PINN.669
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Plot ID Fields: | |
Author Plot Code |
PINN.669
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Author Observation Code |
PINN.669
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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 |
36.5043968304713
º
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Longitude |
-121.155977420309
º
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Author Location |
McCabe Canyon, Pinnacles Natl. Monument
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Location Narrative |
Northerly end of McCabe Canyon. Grazing. Muhly is short and smallish due to the cows eating it every year. Muhly meadow at northerly end of McCabe Canyon, with Quercus lobata at south edge of plot; other grasses non-native. Old cow dung & fresh deer scat.
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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 |
400
m²
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Placement Method |
Representative
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Permanence |
not permanent
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Layout Narrative |
circle, standard size for grassland is 400 sqm
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Environment Fields: | |
Elevation |
394
m
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Slope Aspect |
158
º
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Slope Gradient |
3
º
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Topographic Position |
Middle 1/3 of slope
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Surficial Deposits |
Sandy alluvium (most alluvial fans and washes)
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Rock Type |
Sandy alluvium (most alluvial fans and washes)
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Landscape Narrative |
Upland
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Percent Bedrock |
0
%
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Percent Rock / Gravel |
3
%
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Percent Litter |
87
%
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Percent Bare Soil |
5
%
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Percent Water |
0
%
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Percent Other |
5
%
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Name Other |
Living Stems
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Methods Fields: | |
Observation Start Date |
18-May-2004
± exact
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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 |
400
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 |
400
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: | |
Dominant Stratum |
Herb
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Misc Fields: | |
--no data-- |