Mississippi Sandhill Crane Information
| Wetland Category: |
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Fresh Marsh |
| NWI Classification: |
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PEM1B |
| Latitude: |
30.451911 |
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Longitude: |
-88.655956 |
Image Data |
| Date: |
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01/14/2012 |
| Direction: |
North East |
| State: |
Mississippi |
| Country: |
USA |
| Location: |
Mississippi Sandhill Crane NWR |
| Author(s): |
Nathan Handley |
| Affiliation: |
CNL World |
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01/14/2012 | | |
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Description:
Isolated pine flatwood bog. Palustrine emergent herbaceous bog wetland. Some wetland Scrub-shrub present; less than 30% cover. Loblolly pine surrounding the saturated flat are on slightly higher ground. Bog is predominantly a peat soil on a sand base.
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Conditions: Soil is saturated to the surface. Winter conditions of grasses in scenescence.
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| Dominant Plants: |
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Scientific Name: |
| Sedges |
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Carex spp. |
| Beaksedges |
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Rhynchospora spp. |
| Wax Myrtle |
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Morella cerifera (L.) Small |
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Disturbances: Dark soil indicates that area has had a prescribed burn in the last few of years. |
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