FIIS.10
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	FIIS.10
Author Observation Code	FIIS.10
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	40.6552 º
Longitude	-73.11295 º
Author Location	FIIS -- Fire Island Sunken Forest 1B
State or Province	New York
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: New York area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Sayville
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	3.04799999536704 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, too irregular to determine) º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	Lowslope
Landform	barrier island(s)
Landscape Narrative	Heterogeneity: mostly uniform. Carex pensylvanica confined to small sandy ridge. Parthenocissus abundant in hollows. Other features: Deer browse on Smilax seedlings. Rolling topography. Opening to the SE. Deer exclosure at edge of plot. Tip up mou
Representativeness	Good. Random. May be more Sassafras and less cherry here. Maximum dbh of largest trees is 35 cm.
Soil Drainage	well drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	96 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	08-Aug-2000
Observation End Date	08-Aug-2000
Project	Fire Island National Seashore
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	400 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:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Dead wood inventory. Fallen Logs of Sassafras albidum: 10 cm, 5, 5, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3. Stumps of Sassafras albidum: 40 cm diameter.

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 Ilex opaca Ait. Ilex opaca Ait. Ilex opaca American holly Ilex opaca Ait. **   Ilex opaca Ait. Ilex opaca American holly Ilex opaca Ait. **   Canopy 70 % 05       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12 cm       1 stem(s) 14 cm       1 stem(s) 15 cm       1 stem(s) 16 cm       1 stem(s) 17 cm       1 stem(s) 21 cm       1 stem(s) 21 cm       1 stem(s) 22 cm       1 stem(s) 22 cm       1 stem(s) 23 cm       1 stem(s) 24 cm       1 stem(s) 30 cm       1 stem(s) 2 Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum sassafras Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees **   Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum sassafras Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees **   Canopy 30 % 04       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 24 cm       1 stem(s) 25 cm       1 stem(s) 27 cm       1 stem(s) 28 cm       1 stem(s) 31 cm       1 stem(s) 3 Ilex opaca Ait. Ilex opaca Ait. Ilex opaca American holly Ilex opaca Ait. **   Ilex opaca Ait. Ilex opaca American holly Ilex opaca Ait. **   Tall Shrub 20 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10 cm       1 stem(s) 4 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 18 % 03       -none- 5 Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. **   Vine/Liana 2 % 02       -none- 6 Smilax glauca Walt. Smilax glauca Walt. Smilax glauca cat greenbrier Smilax glauca Walt. **   Smilax glauca Walt. Smilax glauca cat greenbrier Smilax glauca Walt. **   Vine/Liana 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 lichen, crustose on Ilex opaca lichen, crustose on Ilex opaca **   lichen, crustose on Ilex opaca **   Lichen, crustose 2LC lichen, crustose on Ilex opaca **   lichen, crustose on Ilex opaca **   Lichen, crustose 2LC Epiphyte 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 lichen, squammulose (green on dead trunk) Lichen, crustose, squamulose lichen, squammulose (green on dead trunk) **   lichen, squammulose (green on dead trunk) **   2LCQ Lichen, crustose, squamulose lichen, squammulose (green on dead trunk) **   lichen, squammulose (green on dead trunk) **   2LCQ Epiphyte 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Prunus serotina Ehrh. Prunus serotina Ehrh. Prunus serotina black cherry Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Prunus serotina Ehrh. Prunus serotina black cherry Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Short Shrub 4 % 02       -none- 10 Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum sassafras Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees **   Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees Sassafras albidum sassafras Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees **   Short Shrub 1 % 01       -none- 11 Ilex opaca Ait. Ilex opaca Ait. Ilex opaca American holly Ilex opaca Ait. **   Ilex opaca Ait. Ilex opaca American holly Ilex opaca Ait. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. Amelanchier canadensis Canadian serviceberry Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. **   Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. Amelanchier canadensis Canadian serviceberry Amelanchier canadensis (L.) Medik. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Carex pensylvanica Lam. Carex pensylvanica Lam. Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge Carex pensylvanica Lam. **   Carex pensylvanica Lam. Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge Carex pensylvanica Lam. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 5 m 10 m 90 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte 1 m 2 m 5 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 5 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub   0.5 m 5 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 20 % Vine/Liana 2 m 5 m 20 %
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