Field Survey, Dendroecological Analysis, and Baseline Land Use History for Identified Vegetation (Canopy and Sub-Canopy Trees) at Totopotomoy Creek Battlefield/Rural Plains
Abrams MD. 2008. Field Survey, Dendroecological Analysis, and Baseline Land Use History for Identified Vegetation (Canopy and Sub-Canopy Trees) at Totopotomoy Creek Battlefield/Rural Plains. National Park Service. School of Forest Resources, Penn State University (University Park, PA)
The goal of this project was to produce a baseline land use history for Rural Plains/Totopotomoy Creek Battlefield on behalf of Richmond National Battlefield Park, a unit of the National Park Service (NPS), through the use of field reconnaissance, selective tree dating, and ecological analysis based on age, distribution, and population dynamics of canopy and sub-canopy vegetation. Specific questions addressed for this baseline history include: age and condition of identified specimen trees within the presumed domestic landscape associated with the historic structure and its immediate environs; age and condition of identified trees sited along the road trace now functioning as a trail; limits of historic agriculture as indicated by tree stands (areas formerly under cultivation); dates and effects of significant environmental events (disturbances, weather phenomena, succession); and other limited areas of interest identified through initial field reconnaissance with the Principal Investigator.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Abrams, Marc
- Date of Issue
- 2008-06-15
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- RICH
- Keywords
- battlefield, dendrochronology, dendroecological, Hanover County, Mechanicsville, Richmond, Richmond National Battlefield Park, Rural Plains, Shelton, Shelton House, Totopotomoy Creek, tree rings, tree-ring dating, Virginia
- License
- Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal