085-NWER-0021P
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:15017-{05ACAC3B-4AAF-404C-BA60-8F76A2191AA6} » Citing info
Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-NWER-0021P
Author Observation Code	085-NWER-0021P
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	37 º
Longitude	-76 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	11.28 m radius
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	0 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	plain/level/bottom
Landform	undulating/flat plain
Hydrologic Regime	non-tidal - saturated
Soil Moisture Regime	subhydric
Soil Drainage	poorly drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	14-Aug-1995
Observation End Date	14-Aug-1995
Project	Virginia Heritage
Cover Method	Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method	No Strata
Method Narrative	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: Forested wetland ca. 0.6 miles NE of the NC/VA line where it crosses the Northwest River. Plot center marked with a 1" white PVC pipe. Slight hummock and hollow microtopography. Hummock/ hollow diff. = +/- 20cm. Nutrient Regime: Oligotrophic. NOTE: No water marks on trees. A nearly closed-canopy forest dominated by Pinus serotina, growing on an interior "island" of poorly decomposed peat. This habitat does not appear to be elevated aboce the Northwest River backswamps but probably has been isolated from fluvial processes for enough time to allow significant decomposition of coarse organic material. Hydrology is not currently influenced by wind-tidal or overland flooding, but is characterized by an elevated water table and saturated conditions. Surrounded on all sides by mucky, flooded swamps, it is also quite protected from fire. Presumably, this normally fire-associated vegetation became established following a rare catastrophic fire in the swamp and has now reached a stagnated, closed canopy condition due to a lack of periodic burning.

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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ord Author Plant Name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, Common Name Original Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, USDA Code Stratum Cover Original Cover Code Basal Area Biomass Inference Area Stems: Stem Diameters (graphically): 1 Pinus serotina Pinus serotina **   Pinus serotina **   Pinus serotina **   Pinus serotina **   Pinus serotina **   Pinus serotina **   Pinus serotina **   Pinus serotina **   -all-   62.5 % 8       -none- 2 Woodwardia virginica Woodwardia virginica **   Woodwardia virginica **   Woodwardia virginica **   Woodwardia virginica **   Woodwardia virginica **   Woodwardia virginica **   Woodwardia virginica **   Woodwardia virginica **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 3 Ilex glabra Ilex glabra **   Ilex glabra **   Ilex glabra **   Ilex glabra **   Ilex glabra **   Ilex glabra **   Ilex glabra **   Ilex glabra **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 4 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 5 Osmundastrum cinnamomeum Osmundastrum cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 6 Nyssa biflora Nyssa biflora **   Nyssa biflora **   Nyssa biflora **   Nyssa biflora **   Nyssa biflora **   Nyssa biflora **   Nyssa biflora **   Nyssa biflora **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 7 Persea palustris Persea palustris **   Persea palustris **   Persea palustris **   Persea palustris **   Persea palustris **   Persea palustris **   Persea palustris **   Persea palustris **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 8 Vaccinium corymbosum Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   Vaccinium corymbosum **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 9 Smilax walteri Smilax walteri **   Smilax walteri **   Smilax walteri **   Smilax walteri **   Smilax walteri **   Smilax walteri **   Smilax walteri **   Smilax walteri **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 10 Magnolia virginiana Magnolia virginiana **   Magnolia virginiana **   Magnolia virginiana **   Magnolia virginiana **   Magnolia virginiana **   Magnolia virginiana **   Magnolia virginiana **   Magnolia virginiana **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 11 Osmunda spectabilis Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 12 Woodwardia areolata Woodwardia areolata **   Woodwardia areolata **   Woodwardia areolata **   Woodwardia areolata **   Woodwardia areolata **   Woodwardia areolata **   Woodwardia areolata **   Woodwardia areolata **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 13 Smilax laurifolia Smilax laurifolia **   Smilax laurifolia **   Smilax laurifolia **   Smilax laurifolia **   Smilax laurifolia **   Smilax laurifolia **   Smilax laurifolia **   Smilax laurifolia **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 14 Eubotrys racemosa Eubotrys racemosa **   Eubotrys racemosa **   Eubotrys racemosa **   Eubotrys racemosa **   Eubotrys racemosa **   Eubotrys racemosa **   Eubotrys racemosa **   Eubotrys racemosa **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 15 Morella cerifera Morella cerifera **   Morella cerifera **   Morella cerifera **   Morella cerifera **   Morella cerifera **   Morella cerifera **   Morella cerifera **   Morella cerifera **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 16 Viburnum nudum Viburnum nudum **   Viburnum nudum **   Viburnum nudum **   Viburnum nudum **   Viburnum nudum **   Viburnum nudum **   Viburnum nudum **   Viburnum nudum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 17 Gaylussacia frondosa Gaylussacia frondosa **   Gaylussacia frondosa **   Gaylussacia frondosa **   Gaylussacia frondosa **   Gaylussacia frondosa **   Gaylussacia frondosa **   Gaylussacia frondosa **   Gaylussacia frondosa **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 18 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none-
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