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:
Shrub Height
2
m
Field Height
1
m
Shrub Cover
5
%
Field Cover
90
%
Nonvascular Cover
50
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
This habitat has been kept open by a combination of the above referenced disturbances, with hot fires apparently responsible for the elimination or suppression of shrub growth over a sizeable area. Maintenance of the community in an herbaceous stage will depend on the regularity of burning in the future.
Plot location: North edge of open seepage swale 0.5 miles west of "Carters Corner".