085-ANTI-0014
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-ANTI-0014
Author Observation Code	085-ANTI-0014
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	10 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	37 º
Longitude	-77 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Isle of Wight region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	20 x 20 m
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	5 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	plain/level/bottom
Landform	alluvial flat/alluvial terrace/floodplain
Hydrologic Regime	non-tidal - temporarily flooded
Soil Moisture Regime	hygric
Soil Drainage	poorly drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	17-Sep-2010
Observation End Date	17-Sep-2010
Project	Virginia Heritage
Cover Method	Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method	No Strata
Stem Size Limit	2.5 cm
Method Narrative	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	31 m
Shrub Height	6 m
Field Height	1 m
Tree Cover	90 %
Shrub Cover	12 %
Field Cover	85 %
Nonvascular Cover	1 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	In the present-day landscape, this site presents a rare opportunity to study the dynamics of a Coastal Plain swamp forest that is occasionally impacted by fire. The floodplain of Antioch Swamp is located adjacent to an extensive area of sandhill woodland that is managed by prescribed fire. The plot is located in a transitional zone where the bottom is changing from a diffuse, non-alluvial headwaters to a wider floodplain with a definite stream channel and alluvial processes; correspondingly, the somewhat acidic Nyssa biflora forests of the headwaters (see plot ANTI011) are changing to alluvial swamps dominated by Nyssa aquatica and Taxodium distichum (see plot ANTI003). However, the plot was positioned near the edge of the floodplain, where fires occasionally burn down into the swamp, and more closely resembles the Nyssa biflora vegetation upstream. The forest here has a very open understory that has resulted from top kill of much Clethra alnifolia, Ilex opaca, Itea virginica, and Toxicodendron radicans. The stand is dominated by Nyssa biflora mostly in the 34 to 80 cm DBH range, with scattered Taxodium distichum, Acer rubrum, and other hardwoods also present. The herbaceous flora in the area of the plot is unusually lush and diverse for a Nyssa biflora swamp, with Woodwardia areolata and several forbs patch-delineating. It is not known whether the high herb cover is a response to burning.

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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ord Author Plant Name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, Common Name Original Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, USDA Code Stratum Cover Original Cover Code Basal Area Biomass Inference Area Stems: Stem Diameters (graphically): 1 Woodwardia areolata Woodwardia areolata **   Woodwardia areolata **   Woodwardia areolata **   Woodwardia areolata **   Woodwardia areolata **   Woodwardia areolata **   Woodwardia areolata **   Woodwardia areolata **   -all-   62.5 % 8       -none- 2 Nyssa biflora Nyssa biflora **   Nyssa biflora **   Nyssa biflora **   Nyssa biflora **   Nyssa biflora **   Nyssa biflora **   Nyssa biflora **   Nyssa biflora **   -all-   62.5 % 8       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 43.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 50.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 55.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 60.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 61.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 80.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s) 50.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Boehmeria cylindrica Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   Boehmeria cylindrica **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 5 Taxodium distichum Taxodium distichum **   Taxodium distichum **   Taxodium distichum **   Taxodium distichum **   Taxodium distichum **   Taxodium distichum **   Taxodium distichum **   Taxodium distichum **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 106.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Impatiens capensis Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   Impatiens capensis **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 7 Liquidambar styraciflua Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Clethra alnifolia Clethra alnifolia **   Clethra alnifolia **   Clethra alnifolia **   Clethra alnifolia **   Clethra alnifolia **   Clethra alnifolia **   Clethra alnifolia **   Clethra alnifolia **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 9 Ilex opaca var. opaca Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   Ilex opaca var. opaca **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 10 Itea virginica Itea virginica **   Itea virginica **   Itea virginica **   Itea virginica **   Itea virginica **   Itea virginica **   Itea virginica **   Itea virginica **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 11 Arundinaria tecta Arundinaria tecta **   Arundinaria tecta **   Arundinaria tecta **   Arundinaria tecta **   Arundinaria tecta **   Arundinaria tecta **   Arundinaria tecta **   Arundinaria tecta **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 12 Carpinus caroliniana Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   Carpinus caroliniana **   -all-   1.5 % 3       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 13 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 14 Toxicodendron radicans Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   Toxicodendron radicans **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 15 Carex debilis Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 16 Ulmus alata Ulmus alata **   Ulmus