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GLAC.2527
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» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.Ob.6121.GLAC2527
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Plot ID Fields: | |
Author Plot Code |
GLAC.2527
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Author Observation Code |
GLAC.2527
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Location Fields: |
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Confidentiality Status |
exact location
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Latitude |
48.85112883
º
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Longitude |
-114.341684267
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Author Location |
GLAC -- Akokola Lake Trail
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Location Narrative |
Drive 1.4 mi N of Akokola Lake Trail; walk through small patch of spruce woods on east side of road for about 300 ft to open meadow; walk to drainage creek and follow it to willow patch where soil is saturated; walk into meadow behind willow grove.
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State or Province |
Montana
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Country |
United States
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Named Places |
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Layout Fields: | |
Shape |
Circle
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Area |
0
m²
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Permanence |
permanent plot
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Environment Fields: | |
Elevation |
1121.66399829507
m
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Slope Aspect |
(n/a, flat)
º
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Slope Gradient |
0
º
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Topographic Position |
Low level
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Landform |
valley floor
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Surficial Deposits |
Organic Deposits: Peat
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Representativeness |
Sedge dominated open meadow; some open depressional areas that are scattered in meadow, dominated by
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Soil Drainage |
poorly drained
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Soil Depth |
0
m
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Percent Bedrock |
0
%
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Percent Rock / Gravel |
0
%
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Percent Wood |
0
%
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Percent Litter |
80
%
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Percent Bare Soil |
0
%
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Percent Water |
0
%
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Percent Other |
13
%
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Name Other |
Moss, Basal Veg
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Methods Fields: | |
Observation Start Date |
03-Aug-2001
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Observation End Date |
03-Aug-2001
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Project |
Glacier National Park
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Cover Method |
NPS CoverMethod
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Stratum Method |
National Park Service
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Stem Size Limit |
10
cm
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Taxon Observation Area |
0
m²
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Cover Dispersion |
contiguous
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Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated? |
yes
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Stem Sample Method |
full census
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Plot Quality Fields: | |
Effort Level |
Thorough
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Plot Validation Level |
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
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Floristic Quality |
High but incomplete
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Bryophyte Quality |
Very incomplete
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Lichen Quality |
Very incomplete
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Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: | |
--no data-- |
Misc Fields: | |
Observation Narrative |
Thick sedge meadow with little forb cover and trace of shrub invasion; within meadow, larger patches of GEUMAC and depressinal areas dominated by ELEPAL; saturated soil in may places covered with algal layer; surrounded by SALDRU/SALGEY/BETGLA shrubland;
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Soil Observations: |
Soil Horizon | Soil Depth Top | Soil Depth Bottom | Soil Color | Soil Organic | Soil Texture | Soil Sand | Soil Silt | Soil Clay | Soil Coarse | Soil PH | Exchange Capacity | Base Saturation | Soil Description |
unknown
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Disturbance Data: |
Disturbance Type | Disturbance Intensity |
Animal, general
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User Defined Values |
No User Defined Data for this plot |
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