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
30
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
1
m
Tree Cover
80
%
Shrub Cover
40
%
Field Cover
90
%
Nonvascular Cover
1
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Basic seepage swamp in bottom of ravine with soils enhanced by Miocene shell deposits. Plot was situated near the head of the ravine, in a somewhat drier and less mucky habitat than that of plot CPSP008. A small stream with strongly flowing water traverses the eastern edge of plot. Taxodium distichum is nearly absent here, but Nyssa biflora is an overstory co-dominant. Surrounding slopes have a number of downed trees (likely from Hurricane Isabel). See plot form for sketch of plot configuration.