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
5
m
Tree Cover
75
%
Shrub Cover
35
%
Field Cover
2
%
Nonvascular Cover
0.5
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Directions to plot: Take 234 West from I-95. Turn left into entrance for Travel Trailer Village. Park at locked gate for Burma Road, (heads off to right from Trailer Village road). Walk due west from gate. Plot is located on uplands west of Burma Rd (less than 1/10 of a mile from road).
See form for sketch of plot configuration.
A typical acidic oak/ hickory type for the park. It has little herb cover due to deer browsing and there are a few Fagus trees coming into the understory. Very common throughout area.