GLAC.2220
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GLAC.2220
Author Observation Code	GLAC.2220
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	48.828080926 º
Longitude	-114.209057492 º
Author Location	GLAC -- Bowman Lake Fen
Location Narrative	Bowman Lake Road in toward lake; fen immediately north of road; in 150 ft to middle of fen.
State or Province	Montana
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: Montana quadrangle: Quartz Ridge
Layout Fields:
Shape	Circle
Area	0 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1240.53599811439 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Basin floor
Landform	basin
Surficial Deposits	Organic Deposits: Peat
Landscape Narrative	Very dry year; no surface water at this location and time; very thick litter smothering the surface.
Representativeness	Highly representative of whole fen except margins which have higher canopy cover of CARUTR and scatt
Soil Drainage	very poorly drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	93 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	4 %
Name Other	Basal Veg
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	11-Jan-2001
Observation End Date	11-Jan-2001
Project	Glacier National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	0 m²
Cover Dispersion	contiguous
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:
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Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	This being very extremely dry year could explain lack of surface water; soil is saturated to the surface this year.

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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ord Author Plant Name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, Common Name Original Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, USDA Code Stratum Cover Original Cover Code Basal Area Biomass Inference Area Stems: Stem Diameters (graphically): 1 Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh. Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh. Carex lasiocarpa woollyfruit sedge Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh. **   Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh. Carex lasiocarpa woollyfruit sedge Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh. **   Herbaceous 60 % 05       -none- 2 Carex utriculata Boott Carex utriculata Boott Carex utriculata Northwest Territory sedge Carex utriculata Boott **   Carex utriculata Boott Carex utriculata Northwest Territory sedge Carex utriculata Boott **   Herbaceous 23 % 03       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy     0 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 80 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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