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
17
m
Shrub Height
3
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
40
%
Shrub Cover
10
%
Field Cover
60
%
Nonvascular Cover
1
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Vegetation is compositionally similar to that of plot GWNF018. In this stand, however, Quercus velutina rather than Q. alba is the leading overstory dominant, stature of trees is much lower, Calamagrostis porteri is much less abundant, and stunted Q. ilicifolia is an important constituent. Irregular, open crowns and downed branches suggest chronic wind and ice disturbance. Many oak individuals are obviously stump sprouts, but some appear to have arisen as single stems. Numerous Q. velutina boles have wounds on lower portion, which may represent old fire scars. Plot contains several Q. ilicifolia and Q. velutina snags (in 5-10 cm range), especially in modules 2 and 3.
Carex muhlenbergii located near plot.
