Acadia National Park - FLOW: Watershed Plot 6


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Watershed Plots -- Plot 6

Plot 6, overview View of wetland surrounding Plot 6

Overview of Plot 6, 01-19-1999 Wetland surrounding Plot 6, 04-05-1999

Plot 6, canopy Plot 6, snowcover

Plot 6, canopy, 04-19-1999 Plot 6, 03-08-1999. Snow depth 28.5 cm.

White tail deer pellets on sphagnum moss Tamarack (Larix laricina) buds and cones

Detail 6-1, whose pellets on which moss?, 04-05-1999 Detail 6-2, 04-19-1999. Buds and cones. Compare with Detail 6-8.

Greening reed White-tail deer

Detail 6-3, 04-19-1999. Reed. Detail 6-4, 04-19-1999. Who nipped the green shoots?

Birch leaf buds. Birch nipped by snowshoe hare

Detail 6-5, 04-19-1999. Leaf buds. Detail 6-6, 05-02-1999. Who nipped off the branches on what tree?

Tamarack (Larix laricina)

Detail 6-7, 05-02-1999. Leaf buds. Detail 6-8, 05-02-1999. Cones and leaf buds. Compare with Detail 6-2.

Leatherleaf (Chamaedaphne calyculata) Alder leaves

Detail 6-9, 05-02-1999, 3 meters east of Plot 6. Flowering evergreen plant. Detail 6-10, 05-15-1999. New leaves of wetland shrub.

Rush Tamarac, hackmatack, or Eastern larch (Larix laricina)

Detail 6-11, 05-15-1999. Wetland plant. Detail 6-12, 05-15-1999. New leaves of wetland tree.

Plot 6 overview Rhodora (Rhododendron canadense)

Detail 6-13, 05-15-1999. Plot 6. Detail 6-14, 05-22-1999. Six meters east-northeast of Plot 6. Flowering wetland shrub.

Tamarack, Eastern larch, or hackmatack (Larix laricina) Alder

Detail 6-15, 05-28-1999. New growth. Detail 6-16, 05-28-1999. New leaves on wetland shrub.

Swamp Dewberry (Rubus hispidus) Pink lady's slipper or mocassin-flower (Cypripedium acaule)

Detail 6-17, 05-28-1999. Creeping shrub. Detail 6-18, 05-28-1999. Near Plot 6. Blooming orchid.

Detail 6-19, 05-28-1999. Near Plot 6. Closeup of orchid in bloom. Detail 6-20, 05-28-1999. Near Plot 6. Closeup of orchid in bloom.

Plot 6, June Swamp Dewberry (Rubus hispidus)

Detail 6-21, 06-05-1999. Overview of Plot 6 Detail 6-22, 06-05-1999. Creeping vine.

Swamp candles or yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia terrestris) Sweet flag (Acorus calamus)

Detail 6-23, 06-05-1999. Perennial wetland plant. Detail 6-24, 05-28-1999. Reed.

Carex canescens Carex echinata

Detail 6-25, 06-05-1999. Grass or grasslike plant. Detail 6-26, 06-05-1999. Grass or grasslike plant.

Swamp candles or yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia terrestris) Green frog (Rana clamitans)

Detail 6-27, 06-05-1999. Perennial wetland plant. Detail 6-28, 06-11-1999. Wildlife!

Blackberry with butterfly Swamp candles, or yellow loosestrife Lysimachia terrestris)

Detail 6-29, 06-11-1999. Flowering vine with visitor. Detail 6-30, 06-21-1999. Buds on oppositely-leaved perennial.

Fringed sedge (Carex crinita) Bowl-and-doily web

Detail 6-31, 06-21-1999, 5 meters north of Plot 6. Grass or grasslike plant. Detail 6-32, 06-21-1999, 5 meters north of Plot 6. Web.

Lambkill or sheep laurel (Kalmia angustifolia) Blue flag (Iris versicolor)

Detail 6-33, 06-21-1999, 3 meters north of Plot 6. Flowering shrub. Detail 6-34, 06-21-1999, 8 meters south-southwest of Plot 6. Flowering wetland plant.

