SNFN0250
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» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:vegtwig.vegbank.org:observation:6623-{B60246A3-7F59-48F4-B14C-0831D639A48E}
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Plot ID Fields: | |
Author Plot Code |
SNFN0250
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Author Observation Code |
SNFN0250
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Original Data Location |
California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Vegetation Classification Program, Sacramento, CA
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Location Fields: |
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Confidentiality Status |
exact location
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Latitude |
38.2569991058611
º
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Longitude |
-120.812573444823
º
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Author Location |
Pardee Lake, Calaveras County
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Location Narrative |
Pardee Lake. The stand is located just to the west of the unnamed dirt road running to the northeast of John Bull Peak, just about 150 meters from where that road branches off of the coast-to-crest trail. The stand is a predominately annual exotic grassland with lower cover of bromes, Taeniatherum caput-medusae, and Lolium than elsewhere on the property. It has a higher cover of native forbs, such as Sidalcea. The Sidalcea stands in this area (which may just have aspect dominance at this time of year and not be a "true" vegetation type) are about 1500 square meters in size.; The site was more recently and more heavily grazed than other grasslands on the property.
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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 |
11.28 m radius
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Environment Fields: | |
Stand Size |
small
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Elevation |
335
m
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Slope Aspect |
9
º
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Slope Gradient |
1
º
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Topographic Position |
Bottom
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Surficial Deposits |
Metamorphic (type unknown)
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Rock Type |
Metamorphic (type unknown)
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Landscape Narrative |
upland; Annual Grass; Coarse fragments "other" = moss (6%)
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Percent Bedrock |
0
%
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Percent Rock / Gravel |
11
%
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Percent Litter |
68
%
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Percent Bare Soil |
10
%
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Percent Other |
12
%
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Name Other |
incl.other surf.& living stems
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Methods Fields: | |
Observation Start Date |
17-May-2005
± exact
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Date Accuracy |
exact
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Project |
northern Sierra Foothills releves
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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: | |
Nonvascular Cover |
6
%
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Misc Fields: | |
Observation Narrative |
cited in Klein et al. 2007 as SNFN0250
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