085-CHNR-0034
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:12990-{E90D3DFC-76AA-4A2E-B52C-0D0B6AF988D4} » Citing info
Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-CHNR-0034
Author Observation Code	085-CHNR-0034
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	38 º
Longitude	-75 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Accomack region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	5 x 5 m
Area	25 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Topographic Position	basin/depression
Landform	tidal flat
Hydrologic Regime	tidal - irregularly flooded
Soil Moisture Regime	hydric
Soil Drainage	very poorly drained
Water Salinity	mesohaline
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	11-Sep-1996
Observation End Date	11-Sep-1996
Project	Virginia Heritage
Cover Method	Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method	No Strata
Method Narrative	Releve Virginia Division of Natural Heritage, see http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/documents/nh_plotform_instructions.pdf
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Shrub Cover	5 %
Field Cover	90 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	A variant of Spartina patens vegetation occurring at the edge of a "high" salt marsh along its border with upland forest. The usual Iva frutescens shrubland is absent here, although stunted (0.5 - 1.0 m tall) specimens of Iva are scattered in the area. The cover of Spartina patens is notably less than in the adjacent marsh, and a relatively high diversity of herbaceous associates is present. The distribution and extent of this variant in Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge is uncertain, but it has been observed on other barrier islands of the Virginia coast. Plot located in marsh ca. 0.35 mi southeast of the mouth of Janeys Creek.

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 Spartina patens Spartina patens **   Spartina patens **   Spartina patens **   Spartina patens **   Spartina patens **   Spartina patens **   Spartina patens **   Spartina patens **   -all-   37.5 % 7       -none- 2 Sarcocornia pacifica Sarcocornia pacifica **   Sarcocornia pacifica **   Sarcocornia pacifica **   Sarcocornia pacifica **   Sarcocornia pacifica **   Sarcocornia pacifica **   Sarcocornia pacifica **   Sarcocornia pacifica **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 3 Agalinis maritima Agalinis maritima **   Agalinis maritima **   Agalinis maritima **   Agalinis maritima **   Agalinis maritima **   Agalinis maritima **   Agalinis maritima **   Agalinis maritima **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 4 Limonium carolinianum Limonium carolinianum **   Limonium carolinianum **   Limonium carolinianum **   Limonium carolinianum **   Limonium carolinianum **   Limonium carolinianum **   Limonium carolinianum **   Limonium carolinianum **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 5 Iva frutescens Iva frutescens **   Iva frutescens **   Iva frutescens **   Iva frutescens **   Iva frutescens **   Iva frutescens **   Iva frutescens **   Iva frutescens **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 6 Juncus gerardii Juncus gerardii **   Juncus gerardii **   Juncus gerardii **   Juncus gerardii **   Juncus gerardii **   Juncus gerardii **   Juncus gerardii **   Juncus gerardii **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 7 Distichlis spicata Distichlis spicata **   Distichlis spicata **   Distichlis spicata **   Distichlis spicata **   Distichlis spicata **   Distichlis spicata **   Distichlis spicata **   Distichlis spicata **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 8 Symphyotrichum subulatum Symphyotrichum subulatum **   Symphyotrichum subulatum **   Symphyotrichum subulatum **   Symphyotrichum subulatum **   Symphyotrichum subulatum **   Symphyotrichum subulatum **   Symphyotrichum subulatum **   Symphyotrichum subulatum **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 9 Fimbristylis castanea Fimbristylis castanea **   Fimbristylis castanea **   Fimbristylis castanea **   Fimbristylis castanea **   Fimbristylis castanea **   Fimbristylis castanea **   Fimbristylis castanea **   Fimbristylis castanea **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 10 Salicornia virginica Salicornia virginica **   Salicornia virginica **   Salicornia virginica **   Salicornia virginica **   Salicornia virginica **   Salicornia virginica **   Salicornia virginica **   Salicornia virginica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 11 Solidago sempervirens var. sempervirens Solidago sempervirens var. sempervirens **   Solidago sempervirens var. sempervirens **   Solidago sempervirens var. sempervirens **   Solidago sempervirens var. sempervirens **   Solidago sempervirens var. sempervirens **   Solidago sempervirens var. sempervirens **   Solidago sempervirens var. sempervirens **   Solidago sempervirens var. sempervirens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none-
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