085-FINR-0008
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:16887-{3B304173-E2C8-449A-8335-0647F71EFAD9} » Citing info
Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-FINR-0008
Author Observation Code	085-FINR-0008
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	10 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	37 º
Longitude	-76 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Northampton region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	8 x 25 m
Area	200 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	0 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	basin/depression
Landform	tidal flat
Hydrologic Regime	tidal - irregularly flooded
Soil Moisture Regime	subhygric
Soil Drainage	somewhat poorly drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	23-Sep-2010
Observation End Date	23-Sep-2010
Project	Virginia Heritage
Cover Method	Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method	No Strata
Method Narrative	releve Virginia Division of Natural Heritage, see http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/documents/nh_plotform_instructions.pdf
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Field Height	12 m
Field Cover	40 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	The plot is representative of an large salt flat or salt panne located in a sandy ecotone where the edge of a maritime salt marsh meets a complex of ocean-fronting dunes. This habitat is probably flooded by both exceptionally high tides and occasional storm surge overwash; it constitutes a very slight depression where salt must accumulate through evaporation of saline surface water. The vegetation is overwhelmingly dominated by Salicornia bigelovii, although a few other species are present at very low cover.

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
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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 Salicornia bigelovii Salicornia bigelovii **   Salicornia bigelovii **   Salicornia bigelovii **   Salicornia bigelovii **   Salicornia bigelovii **   Salicornia bigelovii **   Salicornia bigelovii **   Salicornia bigelovii **   -all-   62.5 % 8       -none- 2 Spartina alterniflora Spartina alterniflora **   Spartina alterniflora **   Spartina alterniflora **   Spartina alterniflora **   Spartina alterniflora **   Spartina alterniflora **   Spartina alterniflora **   Spartina alterniflora **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 3 Spartina patens Spartina patens **   Spartina patens **   Spartina patens **   Spartina patens **   Spartina patens **   Spartina patens **   Spartina patens **   Spartina patens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 4 Suaeda maritima Suaeda maritima **   Suaeda maritima **   Suaeda maritima **   Suaeda maritima **   Suaeda maritima **   Suaeda maritima **   Suaeda maritima **   Suaeda maritima **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 5 Distichlis spicata Distichlis spicata **   Distichlis spicata **   Distichlis spicata **   Distichlis spicata **   Distichlis spicata **   Distichlis spicata **   Distichlis spicata **   Distichlis spicata **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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