Basaltic bedrock shoreline with a small bog at head and seepage over the rock. Habitat for arctic-alpine species. Moist, cool environment, fog enriched. Very craggy rocks, filled with cracks. -- On bedding ridge of basalt peninsula.
Representativeness
Plot represents bedrock zones from shore to edge of shrub zone; includes less common wet seepage are
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:
Growthform1 Type
Other/unknown
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
The lower third of plot lacks lichens - just bare rock. Upper 2/3 encrusted ca 30% with herbaceous and low shrubs in cracks. Upper 10% mostly vegetated, with 1 x 10 m "u" shaped pool near center of plot, other smaller pools present. Edge of small boggy pool on inland edge. Plot does not reach into the shrub zone - it's all bedrock.
