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
22
m
Tree Cover
70
%
Shrub Cover
15
%
Field Cover
70
%
Nonvascular Cover
10
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
An excellent example of high-elevation Quercus rubra-dominated forest occurring on soils weathered from greenstone. Large stumps (~ 60 cm DBH) of Castanea dentata in and around the plot indicate that this species was a major overstory tree prior to the arrival of the blight. Herbivory by white-tailed deer appears to favor unpalatable herbs such as Dennstaedtia punctilobula and Asclepias exaltata.