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Dunes
and Beach
False Cape State Park
29 Sep - 2 Oct 2006
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| Floristics |
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| Sublittoral |
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| Sargassum
aquifolium |
sargassum weed |
| Fucus |
brown algae |
| Dunes/Swale |
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| Ammophila
breviligulata |
beach grass |
| Bidens coronata |
tickseed |
| Cenchrus
tribuloides |
sand bur |
| Eupatorium sp. |
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| Panicum amarum |
dune grass |
| Uniola
paniculata |
sea oats |
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| Dunes and Beach Biomass |
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| Location |
Front Side (Ocean Side) |
Top Side |
Back Side |
Second Dune Top |
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| Types of Plants |
Uniola paniculata |
Uniola paniculata |
Panicum amarum |
Ammophila
breviligulata |
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| Heights |
Most are 2.5 feet |
Most are 3.5 feet |
2 to 2.5 feet |
2 to 2.5 feet |
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| Total Number |
35 |
20 |
15 |
50 |
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| Total Alive |
35 |
13 |
11 |
45 |
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| Total Dead |
0 |
7 |
4 |
5 |
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| Percent cover |
10% |
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| Observations |
Bases of plants are yellow- |
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Most are dying, |
Yellow-green tint, |
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green/brown color.
Higher |
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they are turning |
seeds are dead. |
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up the stalk the plant turns |
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color from green |
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green.
The last 6 inches |
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to bright tan/ |
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of the plant turns back to |
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brown. |
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brown. |
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| Fauna |
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| Aequipecten irradians |
bay
scallop |
| Anadara brasiliana |
incongruous
ark |
| Busycon canaliculatum |
channeled
whelk |
| Busycon contrarium |
lightning
whelk |
| Crassostrea virginica |
Eastern
oyster |
| Crepidula fornicata |
limpet |
| Crytopleura costata |
angel
wing |
| Dinocardium robustum |
giant
Atlantic cockle |
| Donax variabilis |
coquina |
| Labiosa plicatella |
channeled
duck |
| Mercenaria mercenaria |
quahog |
| Mytilus edulis |
blue
mussel |
| Neverita duplicata |
shark
eye |
| Noetia ponderosa |
ponderous
ark |
| Petricola pholadiformis |
false
angel wing |
| Pododesmus rudis |
false
jingle |
| Polinices lewisii |
moon
snail |
| Sinum maculatum |
brown
baby ear |
| Sinum perspectivum |
white
baby ear |
| Sillqua costata |
razor
clam |
| Spisula solidissima |
Atlantic
surf clam |
| Larus argentatus |
gull,
herring |
| Larus atricilla |
gull,
laughing |
| Limulus polyphemus |
horseshoe
crab |
| Ocypode quadrata |
ghost
crab |
| Pelecanus occidentalis |
pelican |
| Raja eglanteria |
skate
purse, clearnose skate |
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Back Bay
Marsh
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Lodge
Marsh
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Maritime
Forest
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Scrub
Shrub
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Beach
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