BOTANICAL PROFILE DESCRIPTIONS

Transect B Botanical Distribution
Transect C Botanical Distribution
Transect D Botanical Distribution

For additional methodology information, see section 2.5.1.3 of the Metadata document.

Transect B Botanical Distribution
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Summer 1993, by L.R. Gardner

Locations are in meters from piezometer station B000.

0.00 - 19.81

Mixture of tall (~100 ft) live and dead pines. Average spacing of 2-5 ft. Understory of post-Hugo pineseedlings (3-6 ft tall), average spacing 2-5 ft. Numerousgum trees 5-10 ft tall. Occasional oak (20-30 ft tall). Ground cover of ferns, corn-like plant, and occasional clumps of Johnson-like grass. Numerous fallen logs and branches. Litter of pine needles, cones, and leaves.

19.81 - 33.53

Mixture of oak (20-30 ft tall) and pine, live and dead (50-100 ft tall) Some pine seedlings (~2 ft tall). Clumps of scattered grass and tall grass. Litter of pine needles and leaves.

33.53 - 38.1

Mixture of Iva (5-6 ft tall) and Juncus (4 ft tall), and Johnson-like grass. Small shallow ditch at about 36.6 meters.

38.1 - 56.39

Essentially pure Juncus, 3-4 feet tall.

56.39 - 82.30

Mat of Spartina wrack with occasional clump of short Spartina. A little Limmonium at the edges of this zone.

-Sharp Boundary-

82.30 - 94.49

Essentially pure Juncus (4-6 ft tall).

94.49 - 100.58

Mostly Juncus (2-3 ft tall). Limmonium generally present. Occasional Borrichia.

100.58 - 113.39

Mostly Juncus (2-3ft tall'). Somewhat more Borrichia. Limmonium generally present. One small patch of Salicornia.

113.39 - 115.53

Mostly Juncus (~4 ft tall). Some Iva (3-5 ft tall). A little panic grass.

115.53 - 129.54

Mixture of cedar and oak (10-25 ft tall). Ground cover of Juncus, some and panic grass. Litter of leaves and pine needles.

129.54 - 134.11

Mixture of pine (20-100') and scrub oak. Understory of sparse Ilex. Ground cover of Juncus and Johnson-like grass. Litter of pine needles and leaves.

134.11 - 148.13

Medium pines (60-70 ft tall), mostly live. Understory of Ilex and young oak. Ground cover of scattered clumps of Juncus and Johnson-like grass. Litter of pine needles and leaves. Some fallen logs and branches.

Transect C Botanical Distribution
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Summer 1993, L.R. Gardner.

Locations are in meters from piezometer station C00

0.0 - 9.14

Mixture of tall pines (~100 ft tall), half are live, half dead. 20-30 ft tall scrub oaks, young gum (10-40 ft tall). Pines are spaced 10-20 ft apart. Oaks further apart and gum somewhat more closely spaced. Understory of young post-Hugo pines (2-4 ft tall). Dense cover of coarse grass. Litter of pine needles and leaves. Some logs and dead branches on the ground.

9.14 - 24.38

Same as above, but no gum present. Abundant Ilex (5-10ft tall).

24.38 - 30.48

Similar to above, but fewer live pines. Pine seedlings are present and abundant. Less Ilex than before. More open Juncus gradually replaces coarse grass as ground cover. Scattered Iva.

30.48 - 37.19

Mixture of Juncus (3-4 ft tall) and Iva (4-5 ft tall). Occasional pine seedlings.

37.19 - 42.67

Mixture of Distichlis (1 ft tall) and short Spartina (1ft tall). Small scattered clumps of Juncus (3 ft tall). Some short Borrichia mixed in.

42.67 - 50.29

Nearly pure Juncus (3-4 ft tall). Some scattered short Borrichia near 42.67, and some scattered Limmonium near 50.29.

50.29 - 57.91

Nearly pure short Spartina (0.5 ft tall) with scattered Distichlis. Spartina is less densely spaced than in the next zone.

57.91 - 65.53

Essentially pure densely spaced short Spartina ~1/2 ft tall.

65.53 - 172.52

Mainly densely spaced short Spartina ~1/2 ft tall. Also, abundant but somewhat patchy Limmonium. Occasionally isolated Salicornia. Generally, this transect is devoid of crabs and crab holes.

172.52 - 178.61

Essentially pure short Spartina, somewhat taller and greener than before (~1 ft tall).

178.61 - 185.62

Short Spartina (~0.5 ft tall) with some Limmonium and Salicornia. Not as green as in previous zone.

185.62 - 192.33

Nearly pure Salicornia (~3 in tall) with scattered isolated stalks of short Spartina (~0.5 ft tall). Lots of fiddler crabs.

