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
27
m
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
See plot form for plot configuration.
Plot is a basic oak-hickory stand adjacent to trail. Location is right on West Virginia/ Virginia border. Type has a high cover of herbs (with lots of Alliaria petiolata) and high deer herbivory. Dominants are Carya and Quercus montana. Type continues along contour on Virginia side.