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
28
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
80
%
Shrub Cover
40
%
Field Cover
30
%
Nonvascular Cover
0.5
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
This plot captures a dry, white oak-dominated forest with some red oaks and hickory, a patchy low heath layer, and scattered xerophytic herbs. Increased illumination from a gap in the SE corner of the plot has stimulated herbaceous density and cover. This stand appears to have a history of fires, but the strong dominance of Acer rubrum in the understory indicates a recent absence of fire. Scattered pines were removed in a logging event decades ago.