Releve Virginia Division of Natural Heritage, see http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/documents/nh_plotform_instructions.pdf
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?
no
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
40
%
Field Cover
30
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot is located in a forested Delmarva bay. Pinus taeda and deciduous hardwoods (notably Nyssa sylvatica and Acer rubrum) form a dense overstory, while Ilex opaca, Acer rubrum and Magnolia virginiana occupy the subcanopy. Clethra alnifolia and Ilex are particularly abundant in the shrub layer, while Clethra dominates the herb layer.
Measured trees in plot (dbh in cm): Pinus taeda (40), Nyssa sylvatica (41).