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
32
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
7
m
Tree Cover
75
%
Shrub Cover
45
%
Field Cover
55
%
Nonvascular Cover
8
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot in a bouldery, lower-slope concavity along the Roanoke River below the Kerr Dam. Soils loamy, rocky, and calcareous. Rich mesophytic forest of Acer barbatum, Tilia americana var. heterophylla, Fraxinus americana, Carya cordiformis, and Carya ovata, with Asimina triloba and Aesculus sylvatica abundant in understory. Herb flora consists of spring ephemerals and other nutrient-demanding forbs.