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
3
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
85
%
Shrub Cover
25
%
Field Cover
10
%
Nonvascular Cover
2
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Floodplain forest with large diameter Fagus grandifolia. Also in canopy are Liriodendron, Tsuga canadensis, Liquidambar styraciflua, Quercus alba, Betula lenta. Subcanopy is largely Tsuga canadensis with Fagus grandifolia and Rhododendron maximum. Open shrub layer with Kalmia and Lindera benzoin. Scattered herbs. Stream channels throughout sample.
Directions to plot: From campground take Gibson Gap trail East approx. 1.9mi. Point is in floodplain of Station Creek, S. of 3rd? Bridge crossing. Conduit is approx. 25 m at 120 degrees off trail near large Beech tree. Stream runs through the plot. Tagged tree is a Fagus grandifolia of 70cm dbh with tag #147. Conduit is at a bearing of 252 degrees and 5.3m from the tree.