ACAD.151
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ACAD.151
Author Observation Code	ACAD.151
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	44.321141452 º
Longitude	-68.259681909 º
Author Location	ACAD -- Acadia - E of Carriage Road below Jordan Cliff
State or Province	Maine
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Southwest Harbor region|state|province: Maine
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	95 m
Slope Aspect	100 º
Slope Gradient	22 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Surficial Deposits	Slope and Modified Deposits: Talus and scree slopes
Landscape Narrative	Microtopography: talus blocks; habitat patchiness: uniform. -- Current condition = 2, carriage road at top, . Landscape Quality =3.
Representativeness	bench below may have been more rep. of whole eo.
Hydrologic Regime	Upland
Soil Drainage	well drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	05-Aug-1998
Observation End Date	05-Aug-1998
Project	Acadia National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Cover Dispersion	contiguous
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	yes
Stem Sample Method	full census
Plot Quality Fields:
Effort Level	Thorough
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Floristic Quality	High but incomplete
Bryophyte Quality	Moderate
Lichen Quality	Moderate
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	fairly large and too steep for people to be attracted.

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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ord Author Plant Name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, Common Name Original Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, USDA Code Stratum Cover Original Cover Code Basal Area Biomass Inference Area Stems: Stem Diameters (graphically): 1 Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia American beech Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. **   Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia American beech Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. **   Canopy 25.5833 % 04 8.28987 m²/ha     -none- 2 Betula alleghaniensis Britt. Betula alleghaniensis Britt. Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Canopy 11.095 % 03 3.59516 m²/ha     -none- 3 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Canopy 10.6223 % 03 3.442 m²/ha     -none- 4 Betula papyrifera Marsh. Betula papyrifera Marsh. Betula papyrifera paper birch Betula papyrifera Marsh. **   Betula papyrifera Marsh. Betula papyrifera paper birch Betula papyrifera Marsh. **   Canopy 8.1713 % 03 2.64777 m²/ha     -none- 5 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   Canopy 3.2994 % 02 1.06912 m²/ha     -none- 6 Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Abies balsamea balsam fir Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. **   Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Abies balsamea balsam fir Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. **   Canopy 2.7056 % 02 0.87669 m²/ha     -none- 7 Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens red spruce Picea rubens Sarg. **   Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens red spruce Picea rubens Sarg. **   Canopy 2.5601 % 02 0.82957 m²/ha     -none- 8 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. **   Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. **   Canopy 2.0875 % 02 0.67642 m²/ha     -none- 9 Betula ×caerulea Blanch. (pro sp.) Betula ×caerulea Blanch. (pro sp.) Betula ×caerulea blue birch Betula ×caerulea Blanch. (pro sp.) **   Betula ×caerulea Blanch. (pro sp.) Betula ×caerulea blue birch Betula ×caerulea Blanch. (pro sp.) **   Canopy 0.8756 % 01 0.28372 m²/ha     -none- 10 Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple Acer pensylvanicum L. **   Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple Acer pensylvanicum L. **   Short Shrub 9.25 % 03       -none- 11 Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Abies balsamea balsam fir Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. **   Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Abies balsamea balsam fir Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. **   Short Shrub 2.25 % 02       -none- 12 Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens red spruce Picea rubens Sarg. **   Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens red spruce Picea rubens Sarg. **   Short Shrub 2.25 % 02       -none- 13 Lichen Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN Nonvascular 19.375 % 03       -none- 14 Dicranum fulvum Hook. Dicranum fulvum Hook. Dicranum fulvum dicranum moss Dicranum fulvum Hook. **   Dicranum