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
2
m
Field Cover
90
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
This plot captures the first - albeit small - patch of Zizaniopsis miliacea yet observed at Walkerton Marsh. The orientation of the plot reflects the narrow, linear shape of the Zizaniopsis clump, which runs between larger patches of low marsh dominated by Pontederia cordata and which contribute to the compositional heterogeneity of the plot. Some open water is present in and around the plot some two hr before unusually high low tide following Hurricane Dennis (water depth ca. 27 cm at time of sampling), which suggests that some drainage of the marsh may proceed through the plot area.