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
26
m
Shrub Height
6
m
Field Height
5
m
Tree Cover
70
%
Shrub Cover
70
%
Field Cover
7
%
Nonvascular Cover
1
%
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
Note: the digital geologic map unit (sp - Swamp deposits) is incorrect and does not account for deep sand deposits that form the dunes in First Landing/Seashore State Park.
This plot captures the short, SW-facing slope of a dune ridge. The long axis of the plot was parallel to the slope, while the short axis extended from just above the slope base (adjacent to a swamp) to the crest. Quercus falcata, Carya pallida, Oxydendrum arboreum, Symplocos tinctoria, and several large, old Pinus taeda dominate the area in and around the plot.