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        | Author Plot Code  | YOSE.99S49 |  
        | Author Observation Code  | YOSE.99S49 |  | Location Fields: | MAP:
	  
	    
			  
			  
			  
			  
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        | Confidentiality Status  | exact location |  
        | Latitude  | 37.743720315
                    
                    
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        | Longitude  | -119.591540262
                    
                    
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        | Author Location  | YOSE -- Sentinal Bridge |  
        | Location Narrative  | Take Southside drive to Sentinal Bridge. SE corner is on N side of Merced river approx. 90M W from Sentinal Bridge. Consult UTM coordinates for SE corner. |  
        | State or Province  | California |  
        | Country  | United States |  | Named Places |  |  | Layout Fields: |  | 
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        | Shape  | Rectangular |  
        | Area  | 1000
                    
                    
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        | Permanence  | permanent plot |  | Environment Fields: |  | 
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        | Elevation  | 1210.97039815932
                    
                    
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        | Slope Aspect  | 180
                    
                    
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        | Slope Gradient  | 2.5
                    
                    
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        | Topographic Position  | Channel wall |  
        | Landform  | valley floor |  
        | Rock Type  | igneous, unspecified |  
        | Landscape Narrative  | No evidence of recent fire. Area was submerged in 1992 flood. Plot is along river with 12% extending into Merced river. Footpath running along plot parallel to river. |  
        | Representativeness  | Good, plot captures riparian band with black cottonwood and some rhododendron. Also, some ponderosa |  
        | Hydrologic Regime  | Permanently flooded |  
        | Soil Drainage  | well drained |  
        | Soil Depth  | 0
                    
                    
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        | Percent Bedrock  | 0
                    
                    
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        | Percent Rock / Gravel  | 0
                    
                    
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        | Percent Wood  | 2
                    
                    
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        | Percent Litter  | 80
                    
                    
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        | Percent Bare Soil  | 6
                    
                    
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        | Percent Water  | 12
                    
                    
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        | Percent Other  | 0
                    
                    
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| Observation Start Date  | 09-Jun-1999 |  
| Observation End Date  | 09-Jun-1999 |  
        | Project  | Yosemite National Park |  
        | Cover Method  | NPS CoverMethod |  
        | Stratum Method  | National Park Service |  
        | Stem Size Limit  | 10
                    
                    
                        cm |  
        | Taxon Observation Area  | 1000
                    
                    
                        m² |  
        | Cover Dispersion  | contiguous |  
        | Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?  | yes |  
        | Stem Sample Method  | full census |  | Plot Quality Fields: |  | 
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        | 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: |  | 
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        | Observation Narrative  | Plot marker in SE corner. B/W photos roll # 16; frame 4 SE>SW, frame 5 SE>NE, frame 6 SE>NW, frame 7 representative E>W. Color photos roll # 14; frame 5 E>W, frame 6 NE>SW, frame 7 S>N. |  |  |