fulvum Hook. Dicranum fulvum dicranum moss Dicranum fulvum Hook. **   Nonvascular 5.25 % 03       -none- 15 Bryophyta Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Nonvascular 5.125 % 03       -none- 16 Dicranum polysetum Sw. Dicranum polysetum Sw. Dicranum polysetum dicranum moss Dicranum polysetum Sw. **   Dicranum polysetum Sw. Dicranum polysetum dicranum moss Dicranum polysetum Sw. **   Nonvascular 2.1875 % 02       -none- 17 Dicranum Hedw. Dicranum Hedw. Dicranum dicranum moss Dicranum Hedw. **   Dicranum Hedw. Dicranum dicranum moss Dicranum Hedw. **   Nonvascular 1.875 % 02       -none- 18 Hypnum Hedw. Hypnum Hedw. Hypnum hypnum moss Hypnum Hedw. **   Hypnum Hedw. Hypnum hypnum moss Hypnum Hedw. **   Nonvascular 1.3125 % 02       -none- 19 Cladina (Nyl.) Nyl. Cladina (Nyl.) Nyl. Cladina reindeer lichen Cladina (Nyl.) Nyl. **   Cladina (Nyl.) Nyl. Cladina reindeer lichen Cladina (Nyl.) Nyl. **   Nonvascular 0.75 % 01       -none- 20 Hylocomium splendens (Hedw.) Schimp. in B.S.G. Hylocomium splendens (Hedw.) Schimp. in B.S.G. Hylocomium splendens splendid feather moss Hylocomium splendens (Hedw.) Schimp. in B.S.G. **   Hylocomium splendens (Hedw.) Schimp. in B.S.G. Hylocomium splendens splendid feather moss Hylocomium splendens (Hedw.) Schimp. in B.S.G. **   Nonvascular 0.5625 % 01       -none- 21 Bazzania trilobata (L.) Gray Bazzania trilobata (L.) Gray Bazzania trilobata Bazzania trilobata (L.) Gray **   Bazzania trilobata (L.) Gray **   Bazzania trilobata (L.) Gray Bazzania trilobata Bazzania trilobata (L.) Gray **   Bazzania trilobata (L.) Gray **   Nonvascular 0.5625 % 01       -none- 22 Hypnum imponens Hedw. Hypnum imponens Hedw. Hypnum imponens hypnum moss Hypnum imponens Hedw. **   Hypnum imponens Hedw. Hypnum imponens hypnum moss Hypnum imponens Hedw. **   Nonvascular 0.5625 % 01       -none- 23 Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ångstr. in Fries Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ångstr. in Fries Leucobryum glaucum leucobryum moss Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ångstr. in Fries **   Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ångstr. in Fries Leucobryum glaucum leucobryum moss Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ångstr. in Fries **   Nonvascular 0.25 % 01       -none- 24 Thuidium delicatulum (Hedw.) Schimp. in B.S.G. Thuidium delicatulum (Hedw.) Schimp. in B.S.G. Thuidium delicatulum delicate thuidium moss Thuidium delicatulum (Hedw.) Schimp. in B.S.G. **   Thuidium delicatulum (Hedw.) Schimp. in B.S.G. Thuidium delicatulum delicate thuidium moss Thuidium delicatulum (Hedw.) Schimp. in B.S.G. **   Nonvascular 0.0625 % 01       -none- 25 Grimmia Hedw. Grimmia Hedw. Grimmia grimmia dry rock moss Grimmia Hedw. **   Grimmia Hedw. Grimmia grimmia dry rock moss Grimmia Hedw. **   Nonvascular 0.0625 % 01       -none- 26 Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple Acer pensylvanicum L. **   Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer pensylvanicum striped maple Acer pensylvanicum L. **   Herbaceous 0.8125 % 01       -none- 27 Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia American beech Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. **   Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Fagus grandifolia American beech Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. **   Herbaceous 0.5625 % 01       -none- 28 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Herbaceous 0.3125 % 01       -none- 29 Agrostis L. Agrostis L. Agrostis bentgrass Agrostis L. **   Agrostis L. Agrostis bentgrass Agrostis L. **   Herbaceous 0.1875 % 01       -none- 30 Carex communis Bailey Carex communis Bailey Carex communis fibrousroot sedge Carex communis Bailey **   Carex communis Bailey Carex communis fibrousroot sedge Carex communis Bailey **   Herbaceous 0.0625 % 01       -none- 31 Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Abies balsamea balsam fir Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. **   Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Abies balsamea balsam fir Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. **   Sub-Canopy 4.75 % 02       -none- 32 Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens red spruce Picea rubens Sarg. **   Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens red spruce Picea rubens Sarg. **   Sub-Canopy 2.25 % 02       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy   19 m 67 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous     2 % Nonvascular     40 % Short Shrub     14 % Sub-Canopy     7 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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