PINN.146
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Author Plot Code  |
PINN.146
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Author Observation Code  |
PINN.146
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Original Data Location  |
Pinnacles National Park, 5000 Highway 146, Paicines, CA
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Location Fields: |
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Confidentiality Status  |
exact location
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Latitude  |
36.5013508648784
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Longitude  |
-121.200876425358
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Author Location  |
Pinnacles Natl. Monument
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Location Narrative  |
Plot located on southeast-facing slope, between Balconies Cave Trail and Balconies Cliff Trail. Heavy foot traffic. There are numerous trails leading to the rocktop. Circular bedrock plot composed mostly of a large rounded Breccia outcrop with eroded segments running in N/S direction. Flatter sections have litter, grass and Eriogonum. Majority of mosses are growing on west side of rock and lichens are growing on east side.
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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  |
100
m²
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Placement Method  |
Representative
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Permanence  |
not permanent
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Layout Narrative  |
circle, 5.6 m radius
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Environment Fields: | |
Elevation  |
377
m
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Slope Aspect  |
188
º
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Slope Gradient  |
30
º
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Topographic Position  |
Middle 1/3 of slope to Ridgetop
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Surficial Deposits  |
Breccia (volcanic)
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Rock Type  |
Breccia (volcanic)
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Landscape Narrative  |
Upland
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Percent Bedrock  |
76
%
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Percent Rock / Gravel  |
18
%
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Percent Litter  |
5
%
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Percent Bare Soil  |
1
%
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Percent Water  |
0
%
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Percent Other  |
0
%
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Name Other  |
Living Stems
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Methods Fields: | |
Observation Start Date  |
17-May-2004
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Date Accuracy  |
exact
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Project  |
Pinnacles National Monument
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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: | |
Nonvascular Cover  |
15
%
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Dominant Stratum  |
Nonvascular
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Misc Fields: | |
--no data-- |
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