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
15
%
Shrub Cover
1
%
Field Cover
90
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
This plot describes a bald cypress woodland at the ecotone of tidal marsh and tidal swamp. Marsh species prevail in the herbaceous flora, and overall vascular plant species richness is much lower than that of plot DRGS001, which contains many low marsh species. Both plots are cypress woodlands, but floristic composition differs considerably.
Water covers the entire plot at high tide.
Plot located west of Meggs Bay and south of plot DRGS001, near small channel bordered by scattered cypress trees.