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
18
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
15
%
Field Cover
35
%
Nonvascular Cover
15
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Dry, but diverse, mixed oak-hickory on narrow ridge crest. Soil is extremely rocky and trees are stunted. Although no individual herbaceous species is very abundant, the species-rich mixture of moist- and dry-site species is impressive.
leaf litter varies from 0 - 2 cm
0 - 1cm - leaf litter
1 - 2 cm - humus/root mat
2 - 3 cm - dark brown, organic-rich silt loam
3+ cm - yellow-brown silt loam
VERY stony throughout