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WILDCA26
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Plot ID Fields: | |
Author Plot Code |
WILDCA26
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Author Observation Code |
WILDCA26
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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 |
40.4292257444153
º
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Longitude |
-121.961090860535
º
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Author Location |
Wildcat Ranch, TNC
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Location Narrative |
This is a small stand of dense, tall, large-DBH Pinus sabiniana growing on a volcanic plateau. There are numerous Quercus douglasii distributed in the stand. The shrub cover is mostly Ceanothus cuneatus occurring on the stand edges. The herbaceous layer is mostly exotic grasses especially Cynosurus echinatus. The stand covers an area about 150 m by 100 m.
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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 |
small
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Elevation |
381
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 |
Interfluve
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Rock Type |
pyroclastic, unspecified
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Landscape Narrative |
upland
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Percent Rock / Gravel |
0.4
%
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Percent Litter |
95
%
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Percent Bare Soil |
2
%
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Percent Water |
0
%
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Percent Other |
3
%
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Name Other |
BasalStemArea
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Methods Fields: | |
Observation Start Date |
08-Jun-2006
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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: | |
Shrub Height |
1.5
m
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Field Height |
0.25
m
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Shrub Cover |
5
%
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Field Cover |
20
%
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Dominant Stratum |
Tree
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Misc Fields: | |
--no data-- |
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Observation Contributors: |
Party | Role |
Jensen, Nick
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Plot contributor
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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 |
A
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Sandy Loams: Coarse Sandy Loam
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Moderately coarse, sandy loam
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Disturbance Data: |
Disturbance Type | Disturbance Intensity |
Grazing, domestic stock
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Low
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Natural, general
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Low
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