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
1
m
Tree Cover
70
%
Shrub Cover
15
%
Field Cover
50
%
Nonvascular Cover
1
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
A relatively undisturbed bottomland supporting a fine mixed hardwood stand. The site has a mosaic of seasonally flooded, permanently flooded and rarely flooded (hummock) habitats, but the prevalent condition and community type is represented by this plot. Measured trees (dbh in cm.): Quercus michauxii (67), Quercus falcata var. pagodafolia (57), Acer rubrum (58), Quercus laurifolia (52).