Lodge Marsh
False Cape State Park 
29 Sep - 2 Oct 2006

 

   
   
Floristics
Scientific Name Common Name
Sublittoral Zone
Myriophyllum brasiliense milfoil
Potamogeton pectinatus Sago pondweed
Potamogeton crispens pondweed
Littoral Zone
Spartina Alternaflora smooth cord grass
Hydrocotyle sp. water penny
Juncus romerianus black needle rus
Sagittaria falcata bultongue
Scirpus olynei 3 square
Typha angustifolia narrow leaf cattail
Supralittoral Zone
Baccharus halimifolia groundsel
Boehmeria cylindrica false nettle
Cyperus esculentes chufa
Dryopteris cristata  crested fern
Echinocloa walterii Walter's millet
Hibiscus moscheutos marsh hibiscus
Iva frutescens marsh elder
Myrica cerifera  wax myrtle
Polygonum punctatum smartweed
Polygonum saggitatum tearthumb
Setaria magna giant foxtail
Solidago sempervirens seaside goldenrod
Spartina cynosuroides big cord grass

 

   
   
Lodge Marsh Biomass   1 m2
Name Stems Height cm
Sublittoral Zone    
Myriophyllum brasiliense    
Potamogeton pectinatus    
Potamogeton crispens    
Total  36  
Littoral Zone 3 quadrats  
Juncus romerianus 420 55
Typha angustifolia 13 220
Scirpus + Spa alt 97 65
Supralittoral Zone    
Cyperus esculentua 2 45
Carex sp 3 40
Echinocloa walterii 23 60
Panicum amarum 4 50
Spartina cynosuroides 4 240
Solidago sempervirens 7 55
   
   

 

   
   
Fauna  
Agkistrodon piscovorous conanti cotton mouth water moccasin
Anguilla rostrata American eel
Casmerodius alba great white egret
Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta black rat snake
Equus caballus feral horses
Fundulus majalis killifish, bull minnows
Hyla cinerea American green tree frog
Lepomis gibbosus  pumpkin seed or red eared sunfish
Menidia beryllina bay silversides
Morone americana white perch
Paleomonetes vulgaris grass shrimp
Pandion haliaetus osprey
Procyon lotor raccoon
Rana catesbeiana common bullfrog
Sus scrofa hog
Syngnathus fuscus  Northern pipefish
   
         
         
         
         
         
         
 

 

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