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
28
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
1
m
Tree Cover
85
%
Shrub Cover
25
%
Field Cover
75
%
Nonvascular Cover
1
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Forested backswamp in James River floodplain, with Acer saccharinum, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, and Saururus strongly dominant in stand. The whole area was flooded with several inches of water when first observed on 04/28/2006. There was very little standing water (but saturated soil) when sampled on 05/23/2006.