Upstream on island there is a lower terrace with abundant tulip poplar. Head of island has a prairie. Downstream on island are tall herbs under tall over-arching sycamore.;Island in the Cheat River with a forest of Carya cordiformis, Quercus rubra, and Acer saccharum occupying the high center of the island. Flotsam piles on highest ground indicate regular flooding. Undulating fluvial microtopography formed of sandy alluvium. There is a well developed shrub layer dominated by Lindera benzoin and moderate herb cover dominated by Elymus hystrix. Large Carya in T2 and multistemmed clump slightly lower in T3.
Representativeness
High center of island, similar veg covers 5X plot size. Elevation gradient within plot about 1 meter.