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
4
m
Field Height
2
m
Tree Cover
60
%
Shrub Cover
4
%
Field Cover
8
%
Nonvascular Cover
1
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Thi splot is located in Pond SROW-5, where Tom Rawinski samples GRAF125-129 in 1995. . Plot lies mostly within the forested rim of the pond but captures a small portion of the open pond center. The latter supports herbaceous vegetation with Scirpus cyperinus dominant. The trees are mostly Nyssa biflora and Liquidambar styraciflua of mixed sizes. Water marks range from 23 cm (higher areas) to 80 cm (at pond center) above the ground. Carex joorii is the only herbaceous species that occurs outside the open pond center.