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
27
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
1
m
Tree Cover
70
%
Shrub Cover
75
%
Field Cover
6
%
Nonvascular Cover
25
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Open montane oak-hickory forest on the rocky spine of ridge. Dominated by Quercus montana, Quercus rubra, and Carya ovalis. In the vicinity, but not in plot, are Acer saccharum and Carya cordiformis. Hamamelis virginiana dominates the shrub stratum.