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
31
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
1
m
Tree Cover
75
%
Shrub Cover
10
%
Field Cover
65
%
Nonvascular Cover
1
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
This plot documents a deciduous forest on a slightly elevated alluvial plain along the Chickahominy River. The soils here are better drained than other plots from this site. Overall, the environmental setting and vegetation are very similar to a site 3.75 km downstream (see plots HANO014, HENR003) on the Wilson property, where landowner reports that the terraces are temporarily inundated 4-5 times a year with shallow water persistent for a time after flooding. The canopy is composed of medium-diameter (40-60 cm) Quercus phellos and Quercus michauxii. The herb stratum is sedge-rich, with 10 species of Carex documented in this sample.