LEIRCH04
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Plot ID Fields: | |
Author Plot Code |
LEIRCH04
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Author Observation Code |
LEIRCH04
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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 |
39.9987279971402
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Longitude |
-121.938100701304
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Author Location |
Leininger Ranch, Tehama County
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Location Narrative |
Site is located 1/2 mile NE of the rock wall on the west end of the Leininger Ranch. The plot consists mostly of volcanic rock outcrop with Selaginella hansenii and assorted moss cover. The dominant herb is Vulpia microstachys. There is a small patch of non-congruent vegetation on the south end of the plot, which consists mostly of Erodium botrys and Hypochaeris glabra. The vegetation in this plot is seasonal and dries up without surface moisture.; This site appears to be impacted lightly by cattle, there are some overturned stones which are a result of cattle moving through the area. Some rocks have bird scat on them, apparently birds like to perch on the smaller ones.
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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 |
square
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Area |
100
m²
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Placement Method |
Representative
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Permanence |
not permanent
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Layout Narrative |
10 m wide
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Environment Fields: | |
Stand Size |
small
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Elevation |
251
m
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Slope Aspect |
164
º
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Slope Gradient |
1
º
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Topographic Position |
Upper 1/3 of slope
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Surficial Deposits |
Volcanic mud
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Rock Type |
Volcanic mud
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Landscape Narrative |
upland; Annual Grass; There is a dirt road 150 meters north of the plot. Lichen/moss cover is counted only in the ground category, not in the rock category since the ground is almost 100% bedrock. Dead spongy moss is counted as litter. Carnivore scat in plot. Coyote?
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Percent Bedrock |
71
%
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Percent Rock / Gravel |
2.4
%
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Percent Litter |
23
%
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Percent Bare Soil |
2
%
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Percent Other |
2
%
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Name Other |
incl.other surf.& living stems
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Methods Fields: | |
Observation Start Date |
29-Mar-2006
± 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 |
100
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 |
100
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 SNFN0403
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