SMAA0141
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SMAA0141
Author Observation Code	SMAA0141
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.0516943337908 º
Longitude	-118.637991327754 º
Author Location	Tuna Canyon Park
Location Narrative	IS one aspect of a steep side drainage of the main creek. Includes bottom of side drainage. Running water in main creek, its early August. Didn't enter stand but surrounding polygons are rocky.
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:
Slope Aspect	290 º
Min Slope Gradient	25 º
Topographic Position	Lower to Middle 1/3 of slope
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	04-Aug-2003 ± exact
Date Accuracy	exact
Project	SAMO (Accuracy Assessment 2004)
Cover Method	Modified Tens
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Method Narrative	Cover values for strata are midpoints of a cover class
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	0.75 m
Field Cover	2.5 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: AA0141, Vegetation type confidence: All of polygon assessed. From somewhat oblique angle so could have exaggerated cover estimates or missed some of understory. Dominant species high confidence and high confidence for vegetation type. Keyed easily. High confidence. Very dominant Cercocarpus betuloides;

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 Cercocarpus betuloides Cercocarpus betuloides Nutt. Cercocarpus betuloides Cercocarpus betuloides **   CEBE3 Cercocarpus betuloides Nutt. Cercocarpus betuloides Cercocarpus betuloides **   CEBE3 Tall Shrub 65 % 8       -none- 2 Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roem. Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia **   HEAR5 Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roem. Heteromeles arbutifolia Heteromeles arbutifolia **   HEAR5 Tall Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 3 Ceanothus spinosus Ceanothus spinosus Nutt. Ceanothus spinosus Ceanothus spinosus **   CESP Ceanothus spinosus Nutt. Ceanothus spinosus Ceanothus spinosus **   CESP Tall Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 4 Baccharis salicifolia Baccharis salicifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers. Baccharis salicifolia Baccharis salicifolia **   BASA4 Baccharis salicifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers. Baccharis salicifolia Baccharis salicifolia **   BASA4 Short Shrub 2.5 % 1       -none- 5 Venegasia carpesioides Venegasia carpesioides DC. Venegasia carpesioides Venegasia carpesioides **   VECA Venegasia carpesioides DC. Venegasia carpesioides Venegasia carpesioides **   VECA Herbaceous 2.5 % 1       -none- 6 Leymus condensatus Leymus condensatus (J. Presl) A. Löve Leymus condensatus Leymus condensatus **   LECO12 Leymus condensatus (J. Presl) A. Löve Leymus condensatus Leymus condensatus **   LECO12 Herbaceous 2.5 % 1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 2.5 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 65 % Emergent       Herbaceous       Vine/Liana       Sub-Canopy       Dwarf Shrub       Canopy
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