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
25
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
80
%
Shrub Cover
40
%
Field Cover
3
%
Nonvascular Cover
10
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
This plot is situated a forested wet depression between two areas of planted pines. It is dominated by small-diameter Nyssa biflora. There are small patches of sphagnum on the ground and moss covers the hummocks that are old stumps with Vaccinium and other shrubs sprouting from them. Fire from uplands may burn into this swale. This forest was likely cut at the time the pine was planted. Pines in the wetland are 70-80 cm in diameter.
0-4 cm leaf litter
4-14 cm roots and organic matter
14-30 cm dense gray clay with orange mottling
Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type
Disturbance Intensity
Disturbance Comment
unknown
Fire may burn into this swale from the adjacent uplands, noted fire char on pines in wetland. This forest was likely cut at the time the pine was planted.