192.33- 201.78

Mixture of Salicornia (3 in tall) and Juncus (1.5 ft tall). Both are segregated into patches of nearby pure Juncus or Salicornia. Juncus has some short Borrichia mixed in, especially near 201. Salicornia has some Limmonium mixed in. Fiddler crabs are fairly abundant here.

201.78 - 207.26

Mixture of short Spartina, Borrichia. Salicornia is fairly abundant at the lower end of this zone. A little Juncus at the upper end of the zone. Borrichia is taller near the upper end. Crab holes, but no crabs observed.

207.26 - 230.43

Mixture of Juncus (3 ft tall), Borrichia (1 ft tall)and Iva (3-5 ft tall).

230.43 - 237.74

Mixture of Juncus (3 ft tall) and scattered Iva (3-5 ft tall). Several scattered cedar and oak trees present (15-30ft tall). Thin litter of pine needles and leaves.

237.74 - 247.50

Scattered scrub oak (10-20 ft tall) and live pine (~50ft tall). Understory of scattered Ilex and small cedar. Ground cover is mainly Juncus. No leaves. No crab holes.

247.50 - 263.96

Tall live pines (~100 ft tall). Average separation of 10-15 ft. Understory of Ilex (5-10 ft tall) and scattered scrub oak. Ground cover is sparse and consists of scattered pine seedlings (1-2 ft tall), and clumps of Johnson grass. Abundant liter of leaves. Numerous logs and branches.

Transect D Botanical Survey
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Summer 1993 by L.R. Gardner

000 - 15.24

Pines (50-100 ft tall), gum seedlings (4-6 ft tall), post-Hugo pines (2-5 ft tall), scrub oak (10-20 ft tall). Ground cover is coarse grass. Litter of pine needles, leaves and dead grass.

15.24 - 22.86

Same as above. More Ilex (5-8 ft tall) in understory. Coarse grass is less abundant and patchy.

22.86 - 28.95

Same as above. Coarse grass replaced by Juncus (~3 ft tall). Pine seedlings much less abundant.

28.96 - 36.58

Mostly Juncus (3-4 ft tall), with modest Iva (4-6 ft tall) spaced 3-5 ft apart.

36.58 - 48.77

Mostly Juncus (3-4 ft tall), with some Limmonium. Small patches without Juncus that have very short green Spartina.

Sharp boundary.

48.77 - 65.53

Very short Spartina with little Limmonium. Moderately densely spaced. Some crabs and snails. Gradually becomes taller and becomes medium Spartina (1-3 ft tall) at about 65.53. At this point, substrate becomes noticeably more muddy.

65.53 - 89.92

Medium (1-3 ft tall) Spartina. Gradually becomes taller and more widely spaced. Not many crabs or crab holes. No snails.

Sharp boundary.

91.44 - 96.01

Crabhaul Creek. No plants. Creek is about 8-12 inches deep at mean low tide, and 5 feet deep at mean high tide. Lots of fiddler crabs on mud banks of the creek.

96.01 - 140.21

Medium Spartina except for bare patch near creek bank. Patch is about 15 feet wide.

140.21 - 179.83

Nearly pure short Spartina. Gradually becomes shorter along the way. A little bit of Limmonium at 179.83. Snails

present.

179.83 - 182.88

Short Spartina (~1/2 ft tall) with some Limmonium and Salicornia.

182.88 - 192.02

Mainly Salicornia (2-3 in tall) with some Limmonium (~10%). A few clumps of short Juncus near 192.02. Some Distichlis (~1/2 ft tall) also present. Some scattered crab holes.

Sharp boundary.

192.02 - 203.91

Mixture of short Juncus (1-2 ft tall) and Borrichia (1/2 -1 ft tall). Some Limmonium and a fine carpet like grass (1-2 in tall).

Sharp boundary.

203.91 - 212.45

Nearly pure short Salicornia. Very small amounts of Limmonium scattered throughout. Some very short Borrichia (2-3in tall) near 203.91.

Sharp boundary.

212.45 - 217.02

Mixture of short Juncus (1-2 ft tall) and Borrichia (1/2 -1 ft tall). Some Limmonium and a fine carpet like grass (1-2 in tall).

217.02 - 228.6

Mixture (about 50/50) of Salicornia and fine carpet grass. Occurs in separate patches. Some nearly bare patches as well. Scattered Limmonium throughout. A few short clumps of short Juncus near 228.6 and some short Borrichia 217.02

Sharp boundary.

228.6 - 237.74

Mixture of short Juncus (1-2 ft tall) and Borrichia (1/2 -1 ft tall). Some Limmonium and a fine carpet like grass (1-2 in tall).

237.74 - 263.35

Mainly dense Juncus (~3 ft tall), with widely scattered clumps of Iva and occasional cedar (15-25 ft tall) and scrub oak(10-15 ft tall).