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:
Tree Cover
50
%
Shrub Cover
70
%
Field Cover
30
%
Nonvascular Cover
1
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot is representative of wooded wetlands occurring adjacent to the fen openings at this site. The habitat features "hummock and hollow" microtopography with a mixture of terrestrial and palustrine species. The forest growth here represents young regeneration following recent cutting. Plot located just northeast of the southern opening on west side of creek, in wet pine-maple forest. Center of plot marked with white PVC stake.