Round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia)

Detail 6-35, 06-21-1999, 10 meters south of Plot 6. Carniverous wetland plant. Detail 6-36, 06-21-1999, 10 meters south of Plot 6. Carniverous plant.

Virginia rose (Rosa virginiana) Sheep laurel or lambkill (Kalmia angustifolia)

Detail 6-37, 06-28-1999. Bushy, flowering shrub. Detail 6-38, 06-28-1999. Evergreen shrub with pink flowers.

Swamp candle flower buds (Lysimachia terrestris) Swamp dewberry flower buds (Rubus hispidus)

Detail 6-39, 06-28-1999. Flower buds. Detail 6-40, 06-28-1999. Flower buds on creeping vine.

Blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis) Swamp candles (Lysimachia terrestris)

Detail 6-41, 06-28-1999, near Plot 6. Flowering shrub. Detail 6-42, 07-05-1999, Flowering wetland plant.

Swamp dewberry blossom (Rubus hispidus) Unidentified wetland plant.

Detail 6-43, 07-05-1999. Flowering vine. Detail 6-44, 07-17-1999. Wetland plant.

Sweet flag (Acorus calamus) Plot 6 wetland

Detail 6-45, 07-17-1999. Wetland plant. Detail 6-46, 07-17-1999. Overview of Plot 6 wetland.

Blueberries Bog aster (Oclemena nemoralis)

Detail 6-47, near Plot 6, 08-16-1999. Berries. Detail 6-48, 08-16-1999. Purple flower.

Green bulrush (Scirpus atrovirens) Swamp dewberry fruits (Rubus hispidus)

Detail 6-49, near Plot 6, 08-16-1999. Grass-like plant. Detail 6-50, near Plot 6, 08-16-1999. Fruits.

Steeplebush or hardhack (Spiraea tomentosa) Common cattail (Typha latifolia)

Detail 6-51, near Plot 6, 08-16-1999. Pink flower. Detail 6-52, near Plot 6, 08-16-1999. Wetland plant.

Virginia cotton-grass (Eriophorum virginicum) Unidentified mushroom

Detail 6-53, near Plot 6, 08-23-1999. Grass-like plant. Detail 6-54, near Plot 6, 08-23-1999. Mushroom.

Yellowing larch or tamarack needles Browning rush leaves

Detail 6-55, 10-04-1999. Not-soevergreen needles. Detail 6-56, near Plot 6, 10-04-1999. Fall leaves.

Black huckleberry leaves turning red Red maple leaves

Detail 6-57, near Plot 6, 10-04-1999. Fall leaves. Detail 6-58, near Plot 6, 10-04-1999. Turning leaves.

Larch needles White-tail deer pellets

Detail 6-59, 11-01-1999. Fall leaves. Detail 6-60, 0.5 m. west of Plot 6, 12-24-1999. Whose calling card?

Tamarack, hackmatack, Eastern larch (Larix laricina) Ice crystals and swamp dewberry leaves (Rubus hispidus)

Detail 6-61, 12-24-1999. Tree with golden needles on north edge of Plot 6. Detail 6-62, 2 m. east of Plot 6, 12-24-1999. Water in the holiday season.

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Overview of Plot 6, 01-19-1999	Wetland surrounding Plot 6, 04-05-1999

Plot 6, canopy, 04-19-1999	Plot 6, 03-08-1999. Snow depth 28.5 cm.

Detail 6-1, whose pellets on which moss?, 04-05-1999	Detail 6-2, 04-19-1999. Buds and cones. Compare with Detail 6-8.

Detail 6-3, 04-19-1999. Reed.	Detail 6-4, 04-19-1999. Who nipped the green shoots?

Detail 6-5, 04-19-1999. Leaf buds.	Detail 6-6, 05-02-1999. Who nipped off the branches on what tree?

Detail 6-7, 05-02-1999. Leaf buds.	Detail 6-8, 05-02-1999. Cones and leaf buds. Compare with Detail 6-2.

