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
30
m
Shrub Height
5
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
30
%
Field Cover
60
%
Nonvascular Cover
10
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Directions to plot: Drive South on Sickles Drive in Chancellorsville and then head East at Furnace Ruins (on Furnace Rd). Park on North side of road after first creek. Plot close to road on North side.
Most of this floodplain is an early-successional stand of Acer rubrum, Betula nigra, and Liquid sty. Plot located in small are where oaks are intermixed. Understory and herb layers are almost entirely of native species and in good shape. Sphagnum abundant on hummocks.