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FIIS.28
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? FIIS.28
Author Observation Code ? FIIS.28
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Confidentiality Status ? exact location
Latitude ? 40.7722 º
Longitude ? -72.83431 º
Author Location ? FIIS -- Forge Point 2A
State or Province ? New York
Country ? United States
Named Places
area|country|territory: United States
quadrangle: Moriches
region|state|province: New York
Layout Fields: 
Shape ? Square
Area ? 400
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 3.96239999397715 m
Slope Aspect ? 225 º
Slope Gradient ? 2.5 º
Topographic Position ? Low level
Landform ? coastal plain
Landscape Narrative ? Surface notes: trash = balloon, litter = oak leaves. Soil notes: contains 1-2% pebbles (round, white from glacial moraine). Heterogeneity: canopy of uniform openness; T and S layers uniform. Microhabitats include 1. tree hummocks/tip overs (3x) with
Representativeness ? Randomly chosen from about 0.2 acre area. Representative but probably near coastal oak-hickory fore
Soil Drainage ? well drained
Percent Bedrock ? 0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 0 %
Percent Wood ? 5 %
Percent Litter ? 98 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 1 %
Percent Water ? 0 %
Percent Other ? 1 %
Name Other ? trash
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 11-Aug-2000
Observation End Date ? 11-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
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
Change plant label:
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 Quercus coccinea Muenchh. Quercus coccinea Muenchh. Quercus coccinea scarlet oak Quercus coccinea Muenchh. **   Quercus coccinea Muenchh. Quercus coccinea scarlet oak Quercus coccinea Muenchh. **   Canopy
50 %
04       -none-
2 Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   Canopy
20 %
03       -none-
3 Quercus coccinea X Q. velutina Quercus L. Quercus oak Quercus coccinea X Q. velutina **   Quercus L. Quercus oak Quercus coccinea X Q. velutina **   Canopy
10 %
03       -none-
4 Quercus alba L. Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak Quercus alba L. **   Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak Quercus alba L. **   Canopy
7 %
03       -none-
5 Carya alba (L.) Nutt. ex Ell. Carya alba (L.) Nutt. ex Ell. Carya alba mockernut hickory Carya alba (L.) Nutt. ex Ell. **   Carya alba (L.) Nutt. ex Ell. Carya alba mockernut hickory Carya alba (L.) Nutt. ex Ell. **   Canopy
3 %
02       -none-
6 Quercus alba L. Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak Quercus alba L. **   Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak Quercus alba L. **   Sub-Canopy
20 %
03       -none-
7 Quercus coccinea Muenchh. Quercus coccinea Muenchh. Quercus coccinea scarlet oak Quercus coccinea Muenchh. **   Quercus coccinea Muenchh. Quercus coccinea scarlet oak Quercus coccinea Muenchh. **   Sub-Canopy
10 %
03       -none-
8 Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   Sub-Canopy
5 %
02       -none-
9 Carya alba (L.) Nutt. ex Ell. Carya alba (L.) Nutt. ex Ell. Carya alba mockernut hickory Carya alba (L.) Nutt. ex Ell. **   Carya alba (L.) Nutt. ex Ell. Carya alba mockernut hickory Carya alba (L.) Nutt. ex Ell. **   Sub-Canopy
3 %
02       -none-
10 Populus grandidentata Michx. Populus grandidentata Michx. Populus grandidentata bigtooth aspen Populus grandidentata Michx. **   Populus grandidentata Michx. Populus grandidentata bigtooth aspen Populus grandidentata Michx. **   Sub-Canopy
2 %
02       -none-
11 Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust Robinia pseudoacacia L. **   Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust Robinia pseudoacacia L. **   Sub-Canopy
1 %
01       -none-
12 Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra pignut hickory Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet **   Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra pignut hickory Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet **   Sub-Canopy
0.5 %
01       -none-
13 Quercus alba L. Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak Quercus alba L. **   Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak Quercus alba L. **   Tall Shrub
12 %
03       -none-
