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Childs
1957
Transect #1
June 18 Pitmegea River, Cape Sabine, Alaska
John Koranda and 9 set the stakes out for this
line along the flat part of the bluff. This is
atrusock-type but not too well developed.
The vegetation is diverse as should be expected
where there is the rich weathered soil. There
is very little Carex or Eriophorum anywhere
here
June 19 Set trap at 1330
12 July Transect T, 0.0 nune R250° from N; 2000° to Cabin; 480 to Camp
This transect runs across the flat top of the bluff, just above
Camp, just slightly below the top so that there is slight
drainage. It is vegetated for upland meadows and has
only occasional tufts or patches of cotton grass. This what
we are calling Tussack Wet Meadow. Arctopogon
is scattered throughout on the tops of the
mounds which rise 6-10" above troughs and
may be 3' across. Both erect and prostrate willows
are found in varying abundance. Some Carex before
0.0 to 0.8 homogeneous Tussack wet meadow with Arctopogon,
erect willow, Carex b. and mardy. From 1.0 to 7.4 there
is a mixture of Tussack wet meadow and Sedge
wet meadow. From 7.6 to 10 it changes to Dryas mardy
wet meadow. Throughout the transect the
micro-relief is slight and there is little
cover and relatively little food. The Tussacks
do not provide for during summer but show
evidence of winter cropping in places