ACAD.163
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ACAD.163
Author Observation Code	ACAD.163
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	44.353897847 º
Longitude	-68.49941823 º
Author Location	ACAD -- Acadia - Long Island East of base of Carter Mtn.
State or Province	Maine
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Maine area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Brooklin
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	71 m
Slope Aspect	0 º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Low level
Surficial Deposits	Glacial Deposits: Glaciomarine
Landscape Narrative	Microtopography: sphagnum hummocks about .5m high; habitat patchiness: uniform. -- Current condition = 1, , . Landscape Quality =2.
Representativeness	good, NC uniform
Hydrologic Regime	Saturated
Soil Drainage	very poorly 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	13-Aug-1998
Observation End Date	13-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	only chain fern - dominated fen we've seen.

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 Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. Picea mariana black spruce Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. **   Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. Picea mariana black spruce Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. **   Short Shrub 1.5 % 02       -none- 2 Woodwardia virginica (L.) Sm. Woodwardia virginica (L.) Sm. Woodwardia virginica Virginia chainfern Woodwardia virginica (L.) Sm. **   Woodwardia virginica (L.) Sm. Woodwardia virginica Virginia chainfern Woodwardia virginica (L.) Sm. **   Herbaceous 33.875 % 04       -none- 3 Maianthemum trifolium (L.) Sloboda Maianthemum trifolium (L.) Sloboda Maianthemum trifolium threeleaf false lily of the vally Maianthemum trifolium (L.) Sloboda **   Maianthemum trifolium (L.) Sloboda Maianthemum trifolium threeleaf false lily of the vally Maianthemum trifolium (L.) Sloboda **   Herbaceous 5.0625 % 03       -none- 4 Carex magellanica Lam. ssp. magellanica Carex magellanica Lam. ssp. magellanica Carex magellanica ssp. magellanica Carex magellanica Lam. ssp. magellanica **   Carex magellanica Lam. ssp. magellanica **   Carex magellanica Lam. ssp. magellanica Carex magellanica ssp. magellanica Carex magellanica Lam. ssp. magellanica **   Carex magellanica Lam. ssp. magellanica **   Herbaceous 1.625 % 02       -none- 5 Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. Picea mariana black spruce Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. **   Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. Picea mariana black spruce Picea mariana (P. Mill.) B.S.P. **   Herbaceous 1.625 % 02       -none- 6 Eriophorum virginicum L. Eriophorum virginicum L. Eriophorum virginicum tawny cottongrass Eriophorum virginicum L. **   Eriophorum virginicum L. Eriophorum virginicum tawny cottongrass Eriophorum virginicum L. **   Herbaceous 1.3125 % 02       -none- 7 Carex trisperma Dewey Carex trisperma Dewey Carex trisperma threeseeded sedge Carex trisperma Dewey **   Carex trisperma Dewey Carex trisperma threeseeded sedge Carex trisperma Dewey **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 8 Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl Rhynchospora alba white beaksedge Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl **   Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl Rhynchospora alba white beaksedge Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl **   Herbaceous 0.75 % 01       -none- 9 Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch Larix laricina tamarack Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch **   Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch Larix laricina tamarack Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch **   Herbaceous 0.6875 % 01       -none- 10 Cornus canadensis L. Cornus canadensis L. Cornus canadensis bunchberry dogwood Cornus canadensis L. **   Cornus canadensis L. Cornus canadensis bunchberry dogwood Cornus canadensis L. **   Herbaceous 0.625 % 01       -none- 11 Drosera rotundifolia L. Drosera rotundifolia L. Drosera rotundifolia roundleaf sundew Drosera rotundifolia L. **   Drosera rotundifolia L. Drosera rotundifolia roundleaf sundew Drosera rotundifolia L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Osmunda cinnamomea L. Osmunda cinnamomea L. Osmunda cinnamomea cinnamon fern Osmunda cinnamomea L. **   Osmunda cinnamomea L. Osmunda cinnamomea cinnamon fern Osmunda cinnamomea L. **   Herbaceous 0.1875 % 01       -none- 13 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Herbaceous 0.0625 % 01       -none- 14 Sphagnum magellanicum Brid. Sphagnum magellanicum Brid. Sphagnum magellanicum Magellan's sphagnum Sphagnum magellanicum Brid. **   Sphagnum magellanicum Brid. Sphagnum magellanicum Magellan's sphagnum Sphagnum magellanicum Brid. **   Nonvascular 45.5 % 04       -none- 15 Sphagnum papillosum Lindb. Sphagnum papillosum Lindb. Sphagnum papillosum papillose sphagnum Sphagnum papillosum Lindb. **   Sphagnum papillosum Lindb. Sphagnum papillosum papillose sphagnum Sphagnum papillosum Lindb. **   Nonvascular 23.6875 % 03       -none- 16 Sphagnum L. Sphagnum L. Sphagnum sphagnum Sphagnum L. **   Sphagnum L. Sphagnum sphagnum Sphagnum L. **   