Editing Eastern Prickly Pear (section)

==== Colony Location and Statistics ====

The Short Beach Colony is located in Stratford, Connecticut at Short Beach Park.  The colony is spread out over a large area (approximately one acre), so it is not possible to provide pinpoint coordinates that are sufficiently representative.  Suffice to say, the westernmost ''O. humifusa'' specimen is located at  41.1638° , -73.1093°, while the easternmost specimen is located at 41.1648°, -73.1090°.

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<li>To view the westernmost location in Google Maps, [http://maps.google.com/?q=41.1638,%20-73.1093 click here].</li>
<li>No GPS track log was recorded for this exploration.</li>
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Pertinent statistics concerning the colony location include:

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<li>'''Elevation of Colony:''' ~5 feet above sea level</li>
<li>'''Surficial Geology:''' Sand (composed primarily of quartz)</li>
<li>'''Habitat Type:''' Coastal Sand Dunes <ref name="habitat-types">Habitat type is categorized using the Habitats Classification Scheme (Version 3.0) defined by the ''International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources''. <http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/habitats-classification-scheme-ver3>.</ref>
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