alata **   Ulmus alata **   Ulmus alata **   Ulmus alata **   Ulmus alata **   Ulmus alata **   Ulmus alata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 17 Cornus stricta Cornus stricta **   Cornus stricta **   Cornus stricta **   Cornus stricta **   Cornus stricta **   Cornus stricta **   Cornus stricta **   Cornus stricta **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 18 Decumaria barbara Decumaria barbara **   Decumaria barbara **   Decumaria barbara **   Decumaria barbara **   Decumaria barbara **   Decumaria barbara **   Decumaria barbara **   Decumaria barbara **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 19 Euonymus americanus Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   Euonymus americanus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 20 Erechtites hieraciifolius Erechtites hieraciifolius **   Erechtites hieraciifolius **   Erechtites hieraciifolius **   Erechtites hieraciifolius **   Erechtites hieraciifolius **   Erechtites hieraciifolius **   Erechtites hieraciifolius **   Erechtites hieraciifolius **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 21 Diospyros virginiana Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   Diospyros virginiana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 22 Bignonia capreolata Bignonia capreolata **   Bignonia capreolata **   Bignonia capreolata **   Bignonia capreolata **   Bignonia capreolata **   Bignonia capreolata **   Bignonia capreolata **   Bignonia capreolata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 23 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 24 Smilax glauca Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 25 Hypericum walteri Hypericum walteri **   Hypericum walteri **   Hypericum walteri **   Hypericum walteri **   Hypericum walteri **   Hypericum walteri **   Hypericum walteri **   Hypericum walteri **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 26 Vitis cinerea Vitis cinerea **   Vitis cinerea **   Vitis cinerea **   Vitis cinerea **   Vitis cinerea **   Vitis cinerea **   Vitis cinerea **   Vitis cinerea **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 27 Dioscorea villosa Dioscorea villosa **   Dioscorea villosa **   Dioscorea villosa **   Dioscorea villosa **   Dioscorea villosa **   Dioscorea villosa **   Dioscorea villosa **   Dioscorea villosa **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 28 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 29 Ulmus americana Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   Ulmus americana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 30 Smilax walteri Smilax walteri **   Smilax walteri **   Smilax walteri **   Smilax walteri **   Smilax walteri **   Smilax walteri **   Smilax walteri **   Smilax walteri **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 31 Osmundastrum cinnamomeum Osmundastrum cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 32 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 33 Saururus cernuus Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   Saururus cernuus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 34 Cinna arundinacea Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   Cinna arundinacea **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 35 Phytolacca americana var. americana Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 36 Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   Vitis rotundifolia var. rotundifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 37 Campsis radicans Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   Campsis radicans **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 38 Mitchella repens Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 39 Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 40 Rubus pensilvanicus Rubus pensilvanicus **   Rubus pensilvanicus **   Rubus pensilvanicus **   Rubus pensilvanicus **   Rubus pensilvanicus **   Rubus pensilvanicus **   Rubus pensilvanicus **   Rubus pensilvanicus **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 41 Osmunda spectabilis Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 42 Bidens discoidea Bidens discoidea **   Bidens discoidea **   Bidens discoidea **   Bidens discoidea **   Bidens discoidea **   Bidens discoidea **   Bidens discoidea **   Bidens discoidea **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 43 Berchemia scandens Berchemia scandens **   Berchemia scandens **   Berchemia scandens **   Berchemia scandens **   Berchemia scandens **   Berchemia scandens **   Berchemia scandens **   Berchemia scandens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 44 Persicaria punctata Persicaria punctata **   Persicaria punctata **   Persicaria punctata **   Persicaria punctata **   Persicaria punctata **   Persicaria punctata **   Persicaria punctata **   Persicaria punctata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 45 Carex lonchocarpa Carex lonchocarpa **   Carex lonchocarpa **   Carex lonchocarpa **   Carex lonchocarpa **   Carex lonchocarpa **   Carex lonchocarpa **   Carex lonchocarpa **   Carex lonchocarpa **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 46 Pinus taeda Pinus taeda **   Pinus taeda **   Pinus taeda **   Pinus taeda **   Pinus taeda **   Pinus taeda **   Pinus taeda **   Pinus taeda **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 47 Sanicula canadensis Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   Sanicula canadensis **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none- 48 Eupatorium capillifolium Eupatorium capillifolium **   Eupatorium capillifolium **   Eupatorium capillifolium **   Eupatorium capillifolium **   Eupatorium capillifolium **   Eupatorium capillifolium **   Eupatorium capillifolium **   Eupatorium capillifolium **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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