Cover Dispersion
subplot-contiguous
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?
yes
Stem Observation Area
1000
m²
Stem Sample Method
Full census
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Rich Cove Forest (Foothills Intermediate); AND: Canopy of Fraxinus, other cove spp. Large gap in plot. Some saplings and weeds in gap. Low elevation Rich Cove in Valley Slope?
Last logging in area was 1930's (from coring in 1996)
Fire
none
No fire char on down wood
Natural
Medium
canopy gaps/ recovering 2nd gen. with native diversity
Human
Medium
old skidders upslope and downslope
unknown
Former Land Use: Far downslope is an old settlement with former grazing activity (on less steep slopes). Plot area has skidders from the east (southeast). Logging may have been more on slopes than in bouldery valley slope.