SNFN0115
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» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:vegtwig.vegbank.org:observation:6885-{98B028C9-8086-4F1C-A44C-3B056C25B775}
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Plot ID Fields: | |
Author Plot Code |
SNFN0115
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Author Observation Code |
SNFN0115
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Original Data Location |
California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Vegetation Classification Program, Sacramento, CA
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Location Fields: |
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Confidentiality Status |
exact location
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Latitude |
39.7725536859959
º
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Longitude |
-121.796486226238
º
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Author Location |
Bidwell Ranch, Chico
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Location Narrative |
In the Bidwell Ranch area, southeast corner of property. From access at the Wildwood Road, head 25 degrees (towards the power lines) for a distance of about a half of a mile. A seasonal creek/drainage runs NW of plot (approximately 20 m to the north). West-facing, gentle slope with Layia, Navarretia, Taeniatherum, and Triphysaria. The type repeats throughout entire Bidwell Ranch area. Adjacent grassland is mostly Taeniatherum, and Avena. Soil is very rocky, aerated (i.e. not very dense).; Grazing indicated at the entrance gate, hoof prints throughout, but no cattle at present.
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State or Province |
California
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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 |
400
m²
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Placement Method |
Representative
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Permanence |
not permanent
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Layout Narrative |
11.28 m radius
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Environment Fields: | |
Stand Size |
small
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Elevation |
100
m
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Slope Aspect |
260
º
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Slope Gradient |
4
º
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Topographic Position |
Middle 1/3 of slope
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Surficial Deposits |
Metamorphic (type unknown)
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Rock Type |
Metamorphic (type unknown)
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Landscape Narrative |
upland; Annual Grass; Populations of delphiniums in nearby grassland and forb vegetation. Trifolium microcephalum found in similar associations nearby. Coarse fragments "other" = moss.
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Percent Bedrock |
0
%
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Percent Rock / Gravel |
19
%
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Percent Litter |
40
%
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Percent Bare Soil |
40
%
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Percent Other |
1.2
%
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Name Other |
incl.other surf.& living stems
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Methods Fields: | |
Observation Start Date |
12-Apr-2005
± exact
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Date Accuracy |
exact
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Project |
northern Sierra Foothills releves
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Cover Method |
Percentage (%)
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Stratum Method |
CA Native Plant Society (CNPS)
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Taxon Observation Area |
400
m²
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Cover Dispersion |
Entire
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Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated? |
no
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Stem Observation Area |
400
m²
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Plot Quality Fields: | |
Plot Validation Level |
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
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Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: | |
--no data-- |
Misc Fields: | |
Observation Narrative |
cited in Klein et al. 2007 as SNFN0115
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