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
34
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
95
%
Shrub Cover
70
%
Field Cover
55
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Well drained floodplain along the Willis River with sandy soil. Plot has relatively few exotics; surrounding area has higher cover of Lonicera japonica. Vegetation is a species-rich forest with a diverse overstory that is hard to characterize; about 10 tree species are variably important in the stand.