Wawona Rd. S to S. Wawona Rd. Head E until S. Wawona Rd. intersects the 7th Day Adventist camp, ~3 km. Park and wald down the dirt road that runs along the river. Descend to the river ~200 m from the start of dirt road.
The plot is situated on the seasonal flood plain of the S. Fork of the Merced R. Alder and Douglas-fir trees occur among large angular undifferentiated rocks. Fire has not been a recent factor in shaping the vegetation of this plot. Moving W across the -- Total Veg. Cover: 4 / 45%;
Total non-native cover:0
HT. To Base:
T1 - 05 (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
T2 - 03 (P. menziesii, Alnus rhombifolia, Pinus ponderosa, Quercus kelloggii)
T3 - 02 (P. ponderosa, P. lambertiana, Q. kelloggii)
S1 - 02 (P. menziesi
Representativeness
Representative of riparian vegetation found along the S. Fork Merced R. in this BPU. Most of BPU is
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
Permanent marker placed in SW corner. GPS way point taken in SE corner.
Photos: B/W roll #2:
8. SW -> NW
9. SE -> NE
10. SW -> NE
11. E. center -> NW corner
Color roll #2:
18.
