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
200
m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Shrub Height
4
m
Field Height
5
m
Shrub Cover
65
%
Field Cover
25
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot is on scour bar in middle of Bull Run Creek. Area is dominated by low shrubs of Plat occ and has a patchy herbaceous layer. Likely submerged in flood episodes and exposed for much of year. Adjacent to low shrub area is higher bar with more mature trees (Betula nigra & Plat occ), but very high cover of Microstegium.