Detail 6-9, 05-02-1999, 3 meters east of Plot 6. Flowering evergreen plant.	Detail 6-10, 05-15-1999. New leaves of wetland shrub.

Detail 6-11, 05-15-1999. Wetland plant.	Detail 6-12, 05-15-1999. New leaves of wetland tree.

Detail 6-13, 05-15-1999. Plot 6.	Detail 6-14, 05-22-1999. Six meters east-northeast of Plot 6. Flowering wetland shrub.

Detail 6-15, 05-28-1999. New growth.	Detail 6-16, 05-28-1999. New leaves on wetland shrub.

Detail 6-17, 05-28-1999. Creeping shrub.	Detail 6-18, 05-28-1999. Near Plot 6. Blooming orchid.

Detail 6-19, 05-28-1999. Near Plot 6. Closeup of orchid in bloom.	Detail 6-20, 05-28-1999. Near Plot 6. Closeup of orchid in bloom.

Detail 6-21, 06-05-1999. Overview of Plot 6	Detail 6-22, 06-05-1999. Creeping vine.

Detail 6-23, 06-05-1999. Perennial wetland plant.	Detail 6-24, 05-28-1999. Reed.

Detail 6-25, 06-05-1999. Grass or grasslike plant.	Detail 6-26, 06-05-1999. Grass or grasslike plant.

Detail 6-27, 06-05-1999. Perennial wetland plant.	Detail 6-28, 06-11-1999. Wildlife!

Detail 6-29, 06-11-1999. Flowering vine with visitor.	Detail 6-30, 06-21-1999. Buds on oppositely-leaved perennial.

Detail 6-31, 06-21-1999, 5 meters north of Plot 6. Grass or grasslike plant.	Detail 6-32, 06-21-1999, 5 meters north of Plot 6. Web.

Detail 6-33, 06-21-1999, 3 meters north of Plot 6. Flowering shrub.	Detail 6-34, 06-21-1999, 8 meters south-southwest of Plot 6. Flowering wetland plant.

Detail 6-35, 06-21-1999, 10 meters south of Plot 6. Carniverous wetland plant.	Detail 6-36, 06-21-1999, 10 meters south of Plot 6. Carniverous plant.

Detail 6-37, 06-28-1999. Bushy, flowering shrub.	Detail 6-38, 06-28-1999. Evergreen shrub with pink flowers.

Detail 6-39, 06-28-1999. Flower buds.	Detail 6-40, 06-28-1999. Flower buds on creeping vine.

Detail 6-41, 06-28-1999, near Plot 6. Flowering shrub.	Detail 6-42, 07-05-1999, Flowering wetland plant.

Detail 6-43, 07-05-1999. Flowering vine.	Detail 6-44, 07-17-1999. Wetland plant.

Detail 6-45, 07-17-1999. Wetland plant.	Detail 6-46, 07-17-1999. Overview of Plot 6 wetland.

Detail 6-47, near Plot 6, 08-16-1999. Berries.	Detail 6-48, 08-16-1999. Purple flower.

Detail 6-49, near Plot 6, 08-16-1999. Grass-like plant.	Detail 6-50, near Plot 6, 08-16-1999. Fruits.

Detail 6-51, near Plot 6, 08-16-1999. Pink flower.	Detail 6-52, near Plot 6, 08-16-1999. Wetland plant.

Detail 6-53, near Plot 6, 08-23-1999. Grass-like plant.	Detail 6-54, near Plot 6, 08-23-1999. Mushroom.

Detail 6-55, 10-04-1999. Not-soevergreen needles.	Detail 6-56, near Plot 6, 10-04-1999. Fall leaves.

Detail 6-57, near Plot 6, 10-04-1999. Fall leaves.	Detail 6-58, near Plot 6, 10-04-1999. Turning leaves.

Detail 6-59, 11-01-1999. Fall leaves.	Detail 6-60, 0.5 m. west of Plot 6, 12-24-1999. Whose calling card?

Detail 6-61, 12-24-1999. Tree with golden needles on north edge of Plot 6.	Detail 6-62, 2 m. east of Plot 6, 12-24-1999. Water in the holiday season.