14 Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   Tall Shrub
7 %
03       -none-
15 Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. Lyonia ligustrina maleberry Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. **   Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. Lyonia ligustrina maleberry Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. **   Tall Shrub
2 %
02       -none-
16 Prunus serotina Ehrh. Prunus serotina Ehrh. Prunus serotina black cherry Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Prunus serotina Ehrh. Prunus serotina black cherry Prunus serotina Ehrh. **   Tall Shrub
2 %
02       -none-
17 Frangula alnus P. Mill. Frangula alnus P. Mill. Frangula alnus glossy buckthorn Frangula alnus P. Mill. **   Frangula alnus P. Mill. Frangula alnus glossy buckthorn Frangula alnus P. Mill. **   Tall Shrub
1 %
01       -none-
18 Populus grandidentata Michx. Populus grandidentata Michx. Populus grandidentata bigtooth aspen Populus grandidentata Michx. **   Populus grandidentata Michx. Populus grandidentata bigtooth aspen Populus grandidentata Michx. **   Tall Shrub
1 %
01       -none-
19 Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra pignut hickory Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet **   Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra pignut hickory Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet **   Tall Shrub
1 %
01       -none-
20 Quercus coccinea Muenchh. Quercus coccinea Muenchh. Quercus coccinea scarlet oak Quercus coccinea Muenchh. **   Quercus coccinea Muenchh. Quercus coccinea scarlet oak Quercus coccinea Muenchh. **   Tall Shrub
1 %
01       -none-
21 Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Marsh. **   Tall Shrub
1 %
01       -none-
22 Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust Robinia pseudoacacia L. **   Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust Robinia pseudoacacia L. **   Tall Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
23 Lichens (on tree trunks) Lichen Lichens (on tree trunks) **   Lichens (on tree trunks) **   2LICHN Lichen Lichens (on tree trunks) **   Lichens (on tree trunks) **   2LICHN Epiphyte
1 %
01       -none-
24 Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch Gaylussacia baccata black huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch **   Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch Gaylussacia baccata black huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch **   Short Shrub
25 %
03       -none-
25 Vaccinium pallidum Ait. Vaccinium pallidum Ait. Vaccinium pallidum Blue Ridge blueberry Vaccinium pallidum Ait. **   Vaccinium pallidum Ait. Vaccinium pallidum Blue Ridge blueberry Vaccinium pallidum Ait. **   Short Shrub
15 %
03       -none-
26 Lyonia mariana (L.) D. Don Lyonia mariana (L.) D. Don Lyonia mariana piedmont staggerbush Lyonia mariana (L.) D. Don **   Lyonia mariana (L.) D. Don Lyonia mariana piedmont staggerbush Lyonia mariana (L.) D. Don **   Short Shrub
5 %
02       -none-
27 Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. Lyonia ligustrina maleberry Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. **   Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. Lyonia ligustrina maleberry Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. **   Short Shrub
4 %
02       -none-
28 Quercus alba L. Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak Quercus alba L. **   Quercus alba L. Quercus alba white oak Quercus alba L. **   Short Shrub
3 %
02       -none-
29 Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum L. **   Vaccinium corymbosum L. Vaccinium corymbosum highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum L. **   Short Shrub
2 %
02       -none-
30 Carya alba (L.) Nutt. ex Ell. Carya alba (L.) Nutt. ex Ell. Carya alba mockernut hickory Carya alba (L.) Nutt. ex Ell. **   Carya alba (L.) Nutt. ex Ell. Carya alba mockernut hickory Carya alba (L.) Nutt. ex Ell. **   Short Shrub
1 %
01       -none-
31 Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust Robinia pseudoacacia L. **   Robinia pseudoacacia L. Robinia pseudoacacia black locust Robinia pseudoacacia L. **   Short Shrub
1 %
01       -none-
32 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
1 %
01       -none-
