FIIS.12
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	FIIS.12
Author Observation Code	FIIS.12
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	40.6541 º
Longitude	-73.11598 º
Author Location	FIIS -- Fire Island Sunken Forest - 3B
State or Province	New York
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Sayville region|state|province: New York area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1.52399999768352 m
Slope Aspect	90 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	Low level
Landform	coastal plain
Landscape Narrative	Litter = Hudsonia needles, Heterogeneity: large scale: Ammophila association (7% of plot, at edge, in bands) vs Hudsonia association (most of plot); small scale: 1. grassy/Ilex clumps (with Lechea maritima), 2. grassy/Hudsonia mix, 3. Hudsonia/
Representativeness	Randomly chosen from about a 0.2 acre area. Representative but partly transitional to Ammophila ass
Soil Drainage	well drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	10 %
Percent Bare Soil	40 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	1 %
Name Other	Spent shells, (surf clams), tr
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	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 Ammophila breviligulata Fern. Ammophila breviligulata Fern. Ammophila breviligulata American beachgrass Ammophila breviligulata Fern. **   Ammophila breviligulata Fern. Ammophila breviligulata American beachgrass Ammophila breviligulata Fern. **   Herbaceous 7 % 03       -none- 2 Dichanthelium sabulorum (Lam.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. thinium (A.S. Hitchc. & Chase) Gould & C.A. Clark Dichanthelium sabulorum (Lam.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. thinium (A.S. Hitchc. & Chase) Gould & C.A. Clark Dichanthelium sabulorum var. thinium hemlock rosette grass Dichanthelium sabulorum (Lam.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. thinium (A.S. Hitchc. & Chase) Gould & C.A. Clark **   Dichanthelium sabulorum (Lam.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. thinium (A.S. Hitchc. & Chase) Gould & C.A. Clark Dichanthelium sabulorum var. thinium hemlock rosette grass Dichanthelium sabulorum (Lam.) Gould & C.A. Clark var. thinium (A.S. Hitchc. & Chase) Gould & C.A. Clark **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 3 Polygonella articulata (L.) Meisn. Polygonella articulata (L.) Meisn. Polygonella articulata coastal jointweed Polygonella articulata (L.) Meisn. **   Polygonella articulata (L.) Meisn. Polygonella articulata coastal jointweed Polygonella articulata (L.) Meisn. **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 4 Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronq. var. pusilla (Nutt.) Cronq. Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronq. var. pusilla (Nutt.) Cronq. Conyza canadensis var. pusilla Canadian horseweed Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronq. var. pusilla (Nutt.) Cronq. **   Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronq. var. pusilla (Nutt.) Cronq. Conyza canadensis var. pusilla Canadian horseweed Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronq. var. pusilla (Nutt.) Cronq. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 5 Cirsium horridulum Michx. Cirsium horridulum Michx. Cirsium horridulum yellow thistle Cirsium horridulum Michx. **   Cirsium horridulum Michx. Cirsium horridulum yellow thistle Cirsium horridulum Michx. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Lechea maritima Leggett ex B.S.P. Lechea maritima Leggett ex B.S.P. Lechea maritima beach pinweed Lechea maritima Leggett ex B.S.P. **   Lechea maritima Leggett ex B.S.P. Lechea maritima beach pinweed Lechea maritima Leggett ex B.S.P. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Hudsonia tomentosa Nutt. Hudsonia tomentosa Nutt. Hudsonia tomentosa woolly beachheather Hudsonia tomentosa Nutt. **   Hudsonia tomentosa Nutt. Hudsonia tomentosa woolly beachheather Hudsonia tomentosa Nutt. **   Short Shrub 48 % 04       -none- 8 Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi kinnikinnick Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. **   Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi kinnikinnick Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. **   Short Shrub 3 % 02       -none- 9 Prunus maritima Marsh. Prunus maritima Marsh. Prunus maritima beach plum Prunus maritima Marsh. **   Prunus maritima Marsh. Prunus maritima beach plum Prunus maritima Marsh. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 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 0.5 % 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 Cladina rangiferina (L.) Nyl. Cladina rangiferina (L.) Nyl. Cladina rangiferina greygreen reindeer lichen Cladina rangiferina (L.) Nyl. **   Cladina rangiferina (L.) Nyl. Cladina rangiferina greygreen reindeer lichen Cladina rangiferina (L.) Nyl. **   Nonvascular 2 % 02       -none- 13 Cladina rangiferina (L.) Nyl. Cladina rangiferina (L.) Nyl. Cladina rangiferina greygreen reindeer lichen Cladina rangiferina (L.) Nyl. **   Cladina rangiferina (L.) Nyl. Cladina rangiferina greygreen reindeer lichen Cladina rangiferina (L.) Nyl. **   Nonvascular 1 % 01       -none- 14 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 1 % 01       -none- 15 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- 16 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 10 % Nonvascular   0.5 m 5 % Short Shrub   0.5 m 50 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana   0.5 m 5 %
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