Plot runs across slope, just west of where the road reaches the ridge top. A small rock ledge lies just uphillm just below the ridge top. Cliff is higher to the east.
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
Fairly typical High Elevation Red Oak Forest at unusually low elevation, perhaps compensated by northern aspect and location in air currents on edge of escarpment.; AND: Quercus rubra dominated old canopy. Many canopy gaps and broken trees - ice storm damage.