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:
Field Height
5
m
Field Cover
80
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
A fairly sizeable interdune swale that has been recently much disturbed by feral pigs. The plot was positioned to avoid the heaviest pig damage but complete exclusion was not possible. Like plot FCSP027, this sample is dominated by Spartina patens but the habitat is wetter, farther from the ocean (ca. 260 m), and the associated species vary considerably.