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
33
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
1
m
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
20
%
Field Cover
35
%
Nonvascular Cover
0.5
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Upland oak-hickory forest, apparently transitional between basic and acidic types. Geologic substrate is mapped as diabase, but the surficial rocks, soil texture, and soil chemistry all suggest that the real substrate is thermally metamorphosed siltstone. Massive young reproduction of Fraxinus americana in the shrub/herb layers, despite few trees in stand. Huge deer and seed tick populations.
0-1 cm - leaf litter
1-2 cm - dark brown organic-rich loam
2+ cm - yellowish silty clay loam (sticky)
Mapped soil unit (Kelly) characterized by hardpan B-horizon.
Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type
Disturbance Intensity
Disturbance Comment
unknown
Heavy deer herbivory.
Several dogwood snags in plot.