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 Height
35
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
80
%
Shrub Cover
8
%
Field Cover
17
%
Nonvascular Cover
1
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Directions to plot and tree tag:
3.7 meters from tree to marker. Tagged tree is a Quercus rubra of 88 cm dbh with tag # 417. Conduit is at a bearing of 6 (true north) degrees and 3 m from tree.
Plot location was pre-selected by the project's stratified random sampling design.
Forest community with large trees with little shrubby understory. There are several downed trees. There is also a fence line the runs diagonally through the plot.