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FIIS.21
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.Ob.4577.FIIS21
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? FIIS.21
Author Observation Code ? FIIS.21
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Confidentiality Status ? exact location
Latitude ? 40.7251 º
Longitude ? -72.88728 º
Author Location ? FIIS -- Fire Island Wilderness 7F
State or Province ? New York
Country ? United States
Named Places
quadrangle: Howells Point
region|state|province: New York
area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields: 
Shape ? Square
Area ? 25
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 1.52399999768352 m
Slope Aspect ? 180 º
Slope Gradient ? 10 º
Topographic Position ? Lowslope
Landform ? barrier island(s)
Landscape Narrative ? Litter = wrack, wood = driftwood, small rocks = marine washed gravel, no trash present, no foot prints present before plot work. Litter includes 1% cover. Shells (Quahogs, scallops, mounsnails). Heterogeneity: lower 1" dune (exposed sand, 15 slope), wr
Representativeness ? Strongly biased to include Cakile edentulata in plot. Randomly chosen form 3 local clusters of Caki
Hydrologic Regime ? Tidally flooded
Soil Drainage ? well drained
Percent Bedrock ? 0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 1 %
Percent Wood ? 1 %
Percent Litter ? 5 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 100 %
Percent Water ? 0 %
Percent Other ? 0 %
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 ? 25
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: 
--no data--
Misc Fields: 
--no data--
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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Change Strata Shown:
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 Cakile edentula (Bigelow) Hook. Cakile edentula (Bigelow) Hook. Cakile edentula American searocket Cakile edentula (Bigelow) Hook. **   Cakile edentula (Bigelow) Hook. Cakile edentula American searocket Cakile edentula (Bigelow) Hook. **   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     0 %
Herbaceous   0.5 m 5 %
Nonvascular     0 %
Short Shrub     0 %
Sub-Canopy     0 %
Tall Shrub     0 %
Vine/Liana     0 %
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Sneddon, Lesley PI
Hunt, David Plot author
Olivero, Adele Plot author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 01-Jul-2004
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Cakile edentula ssp. edentula - Chamaesyce polygonifolia Sparse Beach Vegetation       no
Edinger, Greg


Soil Observations:
Soil Horizon ?Soil Depth Top ?Soil Depth Bottom ?Soil Color ?Soil Organic ?Soil Texture ?Soil Sand ?Soil Silt ?Soil Clay ?Soil Coarse ?Soil PH ?Exchange Capacity ?Base Saturation ?Soil Description ?
unknown         Sands: Sand               pH = 6.4


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
Animal, general   Salt Marsh mosquitoes (>50), ants (brown, small in wrack, >60), ant holes, gull (2 feathers), 2 fruit flies (?)


User Defined Values
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