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
36
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
1
m
Tree Cover
85
%
Shrub Cover
60
%
Field Cover
60
%
Nonvascular Cover
2
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot was located on a small, bouldery knob bordering Sugarland Run floodplain. The habitat and forest are largely intact, but will be increasingly subject to edge effects from adjacent bike/hiking trail. A very impressive Carya glabra specimen (102 dbh, 36m tall) is located near the SW corner of the plot.