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:
Shrub Cover
50
%
Field Cover
90
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
A seasonally flooded interdunal swale supporting an open shrubland with relatively high herbaceous diversity. Mapped as Myrica spp. - Vaccinium corymbosum wet shrubland alliance on the preliminary map for Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge.
Plot located in "saddle" in dune ridge, ca. 0.8 mi WNW of Coast Guard station.