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
25
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
60
%
Shrub Cover
60
%
Field Cover
5
%
Nonvascular Cover
3
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
This plot is transitional between acidic cove forest and the more mesic variant of chestnut oak / heath forest. It contains more Rhododendron catawbiense cover than is generally found in the surrounding ravine.