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
29
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
7
m
Tree Cover
75
%
Shrub Cover
20
%
Field Cover
70
%
Nonvascular Cover
1
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Wet area in back of wide river floodplain. Low spots pond water seasonally; other areas are slightly higher. Clay subsoil impedes drainage throughout and supports a floodplain forest characterized by species tolerant of flooding and poor drainage.