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
33
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
80
%
Shrub Cover
40
%
Field Cover
90
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Deciduous forest on elevated levee of the Nottoway River, approximately 40 meters from main river channel. Platanus occidentalis and Celtis occidentalis are present but less common in this forest than Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Liquidambar styraciflua, and Ulmus alata. Sedges densely dominate the herb layer. Below the levee (away from the river) are swales with Taxodium and Liquidambar. At the time of survey there is much flood debris from recent flooding.