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
Stem Observation Area
400
m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Height
30
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
25
m
Tree Cover
70
%
Shrub Cover
75
%
Field Cover
40
%
Nonvascular Cover
3
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Poorly drained forest with standing water in ruts and depressions. Dominated by less than 100 year old Quercus phellos with Acer rubrum. Understory is largely Fraxinus pennsylvanica and Nyssa sylvatica. Open shrub layer with graminoid dominated patches. Field layer with large areas of litter and downed wood. Surrounded by Basic Oak-Hickory dominated by Carya ovata.