FIIS.48
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	FIIS.48
Author Observation Code	FIIS.48
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	40.7268 º
Longitude	-72.88652 º
Author Location	FIIS -- Fire Island Wilderness 3I
State or Province	New York
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: New York quadrangle: Howells Point
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	49 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1.21919999814682 m
Slope Aspect	135 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	Basin floor
Landform	barrier island(s)
Landscape Narrative	Rest of plot has 2 cm water at surface. Adjacent ot very small coastal salt pond. Pond has 7 - 10 cm water. Edge is in plot adn has Eleocharis submerged with Pluchea emergent and Scirpus americanus.
Representativeness	Good for this variant. Small patch of Sparitna patens within brackish swale. Other areas have Scir
Hydrologic Regime	Semipermanently 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	3 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	21-Sep-2000
Observation End Date	21-Sep-2000
Project	Fire Island National Seashore
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	49 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 Spartina patens (Ait.) Muhl. Spartina patens (Ait.) Muhl. Spartina patens saltmeadow cordgrass Spartina patens (Ait.) Muhl. **   Spartina patens (Ait.) Muhl. Spartina patens saltmeadow cordgrass Spartina patens (Ait.) Muhl. **   Herbaceous 95 % 06       -none- 2 Schoenoplectus americanus (Pers.) Volk. ex Schinz & R. Keller Schoenoplectus americanus (Pers.) Volk. ex Schinz & R. Keller Schoenoplectus americanus chairmaker's bulrush Schoenoplectus americanus (Pers.) Volk. ex Schinz & R. Keller **   Schoenoplectus americanus (Pers.) Volk. ex Schinz & R. Keller Schoenoplectus americanus chairmaker's bulrush Schoenoplectus americanus (Pers.) Volk. ex Schinz & R. Keller **   Herbaceous 4 % 02       -none- 3 Eleocharis acicularis (submerged aquatic) Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes Eleocharis acicularis needle spikerush Eleocharis acicularis (submerged aquatic) **   Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes Eleocharis acicularis needle spikerush Eleocharis acicularis (submerged aquatic) **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 4 Pluchea odorata (L.) Cass. Pluchea odorata (L.) Cass. Pluchea odorata sweetscent Pluchea odorata (L.) Cass. **   Pluchea odorata (L.) Cass. Pluchea odorata sweetscent Pluchea odorata (L.) Cass. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 5 Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Phragmites australis common reed Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. **   Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Phragmites australis common reed Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Baccharis halimifolia L. Baccharis halimifolia L. Baccharis halimifolia eastern baccharis Baccharis halimifolia L. **   Baccharis halimifolia L. Baccharis halimifolia eastern baccharis Baccharis halimifolia L. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Eleocharis acicularis (A3 - submerged aquatic) Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes Eleocharis acicularis needle spikerush Eleocharis acicularis (A3 - submerged aquatic) **   Eleocharis acicularis (L.) Roemer & J.A. Schultes Eleocharis acicularis needle spikerush Eleocharis acicularis (A3 - submerged aquatic) **   Unknown stratum 1 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy     0 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 100 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub   0.5 m 5 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 % Unknown stratum
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