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
28
m
Shrub Height
5
m
Field Height
9
m
Tree Cover
75
%
Shrub Cover
40
%
Field Cover
45
%
Nonvascular Cover
3
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
This seepage swamp stand is similar to that in CRAW001, but occupies a much larger and somewhat lower elevation branch of Pauls Creek. Fraxinus nigra is fairly common here, and the acidophilic plants scattered in CRAW001 are absent.