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
75
m
Tree Cover
80
%
Shrub Cover
30
%
Field Cover
90
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Sample is a tall, deciduous forest with an open understory and a fern dominated herbaceous layer. The creek channel is deeply entrenched. The surrounding slopes are young hardwood regeneration and disturbed Acidic Oak-Hickory Forest. There is a large beaver marsh at the end of this stand.