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
24
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
80
%
Shrub Cover
42
%
Field Cover
25
%
Nonvascular Cover
1
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Flat plateau that was formerly cleared. Large area of Oak / Heath with inclusions of Pinus regeneration. Plot is representative of larger stand. Soil may have shrink/swell properties as small areas throughout stand indicate subsurface moisture. Overall stand is Oak / Heath Forest but heath cover varies from sparse to moderately dense. The canopy is Quercus alba mixed with Quercus velutina, Quercus falcata, and occasionally Quercus michauxii and Quercus stellata. Ilex opaca is common throughout as a subcanopy component and Vitis rotundifolia dominants in some areas of the stand, but not in the sample.
Soil in stand may be an inclusion of the Atlee Series in this mapping unit. This series has a weak fragipan at a depth of 22-30 inches.
0-4 cm loose leaf litter / organic matter
4+ light orange clay loam with gray mottles in patches