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:
Tree Height
35
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
7
m
Tree Cover
90
%
Shrub Cover
65
%
Field Cover
45
%
Nonvascular Cover
0.5
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot location: go left off river trail (heading north) at 3 large Ailanthus trees on river side of trail and view of small island. The plot captures an Acer saccharinum-dominated forest in a slightly depressed area of the floodplain. 2003-09-29: revisited this area shortly after Hurricane Isabel. The whole floodplain had deeply and powerfully flooded, leaving many downed trees and deposits of silty mud over the ground and herbaceous plants.