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
30
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
40
%
Field Cover
60
%
Nonvascular Cover
0.5
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
This stand is located on a levee by the Willis River. The levee slopes slightly away from the river and has very irregular microtopography with two small "swales". A small, mucky stream, draining off the adjacent upland, borders the northern edge of the plot. Overstory composition on the levee is very mixed, with occasional large Celtis occidentalis and Quercus spp. present. The trees are fairly large for this area. The herb layer is diverse, with elements of both "rich" and "swampy" floodplains.