FIIS.29
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	FIIS.29
Author Observation Code	FIIS.29
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	40.7736 º
Longitude	-72.83622 º
Author Location	FIIS -- Forge Point 3A
State or Province	New York
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: New York quadrangle: Moriches area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	225 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	17 m
Slope Aspect	225 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	Low level
Landform	coastal plain
Landscape Narrative	Heterogeneity: trees clustered with openings in canopy; S layer uniform, H and N layers concentrated on tree hummocks and Pines are self pruning. Fire evidence: scarred Pinus rigida trunks to 5 ft. tall, multi-trunking of oaks (vs. logging influence).
Representativeness	Representative of areas with denest Pinus rigida. Whole occurrence is transitional to coastal oak-h
Soil Drainage	well drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	2 %
Percent Litter	95 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
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	225 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 Pinus rigida P. Mill. Pinus rigida P. Mill. Pinus rigida pitch pine Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Pinus rigida P. Mill. Pinus rigida pitch pine Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Canopy 30 % 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 7 % 03       -none- 3 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- 4 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 40 % 04       -none- 5 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 25 % 03       -none- 6 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 5 % 02       -none- 7 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 2 % 02       -none- 8 Pinus rigida P. Mill. Pinus rigida P. Mill. Pinus rigida pitch pine Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Pinus rigida P. Mill. Pinus rigida pitch pine Pinus rigida P. Mill. **   Sub-Canopy 2 % 02       -none- 9 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 20 % 03       -none- 10 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- 11 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 3 % 02       -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 **   Tall Shrub 3 % 02       -none- 13 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- 14 Quercus coccinea X Q. velutina Quercus L. Quercus oak Quercus coccinea X Q. velutina **   Quercus L. Quercus oak Quercus coccinea X Q. velutina **   Tall Shrub 2 % 02       -none- 15 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. **   Tall Shrub 2 % 02       -none- 16 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 50 % 04       -none- 17 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- 18 Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Vaccinium angustifolium lowbush blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. **   Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. Vaccinium angustifolium lowbush blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium Ait. **   Short Shrub 3 % 02       -none- 19 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 2 % 02       -none- 20 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- 21 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 2 % 02       -none- 22 Quercus ilicifolia Wangenh. Quercus ilicifolia Wangenh. Quercus ilicifolia bear oak Quercus ilicifolia Wangenh. **   Quercus ilicifolia Wangenh. Quercus ilicifolia bear oak Quercus ilicifolia Wangenh. **   Short Shrub 1 % 01       -none- 23 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 24 Quercus stellata Wangenh. Quercus stellata Wangenh. Quercus stellata post oak Quercus stellata Wangenh. **   Quercus stellata Wangenh. Quercus stellata post oak Quercus stellata Wangenh. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 25 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- 26 Amelanchier Medik. Amelanchier Medik. Amelanchier serviceberry Amelanchier Medik. **   Amelanchier Medik. Amelanchier serviceberry Amelanchier Medik. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 27 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 **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -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 0.5 % 01       -none- 29 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- 30 Aronia Aronia Aronia Aronia **   Aronia **   Aronia Aronia Aronia **   Aronia **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 31 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 1 % 01       -none- 32 Dicranum Hedw. Dicranum Hedw. Dicranum dicranum moss Dicranum Hedw. **   Dicranum Hedw. Dicranum dicranum moss Dicranum Hedw. **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 33 Dicranum Hedw. Dicranum Hedw. Dicranum dicranum moss Dicranum Hedw. **   Dicranum Hedw. Dicranum dicranum moss Dicranum Hedw. **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 34 Mushroom (tan, 5 cm wide) Mushroom (tan, 5 cm wide) **   Fungi Fungi Mushroom (tan, 5 cm wide) **   Mushroom (tan, 5 cm wide) **   Fungi Fungi Mushroom (tan, 5 cm wide) **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 35 Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ångstr. in Fries Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ångstr. in Fries Leucobryum glaucum leucobryum moss Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ångstr. in Fries **   Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ångstr. in Fries Leucobryum glaucum leucobryum moss Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ångstr. in Fries **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 36 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 37 Lichen, squammulose Lichen, crustose, squamulose Lichen, squammulose **   Lichen, squammulose **   2LCQ Lichen, crustose, squamulose Lichen, squammulose **   Lichen, squammulose **   2LCQ Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 38 Flavoparmelia Hale Flavoparmelia Hale Flavoparmelia flavoparmelia Flavoparmelia Hale **   Flavoparmelia Hale Flavoparmelia flavoparmelia Flavoparmelia Hale **   Epiphyte 0.5 % 01       -none- 39 Gaultheria procumbens L. Gaultheria procumbens L. Gaultheria procumbens eastern teaberry Gaultheria procumbens L. **   Gaultheria procumbens L. Gaultheria procumbens eastern teaberry Gaultheria procumbens L. **   Herbaceous 4 % 02       -none- 40 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 1 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 10 m 15 m 40 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte   0.5 m 5 % Herbaceous     0 % Nonvascular   0.5 m 5 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 60 % Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 70 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 30 % Vine/Liana 0.5 m 1 m 5 %
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