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
34
m
Shrub Height
5
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
95
%
Shrub Cover
10
%
Field Cover
70
%
Nonvascular Cover
0.5
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
This long, linear plot (10 x 40 m) captures a narrow depression/ slough in the middle of a wide floodplain along the James River. The slough supports more hydrophytic vegetation than the adjacent higher terraces. Although very small and compromised by exotics, this vegetation is nevertheless representative of recurring forests on low floodplain sites and backswamps along the James River.