FIIS.19
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	FIIS.19
Author Observation Code	FIIS.19
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	40.7258 º
Longitude	-72.88741 º
Author Location	FIIS -- Fire Island Wilderness 5F
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	270 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	Basin floor
Landform	barrier island(s)
Landscape Narrative	Surface notes: trash = 1 ribbon, driftwood boards; litter includes overwashed shells. Heterogeneity: moisture gradient; 90% somewhat moist at surface, 10% somewhat dry at surface with exposed sand and abundant Panicum virgatum; Microhabitats include:
Representativeness	Representative of patch (as a zonal band of swale complex). Other parts with Pluchea odorata and gr
Soil Drainage	moderately well drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	30 %
Percent Bare Soil	20 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	1 %
Name Other	trash
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	09-Aug-2000
Observation End Date	09-Aug-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 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 3 % 02       -none- 2 Myrica pensylvanica Myrica pensylvanica Mirbel Myrica pensylvanica Myrica pensylvanica **   Myrica pensylvanica **   Myrica pensylvanica Mirbel Myrica pensylvanica Myrica pensylvanica **   Myrica pensylvanica **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 3 Festuca rubra L. Festuca rubra L. Festuca rubra red fescue Festuca rubra L. **   Festuca rubra L. Festuca rubra red fescue Festuca rubra L. **   Herbaceous 5 % 02       -none- 4 Panicum virgatum L. Panicum virgatum L. Panicum virgatum switchgrass Panicum virgatum L. **   Panicum virgatum L. Panicum virgatum switchgrass Panicum virgatum L. **   Herbaceous 3 % 02       -none- 5 Solidago sempervirens L. Solidago sempervirens L. Solidago sempervirens seaside goldenrod Solidago sempervirens L. **   Solidago sempervirens L. Solidago sempervirens seaside goldenrod Solidago sempervirens L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 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 0 % 01       -none- 7 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 1 % 01       -none- 8 Lathyrus japonicus Willd. var. maritimus (L.) Kartesz & Gandhi Lathyrus japonicus Willd. var. maritimus (L.) Kartesz & Gandhi Lathyrus japonicus var. maritimus beach pea Lathyrus japonicus Willd. var. maritimus (L.) Kartesz & Gandhi **   Lathyrus japonicus Willd. var. maritimus (L.) Kartesz & Gandhi Lathyrus japonicus var. maritimus beach pea Lathyrus japonicus Willd. var. maritimus (L.) Kartesz & Gandhi **   Vine/Liana 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 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 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 90 % 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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