ACAD.87
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ACAD.87
Author Observation Code	ACAD.87
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	44.366426203 º
Longitude	-68.259689569 º
Author Location	ACAD -- Acadia - Northeast of Gilmore Meadow
State or Province	Maine
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: Maine quadrangle: Southwest Harbor
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	99 m
Slope Aspect	340 º
Slope Gradient	6 º
Topographic Position	High level
Rock Type	igneous, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	Microtopography: ; habitat patchiness: granit outcrops interspersed with dense...(?). -- Current condition = 2, , . Landscape Quality =3.
Hydrologic Regime	Saturated
Soil Drainage	somewhat 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	15-Sep-1997
Observation End Date	15-Sep-1997
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
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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. **   Canopy 19.6068 % 03 4.89597 m²/ha     -none- 2 Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens red spruce Picea rubens Sarg. **   Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens red spruce Picea rubens Sarg. **   Canopy 0.3932 % 01 0.09817 m²/ha     -none- 3 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 **   Short Shrub 15.75 % 03       -none- 4 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 11.5 % 03       -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. **   Short Shrub 7 % 03       -none- 6 Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Pteridium aquilinum western brackenfern Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn **   Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Pteridium aquilinum western brackenfern Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn **   Herbaceous 2.3125 % 02       -none- 7 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 1.75 % 02       -none- 8 Lichen Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN Nonvascular 12.6875 % 03       -none- 9 Polytrichum commune Hedw. Polytrichum commune Hedw. Polytrichum commune polytrichum moss Polytrichum commune Hedw. **   Polytrichum commune Hedw. Polytrichum commune polytrichum moss Polytrichum commune Hedw. **   Nonvascular 10.375 % 03       -none- 10 Polytrichum piliferum Hedw. Polytrichum piliferum Hedw. Polytrichum piliferum polytrichum moss Polytrichum piliferum Hedw. **   Polytrichum piliferum Hedw. Polytrichum piliferum polytrichum moss Polytrichum piliferum Hedw. **   Nonvascular 5.9375 % 03       -none- 11 Bryophyta Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Bryophyta **   Bryophyta Mosses Bryophyta **   Nonvascular 4 % 02       -none- 12 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 3.1875 % 02       -none- 13 Sphagnum compactum DC. in Lam. & DC. Sphagnum compactum DC. in Lam. & DC. Sphagnum compactum low sphagnum Sphagnum compactum DC. in Lam. & DC. **   Sphagnum compactum DC. in Lam. & DC. Sphagnum compactum low sphagnum Sphagnum compactum DC. in Lam. & DC. **   Nonvascular 2.3125 % 02       -none- 14 Cladina rangiferina (L.) Nyl. Cladina rangiferina (L.) Nyl. Cladina rangiferina greygreen reindeer lichen Cladina rangiferina (L.) Nyl. **   Cladina rangiferina (L.) Nyl. Cladina rangiferina greygreen reindeer lichen Cladina rangiferina (L.) Nyl. **   Nonvascular 1.9375 % 02       -none- 15 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 1.4375 % 02       -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 1.3125 % 02       -none- 17 Polytrichum juniperinum Hedw. Polytrichum juniperinum Hedw. Polytrichum juniperinum juniper polytrichum moss Polytrichum juniperinum Hedw. **   Polytrichum juniperinum Hedw. Polytrichum juniperinum juniper polytrichum moss Polytrichum juniperinum Hedw. **   Nonvascular 0.625 % 01       -none- 18 Dicranum Hedw. Dicranum Hedw. Dicranum dicranum moss Dicranum Hedw. **   Dicranum Hedw. Dicranum dicranum moss Dicranum Hedw. **   Nonvascular 0.125 % 01       -none- 19 Cladonia pyxidata (L.) Hoffm. Cladonia pyxidata (L.) Hoffm. Cladonia pyxidata cup lichen Cladonia pyxidata (L.) Hoffm. **   Cladonia pyxidata (L.) Hoffm. Cladonia pyxidata cup lichen Cladonia pyxidata (L.) Hoffm. **   Nonvascular 0.0625 % 01       -none- 20 Liverwort Liverwort Liverwort **   Liverwort **   2LW Liverwort Liverwort **   Liverwort **   2LW Nonvascular 0.0625 % 01       -none- 21 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 0.0625 % 01       -none- 22 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. **   Sub-Canopy 53.25 % 05       -none- 23 Betula papyrifera Marsh. Betula papyrifera Marsh. Betula papyrifera paper birch Betula papyrifera Marsh. **   Betula papyrifera Marsh. Betula papyrifera paper birch Betula papyrifera Marsh. **   Sub-Canopy 9.25 % 03       -none- 24 Betula populifolia Marsh. Betula populifolia Marsh. Betula populifolia gray birch Betula populifolia Marsh. **   Betula populifolia Marsh. Betula populifolia gray birch Betula populifolia Marsh. **   Sub-Canopy 5.25 % 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 10.0625 % 03       -none- 26 Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. Vaccinium myrtilloides velvetleaf huckleberry Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. **   Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. Vaccinium myrtilloides velvetleaf huckleberry Vaccinium myrtilloides Michx. **   Dwarf Shrub 5.875 % 03       -none- 27 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 3.9375 % 02       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy   7 m 20 % Dwarf Shrub     20 % Emergent   11 m 3 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous     4 % Nonvascular     37 % Short Shrub     34 % Sub-Canopy     68 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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