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:
Tree Cover
50
%
Shrub Cover
12
%
Field Cover
90
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot on an enriched shallow to bedrock slope on south slope of the Cardinal, ca. 150 m downslope and east of plot GPNF328. Several annuals are present due to bedrock outcrops and moderate amount of canopy gaps.
Measured tree in plot (dbh in cm.): Fraxinus americana (64.4).