SMAA0146
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SMAA0146
Author Observation Code	SMAA0146
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.1659107145672 º
Longitude	-118.996433968507 º
Author Location	Santa Monica Mountains Natl. Rec. Area
Location Narrative	Slightly concave. Polygon in basin mostly flat to 5 degrees, but parts 5 to 25 degrees, especially at edges. Aspect mostly flat, otherwise variable but slight.
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	(n/a, too irregular to determine) º
Min Slope Gradient	1 º
Max Slope Gradient	5 º
Topographic Position	Bottom to Lower 1/3 of slope
Percent Rock / Gravel	5 %
Percent Litter	55 %
Percent Bare Soil	45 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	08-Jul-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	0.25 m
Field Cover	15 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	original plot ID: AA0146, Vegetation type confidence: Non-native annuals are 03 class species name left blank in the plant list. AA certainty very high. Entered polygon. Artemisia californica overall evenly distributed. Herbaceous under shrubs in most of polygon. NE arm less Baccharis pilularis than overall. No Baccharis pilularis - Artemisia californica / herb in classification so best existing is 2313.;

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
Change Strata Shown: --choose one-- show strata show overall cover show strata + overall
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 Baccharis pilularis Baccharis pilularis DC. Baccharis pilularis Baccharis pilularis **   BAPI Baccharis pilularis DC. Baccharis pilularis Baccharis pilularis **   BAPI Tall Shrub 25 % 4       -none- 2 Artemisia californica Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Artemisia californica Less. Artemisia californica Artemisia californica **   ARCA11 Short Shrub 15 % 3       -none- 3 Nassella Nassella (Trin.) Desv. Nassella Nassella **   NASSE Nassella (Trin.) Desv. Nassella Nassella **   NASSE Herbaceous 2.5 % 1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 15 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 25 % Emergent       Herbaceous       Vine/Liana       Sub-Canopy       Dwarf Shrub       Canopy
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