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:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot location: Off Beaver Pond Trail in Acotink Wildlife Refuge, adjacent to Accotink wetlands.
Plot consists of hummock and hollow microtopography.
See plot form for drawing of location and description of plot.
Graminoid covers were difficult to estimate due to the vegetative character of most species at sampling time. Dominants in the herb layer are Carex crinita and Carex tribuloides with a canopy of Fraxinus pennsylvanica and Salix nigra.