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
35
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Tree Cover
95
%
Shrub Cover
70
%
Field Cover
8
%
Nonvascular Cover
0.5
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Buffalo Creek/ Hemlock Ravine (above Viburnum/ Amelanchier patch). Possible disturbance; understory less dense than most of the ridgetop. Hemlocks nearby. See plot form for sketch of additional habitat information.