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
28
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
85
%
Shrub Cover
30
%
Field Cover
50
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Directions to plot and tree tag:
Mile 136.8 -stone ditch on E side of road. Head upslope at ~400m on ~bearing of 120o to ~2900ft contour. Find tagged tree next to a large (~4m x 4m) rock. Tree and conduit is flagged. Tagged tree is a Quercus prinus o52cmdbh with tag #494. Conduit is at a bearing of16 degrees and _18.7_ m from tree.
Plot location was pre-selected by the project's stratified random sampling design.
Disturbed upper slope. Large diameter Q. rubra and Carya ovalis. Even-aged Liriodendron. Moderately rich herb layer, but sparse from late season and some deer browse. Open shrub layer. Large hemlock is mostly dead but with a small amount of living foliage. Soil is rocky and eroded. Leaf litter is thin.