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
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
60
%
Shrub Cover
15
%
Field Cover
35
%
Nonvascular Cover
1
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Dry Oak (-Hickory) stand on both sides of very narrow crest in saddle. Stand somewhat disturbed by Gypsy moth outbreak in 1990-91. This stand is much more species-rich than oak / heath forests occurring in the vicinity, but considerably less species-rich than other oak-hickory forests sampled in similar, metasedimentary habitats of the Park.