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
36
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
85
%
Shrub Cover
15
%
Field Cover
10
%
Nonvascular Cover
1
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
This site is a slightly elevated "island" within a large swamp complex along the Chickahominy River. It supports a mesic hardwood forest dominated by medium- to large-diameter Fagus grandifolia, along with some oaks (Quercus michauxii in the plot), Liriodendron tulipifera, and Nyssa sylvatica. In its environmental setting and composition that includes Q. michauxii, Symplocos tinctoria, and Clethra alnifolia, this stand is reminiscent of swamp "island" forests in the Dismal Swamp and elsewhere in far southeastern Virginia.