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:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot location: Floodplain of Dogue Creek, between Dogue Creek and Humphrey Engineering Center.
Plot consists of hummock and hollow microtopography.
See plot form for drawing.
A seasonally flooded forest with a canopy of Acer rubrum, Liquidambar styraciflua, and Quercus palustris. Blackened leaves account for almost half of the organic matter cover in the plot. Trunks are slightly buttressed and a wetter area is nearby. Herb cover is primarily graminoid.