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
32
m
Shrub Height
5
m
Field Height
3
m
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
75
%
Field Cover
1
%
Nonvascular Cover
5
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot is located on a steep, east-facing ravine slope and represents vegetation that is extensive on dissected uplands throughout York River State Park. Large specimens of Quercus alba, Q. montana, and Fagus grandifolia form an open canopy, with dense Kalmia latifolia in the shrub layer.