FIIS.38
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	FIIS.38
Author Observation Code	FIIS.38
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	40.7046 º
Longitude	-72.95167 º
Author Location	FIIS -- Fire Island Wilderness 1H
State or Province	New York
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Howells Point region|state|province: New York
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	25 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1.52399999768352 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Basin floor
Landform	barrier island(s)
Landscape Narrative	Graminoid swale fringed by Aronia and Vaccinium corymbosum. 2m tall. Pahragmites invading. Standing water 0-2cm deep at present.
Representativeness	Good. Random within small swale. More Phragmites at north end of swale.
Hydrologic Regime	Semipermanently flooded
Soil Drainage	very poorly drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	3 %
Percent Bare Soil	1 %
Percent Water	4 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	20-Sep-2000
Observation End Date	20-Sep-2000
Project	Fire Island National Seashore
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	25 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:
Growthform1 Type	Broad-leaved evergreen shrub
Misc Fields:
--no data--

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 Cladium mariscoides (Muhl.) Torr. Cladium mariscoides (Muhl.) Torr. Cladium mariscoides smooth sawgrass Cladium mariscoides (Muhl.) Torr. **   Cladium mariscoides (Muhl.) Torr. Cladium mariscoides smooth sawgrass Cladium mariscoides (Muhl.) Torr. **   Herbaceous 70 % 05       -none- 2 Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Phragmites australis common reed Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. **   Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. Phragmites australis common reed Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. **   Herbaceous 10 % 03       -none- 3 Panicum virgatum L. Panicum virgatum L. Panicum virgatum switchgrass Panicum virgatum L. **   Panicum virgatum L. Panicum virgatum switchgrass Panicum virgatum L. **   Herbaceous 5 % 02       -none- 4 Triadenum virginicum (L.) Raf. Triadenum virginicum (L.) Raf. Triadenum virginicum Virginia marsh St. Johnswort Triadenum virginicum (L.) Raf. **   Triadenum virginicum (L.) Raf. Triadenum virginicum Virginia marsh St. Johnswort Triadenum virginicum (L.) Raf. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 5 Euthamia tenuifolia (Pursh) Nutt. Euthamia tenuifolia (Pursh) Nutt. Euthamia tenuifolia slender goldentop Euthamia tenuifolia (Pursh) Nutt. **   Euthamia tenuifolia (Pursh) Nutt. Euthamia tenuifolia slender goldentop Euthamia tenuifolia (Pursh) Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Drosera intermedia Hayne Drosera intermedia Hayne Drosera intermedia spoonleaf sundew Drosera intermedia Hayne **   Drosera intermedia Hayne Drosera intermedia spoonleaf sundew Drosera intermedia Hayne **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait. Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait. Vaccinium macrocarpon cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait. **   Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait. Vaccinium macrocarpon cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait. **   Short Shrub 30 % 04       -none- 8 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- 9 Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. Aronia melanocarpa Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. **   Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. **   Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. Aronia melanocarpa Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. **   Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. **   Short Shrub 1 % 01       -none- 10 Myrica pensylvanica Myrica pensylvanica Mirbel Myrica pensylvanica Myrica pensylvanica **   Myrica pensylvanica **   Myrica pensylvanica Mirbel Myrica pensylvanica Myrica pensylvanica **   Myrica pensylvanica **   Short Shrub 1 % 01       -none- 11 Sphagnum L. Sphagnum L. Sphagnum sphagnum Sphagnum L. **   Sphagnum L. Sphagnum sphagnum Sphagnum L. **   Nonvascular 20 % 03       -none- 12 Sphagnum L. Sphagnum L. Sphagnum sphagnum Sphagnum L. **   Sphagnum L. Sphagnum sphagnum Sphagnum L. **   Nonvascular 5 % 02       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy     0 % Vine/Liana     0 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 80 % Nonvascular   0.5 m 30 % Short Shrub   0.5 m 30 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 %
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