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
5
m
Tree Cover
75
%
Shrub Cover
60
%
Field Cover
8
%
Nonvascular Cover
6
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
This plot is part of the same eastern hemlock- hardwood stand documented by plot SCRU020, but is located higher on a more north- facing slope. Dense understory and shrub-sized Tsuga canadensis persist at this site, although most large trees have succumbed to the adelgid. Quercus montana, Betula lenta, and Liriodendron tulipifera are now the principal overstory trees here.