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:
Field Height
1
m
Tree Cover
30
%
Shrub Cover
70
%
Field Cover
15
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot in a boulder and bedrock filled ravine bottom along the upper reaches of Belfast Creek. About 35% of the plot is located on a sparsely vegetated, steeply sloping outcrop, while the remainder is characterized by dense understory thickets. Many microhabitats in plot.