33 Rubus hispidus L. Rubus hispidus L. Rubus hispidus bristly dewberry Rubus hispidus L. **   Rubus hispidus L. Rubus hispidus bristly dewberry Rubus hispidus L. **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
34 Rubus flagellaris Willd. Rubus flagellaris Willd. Rubus flagellaris northern dewberry Rubus flagellaris Willd. **   Rubus flagellaris Willd. Rubus flagellaris northern dewberry Rubus flagellaris Willd. **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
35 Viburnum dentatum L. var. lucidum Ait. Viburnum dentatum L. var. lucidum Ait. Viburnum dentatum var. lucidum southern arrowwood Viburnum dentatum L. var. lucidum Ait. **   Viburnum dentatum L. var. lucidum Ait. Viburnum dentatum var. lucidum southern arrowwood Viburnum dentatum L. var. lucidum Ait. **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
36 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
0.5 %
01       -none-
37 Frangula alnus P. Mill. Frangula alnus P. Mill. Frangula alnus glossy buckthorn Frangula alnus P. Mill. **   Frangula alnus P. Mill. Frangula alnus glossy buckthorn Frangula alnus P. Mill. **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
38 Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   Quercus velutina Lam. Quercus velutina black oak Quercus velutina Lam. **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
39 Berberis thunbergii DC. Berberis thunbergii DC. Berberis thunbergii Japanese barberry Berberis thunbergii DC. **   Berberis thunbergii DC. Berberis thunbergii Japanese barberry Berberis thunbergii DC. **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
40 Quercus coccinea Muenchh. Quercus coccinea Muenchh. Quercus coccinea scarlet oak Quercus coccinea Muenchh. **   Quercus coccinea Muenchh. Quercus coccinea scarlet oak Quercus coccinea Muenchh. **   Short Shrub
0.5 %
01       -none-
41 Polytrichum juniperinum Hedw. Polytrichum juniperinum Hedw. Polytrichum juniperinum juniper polytrichum moss Polytrichum juniperinum Hedw. **   Polytrichum juniperinum Hedw. Polytrichum juniperinum juniper polytrichum moss Polytrichum juniperinum Hedw. **   Nonvascular
1 %
01       -none-
42 Dicranum Hedw. Dicranum Hedw. Dicranum dicranum moss Dicranum Hedw. **   Dicranum Hedw. Dicranum dicranum moss Dicranum Hedw. **   Nonvascular
0.5 %
01       -none-
43 Lichen (squammulose) Lichen, crustose, squamulose Lichen (squammulose) **   Lichen (squammulose) **   2LCQ Lichen, crustose, squamulose Lichen (squammulose) **   Lichen (squammulose) **   2LCQ Nonvascular
0.5 %
01       -none-
44 Dicranella (C. Müll.) Schimp. Dicranella (C. Müll.) Schimp. Dicranella dicranella moss Dicranella (C. Müll.) Schimp. **   Dicranella (C. Müll.) Schimp. Dicranella dicranella moss Dicranella (C. Müll.) Schimp. **   Nonvascular
0.5 %
01       -none-
45 Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ã…ngstr. in Fries Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ã…ngstr. in Fries Leucobryum glaucum leucobryum moss Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ã…ngstr. in Fries **   Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ã…ngstr. in Fries Leucobryum glaucum leucobryum moss Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ã…ngstr. in Fries **   Nonvascular
0.5 %
01       -none-
46 Polypore Polypore **   Plantae Plants Polypore **   Polypore **   Plantae Plants Polypore **   Nonvascular
0.5 %
01       -none-
47 Liverwort Liverwort Liverwort **   Liverwort **   2LW Liverwort Liverwort **   Liverwort **   2LW Nonvascular
0.5 %
01       -none-
48 Mushroom (white) Mushroom (white) **   Fungi Fungi Mushroom (white) **   Mushroom (white) **   Fungi Fungi Mushroom (white) **   Nonvascular
0.5 %
01       -none-
49 Aralia nudicaulis L. Aralia nudicaulis L. Aralia nudicaulis wild sarsaparilla Aralia nudicaulis L. **   Aralia nudicaulis L. Aralia nudicaulis wild sarsaparilla Aralia nudicaulis L. **   Herbaceous
2 %
02       -none-
50 Maianthemum canadense Desf. Maianthemum canadense Desf. Maianthemum canadense Canada mayflower Maianthemum canadense Desf. **   Maianthemum canadense Desf. Maianthemum canadense Canada mayflower Maianthemum canadense Desf. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
51 Epigaea repens L. Epigaea repens L. Epigaea repens trailing arbutus Epigaea repens L. **   Epigaea repens L. Epigaea repens trailing arbutus Epigaea repens L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
