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
200
m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Shrub Height
4
m
Field Height
1
m
Shrub Cover
90
%
Field Cover
10
%
Nonvascular Cover
0
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot is representative of dune scrub that forms a complex with dune grassland in the secondary dunes in the northeastern part of Wallops Island. The scrub patch is located in a slight depression in the dune and may be wetter at times than it appeared on the survey date.