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
31
m
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
See plot form for plot configuration.
Site is an isolated slope of old Oak-Heath forest. Dominant trees are Quercus montana with some understory Acer rubrum. Heath cover is primarily Kalmia. Site represents a remnant patch of forest and is root dominant throughout area. Forest floor is old gravel terrace.