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:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot location: ca. 0.7 miles NE of Blackwater Road Bridge over Pocaty River. Plot center marked with a 1" white PVC pipe.
A young, densely stocked Nyssa aquatica- dominated backswamp. Relatively high species richness in this community may be related to enhanced fertility and/or an abundance of microhabitats (tree-base hummocks, rotting logs, pools, muck expanses, etc.).
[GPF note: wind tidal flooding appears to be frequent].