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
4
m
Field Height
2
m
Tree Cover
95
%
Shrub Cover
8
%
Field Cover
80
%
Nonvascular Cover
0.5
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot located on outer portion of a wide floodplain along Difficult Run. Small seasonally flooded areas are scattered within the floodplain, most of which is probably moderately well drained to somewhat poorly drained. Forest growth is relatively young and apparently even-aged, dominated mostly by Liriodendron tulipifera and Acer rubrum, with occasional Populus deltoides and Betula nigra. A two lane county road is adjacent to and elevated above the site. Many exotics are present; Lonicera japonica is generally most abundant.