FIIS.54
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	FIIS.54
Author Observation Code	FIIS.54
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	40.7686 º
Longitude	-72.75751 º
Author Location	FIIS -- Fire Island Wilderness East 1B
State or Province	New York
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Moriches area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: New York
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	25 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1.21919999814682 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Basin floor
Landform	barrier island(s)
Landscape Narrative	Hydrology: semidiurnally flooded with saline water (by taste). Heterogeneity: mostly uniform; Distichlis and Spartina patens are clustered near corner. Salt excretion on spartina alterniflora leaves.
Representativeness	Randomly chosen from about 0.5 acre area. Generally representative. Patch varies from pure Spartin
Hydrologic Regime	Intermittently flooded
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	21-Sep-2000
Observation End Date	21-Sep-2000
Project	Fire Island National Seashore
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	25 m²
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	Very incomplete
Lichen Quality	Very incomplete
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
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Misc Fields:
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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 Spartina alterniflora Loisel. Spartina alterniflora Loisel. Spartina alterniflora smooth cordgrass Spartina alterniflora Loisel. **   Spartina alterniflora Loisel. Spartina alterniflora smooth cordgrass Spartina alterniflora Loisel. **   Herbaceous 70 % 05       -none- 2 Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene Distichlis spicata inland saltgrass Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene **   Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene Distichlis spicata inland saltgrass Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene **   Herbaceous 7 % 03       -none- 3 Spartina patens (Ait.) Muhl. Spartina patens (Ait.) Muhl. Spartina patens saltmeadow cordgrass Spartina patens (Ait.) Muhl. **   Spartina patens (Ait.) Muhl. Spartina patens saltmeadow cordgrass Spartina patens (Ait.) Muhl. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 4 Salicornia virginica L. Salicornia virginica L. Salicornia virginica Virginia glasswort Salicornia virginica L. **   Salicornia virginica L. Salicornia virginica Virginia glasswort Salicornia virginica L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy     0 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 80 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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