FIIS.6
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	FIIS.6
Author Observation Code	FIIS.6
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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 3D
State or Province	New York
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: New York area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Howells Point
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1.21919999814682 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Basin floor
Landform	barrier island(s)
Landscape Narrative	Salt panne grading into high salt marsh. Spartina stunted.
Representativeness	Good. Similar to many other areas of pannes. Some large pannes often with broad areas domninated b
Hydrologic Regime	Tidally flooded
Soil Drainage	very poorly drained
Water Salinity	Saltwater
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	24 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	17-Sep-1998
Observation End Date	17-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
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
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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 Algal crust Allionia gausapoides Standl. Allionia gausapoides Algal crust **   Algal crust **   Allionia gausapoides Standl. Allionia gausapoides Algal crust **   Algal crust **   Nonvascular 15 % 03       -none- 2 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 50 % 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 10 % 03       -none- 4 Spartina alterniflora Loisel. Spartina alterniflora Loisel. Spartina alterniflora smooth cordgrass Spartina alterniflora Loisel. **   Spartina alterniflora Loisel. Spartina alterniflora smooth cordgrass Spartina alterniflora Loisel. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 5 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-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 60 % Nonvascular   0.5 m 20 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 % Canopy     0 %
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