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
36
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
15
%
Field Cover
15
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
A narrow strip of mesophytic hardwoods on the slope of a ravine-like arm of Lake Prince. The presence of species such as Acer barbatum, Carya cordiformis indicate that the stand is somewhat transitional to richer, more diverse hardwood forests that occupy areas with soils influenced by underlying shell deposits. Fagus grandifolia, Quercus alba, and Carya alba are the leading overstory dominants; Cornus florida is common in the understory.