Pine community has more natural looking and better developed here. South side of ridge has dense youg hardwood, maybe on amphibolite. Top has younger dense pine. No Xerophyllum.
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
POH(T); AND: Pinus rigida - Pinus pungens dominant, open underneath. A little tall shrub, fairly dense low Vaccinium, denser Kalmia local nearby, some nearby areas with no shrubs