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
32
m
Shrub Height
3
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
70
%
Shrub Cover
20
%
Field Cover
3
%
Nonvascular Cover
3
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
This plot is within a complex of basins (pond SROW-4, aka 5-hole pond) with elevated (but still flooded) areas between the five basins. The plot is situated on one of these elevated (interbasin) areas with hummock and hollow topography and patches of Sphagnum and other mosses on the tree bases. This wetland is entirely forested with a multi-age cohort of Nyssa biflora and two good-sized Liquidambar styraciflua. Shrub patches occur along the south edge at the highest elevation. The herb layer is sparse but contains scattered individuals of nine species.