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
30
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
1
m
Tree Cover
75
%
Shrub Cover
30
%
Field Cover
75
%
Nonvascular Cover
1
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
This plot is similar to RNBP013 but the habitat seems to be less wet, with a shorter hydroperiod. The forest here also appears younger, with a canopy consisting mostly of Acer rubrum and Liquidambar styraciflua with a few Quercus palustris also present. Nyssa biflora is fairly common in the understory, along with young Acer and Liquidambar recruitment. Saururus cernuus, while still attaining the highest cover among herbs, shares dominance with several hydrophytic sedges (Carex tribuloides, C. lupulina, C. louisianica, C. seorsa, C. crinita, C. joorii).