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:
Field Height
1
m
Shrub Cover
30
%
Field Cover
90
%
Nonvascular Cover
30
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Shallow soils and bedrock outcrops promote rapid lateral drainage. Fertility is enhanced by this lateral drainage. Hornblende rich bedrock yields somewhat basic soil conditions. Plot is in a dry prairie like glade. Within the plot we documented 13 grass genera and 6 composite genera! Surprisingly, no seedlings of post oak or shagbark in herb stratum, suggesting high mortality due to drought stress.