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ACAD.178
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.Ob.3003.ACAD178
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? ACAD.178
Author Observation Code ? ACAD.178
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Confidentiality Status ? exact location
Latitude ? 44.36323766 º
Longitude ? -68.260846603 º
Author Location ? ACAD -- Acadia - Peatland E of W side of Eagle Lake
State or Province ? Maine
Country ? United States
Named Places
quadrangle: Southwest Harbor
area|country|territory: United States
region|state|province: Maine
Layout Fields: 
Shape ? Rectangular
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 85 m
Slope Aspect ? 0 º
Slope Gradient ? 0 º
Topographic Position ? Low level
Surficial Deposits ? Organic Deposits: Peat
Landscape Narrative ? Microtopography: large, frequent hummocks; habitat patchiness: large hummocks with deep troughs or depressions between.. -- Current condition = 1, , . Landscape Quality =2.
Representativeness ? uniformly hummocky
Hydrologic Regime ? Seasonally 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 ? 19-Aug-1998
Observation End Date ? 19-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: 
--no data--
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label:
Change Strata Shown:
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
4.75 %
02       -none-
2 Betula populifolia Marsh. Betula populifolia Marsh. Betula populifolia gray birch Betula populifolia Marsh. **   Betula populifolia Marsh. Betula populifolia gray birch Betula populifolia Marsh. **   Short Shrub
3.75 %
02       -none-
3 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-
4 Cornus canadensis L. Cornus canadensis L. Cornus canadensis bunchberry dogwood Cornus canadensis L. **   Cornus canadensis L. Cornus canadensis bunchberry dogwood Cornus canadensis L. **   Herbaceous
0.8125 %
01       -none-
5 Eriophorum angustifolium Honckeny Eriophorum angustifolium Honckeny Eriophorum angustifolium tall cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium Honckeny **   Eriophorum angustifolium Honckeny Eriophorum angustifolium tall cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium Honckeny **   Herbaceous
0.3125 %
01       -none-
6 Maianthemum canadense Desf. Maianthemum canadense Desf. Maianthemum canadense Canada mayflower Maianthemum canadense Desf. **   Maianthemum canadense Desf. Maianthemum canadense Canada mayflower Maianthemum canadense Desf. **   Herbaceous
0.0625 %
01       -none-
7 Drosera rotundifolia L. Drosera rotundifolia L. Drosera rotundifolia roundleaf sundew Drosera rotundifolia L. **   Drosera rotundifolia L. Drosera rotundifolia roundleaf sundew Drosera rotundifolia L. **   Herbaceous
0.0625 %
01       -none-
8 Sphagnum rubellum Wils. Sphagnum rubellum Wils. Sphagnum rubellum sphagnum Sphagnum rubellum Wils. **   Sphagnum rubellum Wils. Sphagnum rubellum sphagnum Sphagnum rubellum Wils. **   Nonvascular
40.125 %
04       -none-
9 Sphagnum fuscum (Schimp.) Klinggr. Sphagnum fuscum (Schimp.) Klinggr. Sphagnum fuscum sphagnum Sphagnum fuscum (Schimp.) Klinggr. **   Sphagnum fuscum (Schimp.) Klinggr. Sphagnum fuscum sphagnum Sphagnum fuscum (Schimp.) Klinggr. **   Nonvascular
10.9375 %
03       -none-
10 Sphagnum L. Sphagnum L. Sphagnum sphagnum Sphagnum L. **   Sphagnum L. Sphagnum sphagnum Sphagnum L. **   Nonvascular
10.9375 %
03       -none-
11 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
10 %
03       -none-
12 Polytrichum strictum Brid. Polytrichum strictum Brid. Polytrichum strictum polytrichum moss Polytrichum strictum Brid. **   Polytrichum strictum Brid. Polytrichum strictum polytrichum moss Polytrichum strictum Brid. **   Nonvascular
9 %
03       -none-
13 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
7.375 %
03       -none-
14 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-
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
2.4375 %
02       -none-
16 Sphagnum palustre L. Sphagnum palustre L. Sphagnum palustre prairie sphagnum Sphagnum palustre L. **   Sphagnum palustre L. Sphagnum palustre prairie sphagnum Sphagnum palustre L. **   Nonvascular
0.75 %
01       -none-
17 Dicranum Hedw. Dicranum Hedw. Dicranum dicranum moss Dicranum Hedw. **   Dicranum Hedw. Dicranum dicranum moss Dicranum Hedw. **   Nonvascular
0.375 %
01       -none-
18 Pleurozium schreberi (Brid.) Mitt. Pleurozium schreberi (Brid.) Mitt. Pleurozium schreberi Schreber's big red stem moss Pleurozium schreberi (Brid.) Mitt. **   Pleurozium schreberi (Brid.) Mitt. Pleurozium schreberi Schreber's big red stem moss Pleurozium schreberi (Brid.) Mitt. **   Nonvascular
0.1875 %
01       -none-
19 Cladina arbuscula (Wallr.) Hale & Culb. Cladina arbuscula (Wallr.) Hale & Culb. Cladina arbuscula reindeer lichen Cladina arbuscula (Wallr.) Hale & Culb. **   Cladina arbuscula (Wallr.) Hale & Culb. Cladina arbuscula reindeer lichen Cladina arbuscula (Wallr.) Hale & Culb. **   Nonvascular
0.1875 %
01       -none-
20 Lichen Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN Nonvascular
0.0625 %
01       -none-
21 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
31.5625 %
04       -none-
22 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
26.4375 %
04       -none-
23 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
16.5 %
03       -none-
24 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
13.4375 %
03       -none-
25 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
5.0625 %
03       -none-
26 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
4.8125 %
02       -none-
27 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
1.1875 %
02       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Canopy     0 %
Dwarf Shrub     99 %
Emergent     0 %
Epiphyte     0 %
Herbaceous     3 %
Nonvascular     87 %
Short Shrub     8 %
Sub-Canopy     0 %
Tall Shrub     0 %
Vine/Liana     0 %
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Gawler, Sue PI
Weber, Jill Co-PI
Rooney, Sally Co-PI
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 01-Oct-1998
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Kalmia angustifolia - Chamaedaphne calyculata - (Picea mariana) / Cladonia spp. Acidic Peatland       no
Gawler, Sue


Soil Observations:
Soil Horizon ?Soil Depth Top ?Soil Depth Bottom ?Soil Color ?Soil Organic ?Soil Texture ?Soil Sand ?Soil Silt ?Soil Clay ?Soil Coarse ?Soil PH ?Exchange Capacity ?Base Saturation ?Soil Description ?
unknown                         pH=5; peat depth=100+cm; vonPost=1-2.


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   Fire: large rectangular chunks of charcoal right beneath the living layer of sphagnum; charcoal down to 38cm. Wind: . Cutting: . Agric: . Impoundment: .


User Defined Values
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