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
6
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
80
%
Shrub Cover
10
%
Field Cover
40
%
Nonvascular Cover
3
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Site is a seasonally flooded backswamp / slough between Blackwater River and upland slope. Plot includes portions of a deep depression in the slough and a slightly elevated terrace between depressions. Water marks are at 50 cm in lowest area. The elevated terrace has dense herbaceous vegetation, while the depressions are bare or with bryophytes and sparse herbs. The forest is a beautiful stand with large Quercus lyrata, Quercus laurifolia, Taxodium distichum, and Acer rubrum.