ACAD.168
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ACAD.168
Author Observation Code	ACAD.168
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	44.33160839 º
Longitude	-68.181218684 º
Author Location	ACAD -- Acadia - Sand Beach Dunes
State or Province	Maine
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: Maine quadrangle: Seal Harbor
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	7 m
Slope Aspect	360 º
Slope Gradient	20 º
Topographic Position	Low level
Surficial Deposits	Glacial Deposits: Glaciomarine
Landscape Narrative	Microtopography: ; habitat patchiness: uniform. -- Current condition = 3, fencing and revegetation efforts are finally stabalizing these dunes, probably truncated. Landscape Quality =4.
Soil Drainage	somewhat excessively drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	13-Aug-1998
Observation End Date	13-Aug-1998
Project	Acadia National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
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	Moderate
Lichen Quality	Moderate
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	poor, but it is the only one in the park, and sand beaches are rare downeast.

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 Ammophila breviligulata Fern. Ammophila breviligulata Fern. Ammophila breviligulata American beachgrass Ammophila breviligulata Fern. **   Ammophila breviligulata Fern. Ammophila breviligulata American beachgrass Ammophila breviligulata Fern. **   Herbaceous 39.9375 % 04       -none- 2 Lathyrus japonicus Willd. Lathyrus japonicus Willd. Lathyrus japonicus beach pea Lathyrus japonicus Willd. **   Lathyrus japonicus Willd. Lathyrus japonicus beach pea Lathyrus japonicus Willd. **   Herbaceous 2.4375 % 02       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy     0 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous     42 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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