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
1000
m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Height
28
m
Shrub Height
3
m
Field Height
8
m
Tree Cover
60
%
Shrub Cover
1
%
Field Cover
30
%
Nonvascular Cover
2
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Stand has experienced multiple disturbances, but this plot is probably representative of prevailing vegetation at this local area of relatively rich soil. Numerous stumps indicate past logging, and old roads and possibly bulldozed mounds are evident. Stand may have been selectively logged most recently about 30 years ago. Herbaceous composition and lack of tree regeneration suggest heavy deer browse. Coarse woody debris abounds and may date to ice storms within the past decade. Mild herbivory by native phytophagous insects is occurring, and hence canopy cover is difficult to estimate. Several understory oak snags are present. Osmunda claytoniana is patchily distributed throughout stand; one such patch downslope is associated with local seepage zone.