Nonvascular 10.25 % 03       -none- 17 Sphagnum capillifolium (Ehrh.) Hedw. Sphagnum capillifolium (Ehrh.) Hedw. Sphagnum capillifolium sphagnum Sphagnum capillifolium (Ehrh.) Hedw. **   Sphagnum capillifolium (Ehrh.) Hedw. Sphagnum capillifolium sphagnum Sphagnum capillifolium (Ehrh.) Hedw. **   Nonvascular 3.9375 % 02       -none- 18 Sphagnum majus (Russ.) C. Jens. Sphagnum majus (Russ.) C. Jens. Sphagnum majus sphagnum Sphagnum majus (Russ.) C. Jens. **   Sphagnum majus (Russ.) C. Jens. Sphagnum majus sphagnum Sphagnum majus (Russ.) C. Jens. **   Nonvascular 3.125 % 02       -none- 19 Sphagnum palustre L. Sphagnum palustre L. Sphagnum palustre prairie sphagnum Sphagnum palustre L. **   Sphagnum palustre L. Sphagnum palustre prairie sphagnum Sphagnum palustre L. **   Nonvascular 2.3125 % 02       -none- 20 Sphagnum girgensohnii Russ. Sphagnum girgensohnii Russ. Sphagnum girgensohnii Girgensohn's sphagnum Sphagnum girgensohnii Russ. **   Sphagnum girgensohnii Russ. Sphagnum girgensohnii Girgensohn's sphagnum Sphagnum girgensohnii Russ. **   Nonvascular 1.5 % 02       -none- 21 Sphagnum rubellum Wils. Sphagnum rubellum Wils. Sphagnum rubellum sphagnum Sphagnum rubellum Wils. **   Sphagnum rubellum Wils. Sphagnum rubellum sphagnum Sphagnum rubellum Wils. **   Nonvascular 1.25 % 02       -none- 22 Polytrichum strictum Brid. Polytrichum strictum Brid. Polytrichum strictum polytrichum moss Polytrichum strictum Brid. **   Polytrichum strictum Brid. Polytrichum strictum polytrichum moss Polytrichum strictum Brid. **   Nonvascular 0.875 % 01       -none- 23 Lichen Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN Nonvascular 0.0625 % 01       -none- 24 Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch Larix laricina tamarack Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch **   Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch Larix laricina tamarack Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch **   Sub-Canopy 5.25 % 03       -none- 25 Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch Gaylussacia baccata black huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch **   Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch Gaylussacia baccata black huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch **   Dwarf Shrub 11.375 % 03       -none- 26 Kalmia angustifolia L. Kalmia angustifolia L. Kalmia angustifolia sheep laurel Kalmia angustifolia L. **   Kalmia angustifolia L. Kalmia angustifolia sheep laurel Kalmia angustifolia L. **   Dwarf Shrub 7.5 % 03       -none- 27 Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench Chamaedaphne calyculata leatherleaf Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench **   Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench Chamaedaphne calyculata leatherleaf Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench **   Dwarf Shrub 5.25 % 03       -none- 28 Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum L. **   Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum L. **   Dwarf Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 29 Ledum groenlandicum Oeder Ledum groenlandicum Oeder Ledum groenlandicum bog Labrador tea Ledum groenlandicum Oeder **   Ledum groenlandicum Oeder Ledum groenlandicum bog Labrador tea Ledum groenlandicum Oeder **   Dwarf Shrub 2.125 % 02       -none- 30 Rhododendron canadense (L.) Torr. Rhododendron canadense (L.) Torr. Rhododendron canadense rhodora Rhododendron canadense (L.) Torr. **   Rhododendron canadense (L.) Torr. Rhododendron canadense rhodora Rhododendron canadense (L.) Torr. **   Dwarf Shrub 2 % 02       -none- 31 Vaccinium oxycoccos L. Vaccinium oxycoccos L. Vaccinium oxycoccos small cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos L. **   Vaccinium oxycoccos L. Vaccinium oxycoccos small cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos L. **   Dwarf Shrub 0.25 % 01       -none- 32 Ilex verticillata (L.) Gray Ilex verticillata (L.) Gray Ilex verticillata common winterberry Ilex verticillata (L.) Gray **   Ilex verticillata (L.) Gray Ilex verticillata common winterberry Ilex verticillata (L.) Gray **   Dwarf Shrub 0.25 % 01       -none- 33 Rubus hispidus L. Rubus hispidus L. Rubus hispidus bristly dewberry Rubus hispidus L. **   Rubus hispidus L. Rubus hispidus bristly dewberry Rubus hispidus L. **   Dwarf Shrub 0.1875 % 01       -none- 34 Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Vaccinium angustifolium lowbush blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. **   Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Vaccinium angustifolium lowbush blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. **   Dwarf Shrub 0.125 % 01       -none- 35 Nemopanthus mucronatus (L.) Loes. Nemopanthus mucronatus (L.) Loes. Nemopanthus mucronatus catberry Nemopanthus mucronatus (L.) Loes. **   Nemopanthus mucronatus (L.) Loes. Nemopanthus mucronatus catberry Nemopanthus mucronatus (L.) Loes. **   Dwarf Shrub 0.0625 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy     0 % Dwarf Shrub     32 % Emergent   6 m 2 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous     47 % Nonvascular     95 % Short Shrub     2 % Sub-Canopy     5 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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