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
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Cover
50
%
Shrub Cover
50
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot on a stream bottom terrace/floodplain. Such habitats support a very high diversity of plant species; 21 trees species occur within or immediately adjacent to the plot and a nearly equal number of shrub and vine species occur here. Trees measured (dbh in cm.): Pinus strobus (51.8), Quercus alba (42.9), Tsuga canadensis (33.9), Fagus grandifolia (40.8).