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
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Cover
50
%
Shrub Cover
15
%
Field Cover
30
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
This forested slope lies above a tidal swamp of the Chickahominy River. The forest supports a few large trees and is relatively undisturbed. However, the forest is very narrow (ca. 30 m. wide) and an adjacent clear-cut has led to edge effect disturbances such as an increase in Lonicera japonica. The forest is hardly worthy of EO status, but the data was collected for classification use. This forest is particularly rich in woody species. Soils appear to be moderately fertile and mesic.
Plot location: forested slope 0.25 miles north of mouth of Barrows Creek near Chickahominy River.