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
29
m
Shrub Height
5
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
35
%
Field Cover
8
%
Nonvascular Cover
1
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot was positioned in the most representative part of a young, depauperate oak/heath forest on a broad ridge crest. The site is located near the historical settlement of Matildaville at Great Falls, and has probably been subject to multiple past disturbances, including extensive cutting, grazing, and clearing. The dominant oaks are relatively small in diameter and probably considerably younger than those on the more rugged ridge to the south near Difficult Run.