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
40
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
25
m
Tree Cover
80
%
Shrub Cover
35
%
Field Cover
10
%
Nonvascular Cover
1
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Mesic mixed hardwood forest on slope between former agricultural field (now reforested) upslope and large swamp along College Run downslope. The plot represents a small area with older, higher quality upland forest in a larger stand with high cover of invasive exotics.