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
70
%
Shrub Cover
15
%
Field Cover
30
%
Nonvascular Cover
2
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot located ca. 50 m east of road junction and ca. 15 m north of main jeep road. 14 vegetative Carex polymorpha shoots within 3.5 m. radius. Plot contains two size/age classes of Quercus montana. The larger trees exhibit basal fire scars evidently surviving the fire 70-80 years ago. Aged and measured trees: Quercus montana, tag #18, 19.1 cm. dbh, 53 tears old; Pinus rigida, tag #91, 21.2 cm. dbh, 45 years old.
This is C-2 (Control unit plot 2) in a study of Rx fire effects on Carex polymorpha.
Tree data are with the original plot form and in the Big Levels archive. Each tree tagged.