SNNR0532
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» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:vegbank.org/vegbranch:observation:3546-{CF3AFAA7-B7F9-476F-B35A-7575686FD232}
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Plot ID Fields: | |
Author Plot Code |
SNNR0532
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Author Observation Code |
SNNR0532
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Original Data Location |
Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program, California Dept of Fish and Wildlife, Sacramento, CA
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Location Fields: |
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Confidentiality Status |
exact location
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Latitude |
39.8404781719409
º
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Longitude |
-121.710952647607
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Author Location |
Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve
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Location Narrative |
Big Chico Creek ER, California State University Chico: This stand is intended to represent a stand of yellow star thistle. At this point in the phenology it is hard to estimate the cover of anything but the 1.5 m tall yellow star thistle. According to Paul Moslin, this is the first year that this weed has been so bad on the property.
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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 |
Plotless
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Permanence |
not permanent
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Environment Fields: | |
Stand Size |
large
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Elevation |
335
m
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Slope Aspect |
230
º
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Slope Gradient |
6
º
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Topographic Position |
Midslope
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Rock Type |
pyroclastic, unspecified
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Landscape Narrative |
upland
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Percent Rock / Gravel |
1
%
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Percent Litter |
85
%
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Percent Bare Soil |
8
%
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Percent Water |
0
%
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Percent Other |
6
%
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Name Other |
BasalStemArea
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Methods Fields: | |
Observation Start Date |
11-Jul-2005
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Project |
Northern Sierra Nevada Foothills
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Cover Method |
Percentage (%)
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Stratum Method |
CNPS/CDFW RA v. 2005
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Cover Dispersion |
Entire
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Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated? |
no
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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: | |
Field Height |
0.75
m
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Shrub Cover |
0
%
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Field Cover |
85
%
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Dominant Stratum |
Herb
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Misc Fields: | |
Observation Narrative |
The cover of Melica might be higher if one returned in the spring. The other grasses are mostly prostrate and hidden by the Centaurea solstitialis.
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