Table 1.
County | Site | AM 2010 |
AM 2011 |
AM 2012 |
AM 2013 |
AM 2014 |
Total AM |
AM/ 100 m2 |
Habitat Type | Observed Successional Events |
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Chesapeake | CHS | 54 | 104 | 88 | 17 | 7 | 270 | 2.66 | Lowland mid-successional old field with drainage ditches | Grass/perennials to shrubs/young trees |
Chesapeake | CH2 | NS | NS | NS | 6 | 18 | 24 | 4.44 | Early and mid-successional old field, bordering pine-mixed hardwood forests | Grass/perennials to shrubs |
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Hampton | HAM | NS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2.16 | Old field and mixed hardwood forest edge; Early successional old field | Annual mowing to maintain grass/perennials at old field |
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Isle of Wight | ILW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Loblolly-longleaf pine savannah; Edge of bald-cypress-tupelo swamp bordering loblolly pine-oak forest | Longleaf pine savannah maintained through prescribed burns |
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Newport News | NEW | NS | NS | NS | NS | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pine-mixed hardwood forest edge | None |
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Norfolk | NO1 | NS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pine-mixed hardwood forest | None |
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Northampton | CAP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.57 | Pine-mixed hardwood forest; Rear dune shrub community bordering parking lot; Early successional old field | Frequent mowing to maintain grass in old field |
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Portsmouth | PT1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.31 | Pine-mixed hardwood forest, some bordering a salt marsh | Clear cut portion of forest to rebuild wetlands |
Portsmouth | PT2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pine-mixed hardwood forest, some bordering a salt marsh | None |
Suffolk | SF1 | NS | NS | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 | Early successional old field bordering pine-mixed hardwood forest | Closed landfill, fields maintained through frequent mowing |
Suffolk | SF2 | NS | NS | NS | NS | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pine-mixed hardwood forest | None |
Virginia Beach | VB1 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 31 | 18 | 91 | 8.55 | Maritime live oak forest edge; Early successional old field | Biennial mowing to maintain grass/perennials at old field |
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Virginia Beach | VB3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | Pine-mixed hardwood forest; Loblolly pine-oak forest; Maritime dune grassland | None |
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York | YRK | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2.14 | Pine-mixed hardwood forest bordering river and bald cypress-tupelo swamp; Early successional old field; Mature loblolly pine-oak forest bordering managed pine forest | Biennial mowing to maintain grass/perennials at old field |