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
31
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
1
m
Tree Cover
75
%
Shrub Cover
30
%
Field Cover
40
%
Nonvascular Cover
0
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot captures a fairly typical, medium-age Piedmont oak / heath forest characterized by dominant Quercus alba over a patchy to dense low shrub layer of Gaylussacia baccata. Sandy soils here are extremely acidic and low in fertility.