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
33
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
40
%
Field Cover
70
%
Nonvascular Cover
0
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Temporarily flooded forest on broad floodplain of the Willis River. The site is adjacent to Cumberland State Forest's Rock Quarry Natural Area. The area has relatively low exotic cover - there is much more Lonicera japonica cover in other parts of the Willis River floodplain. Six tree species share dominance of the overstory in the vicinity of the plot; Carpinus caroliniana strongly dominates the understory.