Abiotic

temperature oC

sand

19.5

air

17

water

19

salinity ppt

33

dissolved oxygen ppm

8.6

sediment

sand

weather:

windy, cloudy, cold

sand blowing in clouds along beach

Transect

Distance m

Height cm

0

0

3

10

6

60

9

71

12

90

15

121

18

150

21

240

24

240

27

254

30

290

33

310

36

470

39

537

42

553

45

552

48

298

51

244

54

197

57

155

60

89

63

49

66

18

69

2

72

0

75

34

78

77

81

84

Flora

beach bean

Strophystyles helvola

beach grass

Ammophila breviligulata

brown algae

Fucus

sand bur

Cenchrus tribuloides

sea oats

Uniola paniculata

sea rocket

Cakile edentula

tickseed

Bidens coronata

Biomass

1 meter squared

base of dune

0% cover

side/front near top

70%

Uniola paniculata

12 stems

top

80%

Uniola paniculata

15 stems

Fauna

angel wing

Crytopleura costata

Atlantic surf clam

Spisula solidissima

bay scallop

Aequipecten irradians

blue mussel

Mytilus edulis

channeled duck

Labiosa plicatella

channeled whelk

Busycon canaliculatum

coquina

Donax variabilis

Eastern oyster

Crassostrea virginica

elegant disk

Dosinia discus

false angel wing

Petricola pholadiformis

false jingle

Pododesmus rudis

incongruous ark

Anadara brasiliana

lightning whelk

Busycon contrarium

limpet

Crepidula fornicata

moon snail

Polinices lewisii

ponderous ark

Noetia ponderosa

quahog

Mercenaria mercenaria

razor clam

Sillqua costata

blue crab

Callinectes sapidus

calico crab

Hepatus epheliticus

ghost crab

Ocypode quadrata

gull, herring

Larus argentatus

gull, laughing

Larus atricilla

horseshoe crab

Limulus polyphemus

mole crab

Emerita talpoidea

pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

sandpipers

skate purse

skate, clearnose

Raja eglanteria

Ghost Crab Quadrats

base/side of dune

diameter cm

depth cm

2.5

4

2.5

7

3

7.5

3

3

3

2

3.6

3.8

4

2

6

3.7

7

3

backside of dune

diameter cm

0.7

1

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

4.5