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The Natural Communities of Virginia
Classification of Ecological Groups and Community Types

Third Approximation (Version 3.3)

Information current as of March 2021

Natural Communities of VA
Classification of Ecological Groups and Community Types
Introduction
Overview of VA Physiography & Vegetation
Terrestrial System
Palustrine System
Riverine System
- Riverine Aquatic Beds
Estuarine System
- Tidal Wetlands
Marine System
- Upper Beaches and Overwash Flats
Summary of Procedures for Collection & Analysis of Vegetation Data
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Tidal Wetlands

Ecological community groups of regularly or irregularly flooded, lunar tidal wetlands and irregularly flooded, wind-tidal wetlands. Structurally and compositionally diverse vegetation is represented. In the descriptions that follow, the terms "high" and "low" marsh refer to the relative elevation of stands within the intertidal zone.