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
34
m
Shrub Height
5
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
95
%
Shrub Cover
30
%
Field Cover
4
%
Nonvascular Cover
1
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Dry-mesic oak-hickory-beech forest on a strongly convex, east-facing "nose" of ravine slope. The overstory of this stand consists mostly of medium to large Quercus alba, Quercus rubra and Carya ovalis, while Fagus greatly dominates all understory strata. The herb layer appears to be stunted and reduced in cover/density by long-term deer grazing.