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
36
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
1
m
Tree Cover
80
%
Shrub Cover
60
%
Field Cover
55
%
Nonvascular Cover
0.5
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Plot location: south end of Riverbend Park, just north of south picnic area. Plot located in slight depression in floodplain supporting Acer saccharinum-dominated forest. Site is more frequently flooded than adjacent higher terraces. Overstory maples here are impressively large. 09/29/2003: revisited; site recently flooded by Hurricane Isabel and containing standing water and layer of silty mud.