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
200
m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Cover
70
%
Shrub Cover
70
%
Field Cover
25
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot location: South of Rte. 603 bridge - Paulette Tract. At the road split, took SW road and entered swamp via clearing with old collapsed structure by channel edge.
This site has strong hummock and hollow microtopography. The plot was difficult to lay out due to the dense shrub layer: a 200m squared plot was chosen to avoid the inclusion of both stream channels. Other trees in the habitat surrounding the plot are an occasional Taxodium distichum, Ulmus americana, and Betula nigra. The upland slopes, if not logged, are Fagus, Liriodendron, Ilex opaca, Carpinus, Quercus michauxii, Quercus nigra, Thelypteris noveboracensis, and Asimina triloba. See plot form for sketch of plot location.