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
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Field Height
1
m
Field Cover
40
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
The habitat is a narrow, linear, steep-sided backdune located about 175 meters from the beach. It supports rather xerophytic vegetation co-dominated by Spartina patens, Solidago sempervirens, and Triplasis purpurea. It is bordered on the ocean side by a saturated interdune swale and on the inland side by dense scrub thickets of Myrica pensylvanica.