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
32
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
1
m
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
55
%
Field Cover
30
%
Nonvascular Cover
2
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Floodplain depression with swamp forest of Acer rubrum (dominant), Quercus bicolor, and Q. palustris. The habitat probably holds water for significant periods in the winter and spring, but was recently drawn-down on the survey date.