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
2
m
Field Cover
60
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
The plot is in a grassland adjacent to the beach, on a flat bench above the first scarp from the bay. The vegetation is strongly dominated by Spartina patens, occurring with species typical of xeric, back dune grasslands.