085-CHNR-0043
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:12999-{FF3B7534-4D4B-4337-B467-7AF7B21C6E57} » Citing info
Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-CHNR-0043
Author Observation Code	085-CHNR-0043
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	0 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Topographic Position	basin/depression
Landform	tidal flat
Hydrologic Regime	tidal - regularly flooded
Soil Moisture Regime	hydric
Soil Drainage	very poorly drained
Water Salinity	polyhaline
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	12-Sep-1996
Observation End Date	12-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:
Field Height	7 m
Field Cover	70 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	An example of Spartina alterniflora "low salt marsh" occupying a slightly depressed mud flat bordering a tidal creek. Stressful substrate and hydrologic conditions, as well as occasional grazing, may contribute to the low stature (20-30 cm tall) and incomplete cover (60-70%) of S. alterniflora in this habitat. Plot located on mud flat on west shore of Virginia Creek, ca. 0.1 mi north of Service Road and Old Fields Impoundment Dike.

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 alterniflora Spartina alterniflora **   Spartina alterniflora **   Spartina alterniflora **   Spartina alterniflora **   Spartina alterniflora **   Spartina alterniflora **   Spartina alterniflora **   Spartina alterniflora **   -all-   62.5 % 8       -none- 2 Distichlis spicata Distichlis spicata **   Distichlis spicata **   Distichlis spicata **   Distichlis spicata **   Distichlis spicata **   Distichlis spicata **   Distichlis spicata **   Distichlis spicata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 3 Salicornia virginica Salicornia virginica **   Salicornia virginica **   Salicornia virginica **   Salicornia virginica **   Salicornia virginica **   Salicornia virginica **   Salicornia virginica **   Salicornia virginica **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none-
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