SAMO0970
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SAMO0970
Author Observation Code	SAMO0970
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.096988698015 º
Longitude	-119.081704987976 º
Author Location	Mugu Lagoon
Location Narrative	Very high amount of driftwood, 30% of cover. Elevation estimate is not from GPS. Everything that is less than 1% cover is minor (much less than 1%) but Ambrosia is a strong less-than-1%, approaching 1%. Polygon appears to be drawn too wide. Assessed as if narrower.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: California area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Plotless
Placement Method	Representative
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Stand Size	extensive
Elevation	2 m
Slope Aspect	40 º
Slope Gradient	3 º
Topographic Position	Bottom
Surficial Deposits	Sand dunes
Rock Type	Sand dunes
Landscape Narrative	Wetland;
Percent Rock / Gravel	5 %
Percent Bare Soil	70 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	11-Feb-2003 ± exact
Date Accuracy	exact
Project	SAMO (CNPS Rapid Assessment/Releve 2002)
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	CA Native Plant Society (CNPS)
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:
Field Height	0.25 m
Tree Cover	0 %
Shrub Cover	2 %
Field Cover	0.2 %
Nonvascular Cover	0 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: rap0970, Vegetation type confidence High: Assessed as if polygon narrower (therefore, less grass and Arundo than polygon boundaries would include.);

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 Arundo donax Arundo donax L. Arundo donax Arundo donax **   ARDO4 Arundo donax L. Arundo donax Arundo donax **   ARDO4 Medium 0.2 %         -none- 2 Foeniculum vulgare Foeniculum vulgare Mill. Foeniculum vulgare Foeniculum vulgare **   FOVU Foeniculum vulgare Mill. Foeniculum vulgare Foeniculum vulgare **   FOVU Medium 0.2 %         -none- 3 Atriplex watsonii Atriplex watsonii A. Nelson Atriplex watsonii Atriplex watsonii **   ATWA Atriplex watsonii A. Nelson Atriplex watsonii Atriplex watsonii **   ATWA Low 1 %         -none- 4 Distichlis spicata Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene Distichlis spicata Distichlis spicata **   DISP Distichlis spicata (L.) Greene Distichlis spicata Distichlis spicata **   DISP Low 0.2 %         -none- 5 Tetragonia tetragonioides Tetragonia tetragonioides (Pall.) Kuntze Tetragonia tetragonioides Tetragonia tetragonioides **   TETE3 Tetragonia tetragonioides (Pall.) Kuntze Tetragonia tetragonioides Tetragonia tetragonioides **   TETE3 Low 0.2 %         -none- 6 Abronia maritima Abronia maritima Nutt. ex S. Watson Abronia maritima Abronia maritima **   ABMA2 Abronia maritima Nutt. ex S. Watson Abronia maritima Abronia maritima **   ABMA2 Low 0.2 %         -none- 7 Ambrosia chamissonis Ambrosia chamissonis (Less.) Greene Ambrosia chamissonis Ambrosia chamissonis **   AMCH4 Ambrosia chamissonis (Less.) Greene Ambrosia chamissonis Ambrosia chamissonis **   AMCH4 Low 0.2 %         -none- 8 Cakile maritima Cakile maritima Scop. Cakile maritima Cakile maritima **   CAMA Cakile maritima Scop. Cakile maritima Cakile maritima **   CAMA Low 0.2 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover conifer tree     0 % hardwood tree     0 % Medium 0.5 m 5 m   Low 0 m 0.5 m   Low-Mid Shrub 0 m 0.5 m   Low Tree-Tall Shrub
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