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:
Field Height
1
m
Tree Cover
50
%
Shrub Cover
20
%
Field Cover
15
%
Nonvascular Cover
1
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
A sandy, dry, very oligotrophic, high-elevation ridgetop supporting distinctly fire-related forest stands. Plot is a mature representative of fire-influenced vegetation which occurs sparingly in the Ramseys Draft Research Natural Area, primarily on the eastern edge. Fire appears to have responsible for establishing Pinus rigida at the site; without fire this species will gradually disappear.
Plot located just NNE of Big Bald Knob summit, just west of trail.