FIIS.3
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	FIIS.3
Author Observation Code	FIIS.3
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Location Accuracy	25000 m
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	40.67794 º
Longitude	-73.02629 º
Author Location	FIIS -- Fire Island Wilderness 5B
State or Province	New York
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: New York quadrangle: Howells Point area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1.21919999814682 m
Slope Aspect	90 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	Basin floor
Landscape Narrative	A narrow band between salt shrub and high salt marsh..
Representativeness	Good. However some areas are more diverse on the east side of tidal creek. Some areas degraded by
Hydrologic Regime	Semipermanently flooded
Soil Drainage	very poorly drained
Water Salinity	Brackish
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	18-Sep-1998
Observation End Date	18-Sep-1998
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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Change Strata Shown: --choose one-- show strata show overall cover show strata + overall
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 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- 2 Eleocharis rostellata (Torr.) Torr. Eleocharis rostellata (Torr.) Torr. Eleocharis rostellata beaked spikerush Eleocharis rostellata (Torr.) Torr. **   Eleocharis rostellata (Torr.) Torr. Eleocharis rostellata beaked spikerush Eleocharis rostellata (Torr.) Torr. **   Herbaceous 40 % 04       -none- 3 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 40 % 04       -none- 4 Schoenoplectus pungens (Vahl) Palla var. pungens Schoenoplectus pungens (Vahl) Palla var. pungens Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens common threesquare Schoenoplectus pungens (Vahl) Palla var. pungens **   Schoenoplectus pungens (Vahl) Palla var. pungens Schoenoplectus pungens var. pungens common threesquare Schoenoplectus pungens (Vahl) Palla var. pungens **   Herbaceous 15 % 03       -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 2 % 02       -none- 6 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- 7 Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt. Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt. Euthamia graminifolia flat-top goldentop Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt. **   Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt. Euthamia graminifolia flat-top goldentop Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Salicornia maritima Wolff & Jefferies Salicornia maritima Wolff & Jefferies Salicornia maritima slender grasswort Salicornia maritima Wolff & Jefferies **   Salicornia maritima Wolff & Jefferies Salicornia maritima slender grasswort Salicornia maritima Wolff & Jefferies **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Juncus gerardii Loisel. Juncus gerardii Loisel. Juncus gerardii saltmeadow rush Juncus gerardii Loisel. **   Juncus gerardii Loisel. Juncus gerardii saltmeadow rush Juncus gerardii Loisel. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Festuca rubra L. Festuca rubra L. Festuca rubra red fescue Festuca rubra L. **   Festuca rubra L. Festuca rubra red fescue Festuca rubra L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene Distichlis spicata inland saltgrass Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene **   Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene Distichlis spicata inland saltgrass Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 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 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     0 % Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 100 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana   0.5 m 5 %
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