085-NORH-0004
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:14981-{8DA809C0-7E58-46C0-9FAF-C30C86D05E79} » Citing info
Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-NORH-0004
Author Observation Code	085-NORH-0004
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	37 º
Longitude	-76 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Northampton region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	10 x 10 m
Area	100 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Topographic Position	plain/level/bottom
Landform	beach/overwash flat
Hydrologic Regime	tidal - irregularly flooded
Soil Moisture Regime	somewhat xeric
Soil Drainage	rapidly drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	29-Aug-1990
Observation End Date	29-Aug-1990
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 Cover	5 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Forbs dominate the sparse vegetation on this beach. Highest tides inundate the area, and burial by sand and organic debris takes place. The large expanse of overwash sands here represents excellent habitat for a variety of rare breeding birds such as piping plovers, least terns and common terns. Other plants noted from this beach community by Dueser et al. (1976) include Ammophila breviligulata, Atriplex arenaria, Strophostyles helvula and Xanthium strumarium. Caren Caljouw observed Polygonum glaucum on this beach in 1990.

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-   1.5 % 3       -none- 2 Cakile edentula Cakile edentula **   Cakile edentula **   Cakile edentula **   Cakile edentula **   Cakile edentula **   Cakile edentula **   Cakile edentula **   Cakile edentula **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 3 Salsola kali Salsola kali **   Salsola kali **   Salsola kali **   Salsola kali **   Salsola kali **   Salsola kali **   Salsola kali **   Salsola kali **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 4 Cyperus sp. Cyperus sp. **   Cyperus sp. **   Cyperus sp. **   Cyperus sp. **   Cyperus sp. **   Cyperus sp. **   Cyperus sp. **   Cyperus sp. **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 5 Panicum amarum var. amarum Panicum amarum var. amarum **   Panicum amarum var. amarum **   Panicum amarum var. amarum **   Panicum amarum var. amarum **   Panicum amarum var. amarum **   Panicum amarum var. amarum **   Panicum amarum var. amarum **   Panicum amarum var. amarum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 6 Solidago sempervirens Solidago sempervirens **   Solidago sempervirens **   Solidago sempervirens **   Solidago sempervirens **   Solidago sempervirens **   Solidago sempervirens **   Solidago sempervirens **   Solidago sempervirens **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 7 Chenopodium album Chenopodium album **   Chenopodium album **   Chenopodium album **   Chenopodium album **   Chenopodium album **   Chenopodium album **   Chenopodium album **   Chenopodium album **   -all-   0.05 % 1       -none-
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