Park on Tioga Rd. 1.3 miles W of (road to) Tamarack Flat. Walk ~ 35 m E then turn S into forest. Walk downslope to bottom of drainage until small stream is reached. Plot is in widest part of rparian corridor where a feeder stream connects with main str
Evidence of recent fire on trunks of large trees; some large fallen and standing dead trees on plot. -- Total Veg. Cover: 6 / ??%;
Total non-native Cover: 0;
Ht. To Base: T2 - 06 (Abies magnifica, A. concolor)
T3 - 06 (A. magnifica, Calocedrus decurrens)
Representativeness
Plot contains trees found in surrounding conifer forest but with a dense understory indicative of a
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?
yes
Stem Sample Method
full census
Plot Quality Fields:
Effort Level
Thorough
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Floristic Quality
High but incomplete
Bryophyte Quality
Very incomplete
Lichen Quality
Very incomplete
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
(no plugger point: "couldn't get satellites")
Photos:
B/W roll 4:
37. Std. #1
B/W roll 5:
1. Std. #2
2. Std. #3
3. representative
Color roll 3:
24. plot with Shannon by J. G.
No direct evidence, but logic defines that most animals require water for living, therefore this stream must be the nearest water source in the area for those animals, thusly, this stream is used by animals.
