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
27
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
8
m
Tree Cover
65
%
Shrub Cover
15
%
Field Cover
65
%
Nonvascular Cover
3
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Habitat is a steep cut slope in ravine, with hick deposits of Tertiary shells and shell fragnments abundantly exposed on the eroding banks. Soil samples collected from this plot contain the highest pH and calcium levels obtained from any Coastal Plain site in Virginia. Vegetation is a species-rich, dry calcareous forest co-dominated by Quercus muhlenbergii and Fagus grandifolia.