52 Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin. Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin. Deschampsia flexuosa wavy hairgrass Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin. **   Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin. Deschampsia flexuosa wavy hairgrass Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
53 Gaultheria procumbens L. Gaultheria procumbens L. Gaultheria procumbens eastern teaberry Gaultheria procumbens L. **   Gaultheria procumbens L. Gaultheria procumbens eastern teaberry Gaultheria procumbens L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
54 Cyperus L. Cyperus L. Cyperus flatsedge Cyperus L. **   Cyperus L. Cyperus flatsedge Cyperus L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
55 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-
56 Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Pteridium aquilinum western brackenfern Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn **   Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Pteridium aquilinum western brackenfern Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
57 Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh Chimaphila maculata striped prince's pine Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh **   Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh Chimaphila maculata striped prince's pine Chimaphila maculata (L.) Pursh **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
58 Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes Danthonia spicata poverty oatgrass Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes **   Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes Danthonia spicata poverty oatgrass Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
59 Sericocarpus asteroides (L.) B.S.P. Sericocarpus asteroides (L.) B.S.P. Sericocarpus asteroides toothed whitetop aster Sericocarpus asteroides (L.) B.S.P. **   Sericocarpus asteroides (L.) B.S.P. Sericocarpus asteroides toothed whitetop aster Sericocarpus asteroides (L.) B.S.P. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
60 Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould var. dichotomum Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould var. dichotomum Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum cypress panicgrass Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould var. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould var. dichotomum Dichanthelium dichotomum var. dichotomum cypress panicgrass Dichanthelium dichotomum (L.) Gould var. dichotomum **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
61 Moehringia lateriflora (L.) Fenzl Moehringia lateriflora (L.) Fenzl Moehringia lateriflora bluntleaf sandwort Moehringia lateriflora (L.) Fenzl **   Moehringia lateriflora (L.) Fenzl Moehringia lateriflora bluntleaf sandwort Moehringia lateriflora (L.) Fenzl **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
62 Aster L. Aster L. Aster aster Aster L. **   Aster L. Aster aster Aster L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
63 Vitis labrusca L. Vitis labrusca L. Vitis labrusca fox grape Vitis labrusca L. **   Vitis labrusca L. Vitis labrusca fox grape Vitis labrusca L. **   Vine/Liana
0.5 %
01       -none-
64 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 15 m 20 m 80 %
Dwarf Shrub     0 %
Emergent     0 %
Epiphyte 2 m 5 m 5 %
Herbaceous   0.5 m 5 %
Nonvascular   0.5 m 5 %
Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 40 %
Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 40 %
Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 20 %
Vine/Liana   0.5 m 5 %
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Sneddon, Lesley PI
Hunt, David Plot author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 01-Jul-2004
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Quercus coccinea - Quercus velutina / Sassafras albidum / Vaccinium pallidum Forest       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         Sandy Loams: Sandy Loam               pH = 5.1


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
Animal, general   Salt marsh mosquitoes (10), white-tailed deer (5), ants (6), fly, spiders (3), coyote?, microlepidoptera, moth


User Defined Values
No User Defined Data for this plot