Low mesic[??] range of red oak. Down a trail from opposite South Toe River Road junction with Blue Ridge Pkway. Plot is downslope from the unmaintained trail.
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
Large old Quercus rabra dominate the canopy, but understory and younger canopy trees are mesophytic. Fairly large amounts of down wood, some very coarse. Very little shrub layer other than tree saplings