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
13
m
Shrub Height
5
m
Field Height
1
m
Tree Cover
70
%
Shrub Cover
30
%
Field Cover
70
%
Nonvascular Cover
25
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot was positioned in the best remnant of a ~ 5-acre xeric, calcareous woodland on a limestone slope bordering Cedar Creek. The stand has been disturbed by grazing in the past and now features a mosaic of stunted hardwood and red cedar thickets interspersed with rocky and grassy openings. The area of the plot had relatively low numbers of exotics and an outstanding diversity of native woodland species.