1521EK03
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	1521EK03
Author Observation Code	1521EK03
Original Data Location	AECOM, 401 West A Street, Suite 1200, San Diego, CA
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	33.839083914512 º
Longitude	-117.708724866716 º
Author Location	Irvine Ranch Conservancy
Location Narrative	Stand of old, unburned Ceanothus megacarpus. The shrubs are very tall and arborescent with a dense canopy and almost nothing in the understory. Was not mapped correctly in existing OC vegetation map.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: California area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Plotless
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	191 m
Slope Aspect	330 º
Slope Gradient	40 º
Topographic Position	Middle 1/3 of slope
Surficial Deposits	Sandstone
Rock Type	Sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Upland
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Litter	92 %
Percent Bare Soil	5 %
Percent Other	3 %
Name Other	Basal Stem Area
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	23-May-2012 ± exact
Date Accuracy	exact
Project	Orange County Vegetation
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	Simple Four Strata
Cover Dispersion	Entire
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(1) occurrence plot: sufficient for determining type occurrence
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Shrub Height	3.5 m
Field Height	0.25 m
Shrub Cover	65 %
Field Cover	0.2 %
Nonvascular Cover	0.2 %
Dominant Stratum	Shrub
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Vegetation type confidence: High.

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 Ceanothus megacarpus Ceanothus megacarpus Nutt. Ceanothus megacarpus Ceanothus megacarpus **   CEME Ceanothus megacarpus Nutt. Ceanothus megacarpus Ceanothus megacarpus **   CEME Shrub 63 %         -none- 2 Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roem. Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia **   HEAR5 Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roem. Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia **   HEAR5 Shrub 1 %         -none- 3 Quercus berberidifolia Quercus berberidifolia Liebm. Quercus berberidifolia Quercus berberidifolia **   QUBE5 Quercus berberidifolia Liebm. Quercus berberidifolia Quercus berberidifolia **   QUBE5 Shrub 1 %         -none- 4 Adenostoma fasciculatum Adenostoma fasciculatum Hook. & Arn. Adenostoma fasciculatum Adenostoma fasciculatum **   ADFA Adenostoma fasciculatum Hook. & Arn. Adenostoma fasciculatum Adenostoma fasciculatum **   ADFA Shrub 0.2 %         -none- 5 Marah Marah Kellogg Marah Marah **   MARAH Marah Kellogg Marah Marah **   MARAH Shrub 0.2 %         -none- 6 Keckiella cordifolia Keckiella cordifolia (Benth.) Straw Keckiella cordifolia Keckiella cordifolia **   KECO Keckiella cordifolia (Benth.) Straw Keckiella cordifolia Keckiella cordifolia **   KECO Shrub 0.2 %         -none- 7 Rhus integrifolia Rhus integrifolia (Nutt.) W.H. Brewer & S. Watson Rhus integrifolia Rhus integrifolia **   RHIN2 Rhus integrifolia (Nutt.) W.H. Brewer & S. Watson Rhus integrifolia Rhus integrifolia **   RHIN2 Shrub 0.2 %         -none- 8 Malosma laurina Malosma laurina (Nutt.) Nutt. ex Abrams Malosma laurina Malosma laurina **   MALA6 Malosma laurina (Nutt.) Nutt. ex Abrams Malosma laurina Malosma laurina **   MALA6 Shrub 0.2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Shrub
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