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
22
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
25
m
Tree Cover
70
%
Shrub Cover
30
%
Field Cover
40
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Short slope over seepage swamp. Forest on surrounding slope is Beech dominated. Flat upland above is Loblolly Pine - Tulip Poplar successional forest. Two large Virginia Pines in plot snapped in two by hurricane.