FIIS.45
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	FIIS.45
Author Observation Code	FIIS.45
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	40.6933 º
Longitude	-72.98046 º
Author Location	FIIS -- Fire Island Wilderness 1J
State or Province	New York
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Howells Point area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: New York
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1.82879999722022 m
Slope Aspect	45 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	Basin floor
Landform	barrier island(s)
Landscape Narrative	Heterogenity: zones include 1. typical moist dense shrubland and 2. wetter swale ecotone with more abundent herbs and Vaccinium corymbosum. Difficult plot with dense vines draped from shrub canopy and solidly rooted in ground. Extremely dense thicket.
Representativeness	Representative of wet/typical end of spectrum for patch. Randomly chosen from about 0.1 acre area.
Hydrologic Regime	Saturated
Soil Drainage	very poorly drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	99 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	22-Sep-2000
Observation End Date	22-Sep-2000
Project	Fire Island National Seashore
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	100 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 Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. Amelanchier canadensis Canadian serviceberry Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. **   Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. Amelanchier canadensis Canadian serviceberry Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. **   Tall Shrub 50 % 04       -none- 2 Rhododendron viscosum (L.) Torr. Rhododendron viscosum (L.) Torr. Rhododendron viscosum swamp azalea Rhododendron viscosum (L.) Torr. **   Rhododendron viscosum (L.) Torr. Rhododendron viscosum swamp azalea Rhododendron viscosum (L.) Torr. **   Tall Shrub 50 % 04       -none- 3 Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum L. **   Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum L. **   Tall Shrub 25 % 03       -none- 4 Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. Aronia melanocarpa Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. **   Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. **   Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. Aronia melanocarpa Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. **   Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. **   Tall Shrub 7 % 03       -none- 5 Ilex glabra (L.) Gray Ilex glabra (L.) Gray Ilex glabra inkberry Ilex glabra (L.) Gray **   Ilex glabra (L.) Gray Ilex glabra inkberry Ilex glabra (L.) Gray **   Tall Shrub 5 % 02       -none- 6 Smilax glauca Walt. Smilax glauca Walt. Smilax glauca cat greenbrier Smilax glauca Walt. **   Smilax glauca Walt. Smilax glauca cat greenbrier Smilax glauca Walt. **   Vine/Liana 46 % 04       -none- 7 Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia L. **   Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia L. **   Vine/Liana 44 % 04       -none- 8 Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze **   Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze Toxicodendron radicans eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze **   Vine/Liana 2 % 02       -none- 9 Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. **   Vine/Liana 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Lichens, Crusrose Lichens, Crusrose **   Lichens, Crusrose **   Lichen, crustose 2LC Lichens, Crusrose **   Lichens, Crusrose **   Lichen, crustose 2LC Epiphyte 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. Aronia melanocarpa Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. **   Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. **   Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. Aronia melanocarpa Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. **   Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. **   Short Shrub 5 % 02       -none- 12 Rhododendron viscosum (L.) Torr. Rhododendron viscosum (L.) Torr. Rhododendron viscosum swamp azalea Rhododendron viscosum (L.) Torr. **   Rhododendron viscosum (L.) Torr. Rhododendron viscosum swamp azalea Rhododendron viscosum (L.) Torr. **   Short Shrub 3 % 02       -none- 13 Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum L. **   Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum L. **   Short Shrub 3 % 02       -none- 14 Ilex glabra (L.) Gray Ilex glabra (L.) Gray Ilex glabra inkberry Ilex glabra (L.) Gray **   Ilex glabra (L.) Gray Ilex glabra inkberry Ilex glabra (L.) Gray **   Short Shrub 3 % 02       -none- 15 Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. Amelanchier canadensis Canadian serviceberry Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. **   Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. Amelanchier canadensis Canadian serviceberry Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. **   Short Shrub 2 % 02       -none- 16 Rubus hispidus L. Rubus hispidus L. Rubus hispidus bristly dewberry Rubus hispidus L. **   Rubus hispidus L. Rubus hispidus bristly dewberry Rubus hispidus L. **   Short Shrub 1 % 01       -none- 17 Prunus serotina Ehrh. Prunus serotina Ehrh. Prunus serotina black cherry Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Prunus serotina Ehrh. Prunus serotina black cherry Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 Rosa palustris Marsh. Rosa palustris Marsh. Rosa palustris swamp rose Rosa palustris Marsh. **   Rosa palustris Marsh. Rosa palustris swamp rose Rosa palustris Marsh. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 Ilex opaca Ait. Ilex opaca Ait. Ilex opaca American holly Ilex opaca Ait. **   Ilex opaca Ait. Ilex opaca American holly Ilex opaca Ait. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum sassafras Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees **   Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum sassafras Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 21 Thelypteris palustris Schott Thelypteris palustris Schott Thelypteris palustris eastern marsh fern Thelypteris palustris Schott **   Thelypteris palustris Schott Thelypteris palustris eastern marsh fern Thelypteris palustris Schott **   Herbaceous 2 % 02       -none- 22 Triadenum virginicum (L.) Raf. Triadenum virginicum (L.) Raf. Triadenum virginicum Virginia marsh St. Johnswort Triadenum virginicum (L.) Raf. **   Triadenum virginicum (L.) Raf. Triadenum virginicum Virginia marsh St. Johnswort Triadenum virginicum (L.) Raf. **   Herbaceous 2 % 02       -none- 23 Trientalis borealis Raf. Trientalis borealis Raf. Trientalis borealis starflower Trientalis borealis Raf. **   Trientalis borealis Raf. Trientalis borealis starflower Trientalis borealis Raf. **   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 1 m 2 m 5 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 5 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub   0.5 m 10 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 90 % Vine/Liana 2 m 5 m 70 % Sub-Canopy     0 %
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