SMAA0821
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SMAA0821
Author Observation Code	SMAA0821
Original Data Location	SAMO NPS Headquarters, 401 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	34.1757666887528 º
Longitude	-118.672575428999 º
Author Location	Laskey Mesa
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	5 º
Max Slope Gradient	25 º
Topographic Position	Upper 1/3 of slope to Ridgetop
Percent Rock / Gravel	10 %
Percent Litter	35 %
Percent Bare Soil	55 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	14-Jun-2004 ± 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: AA0821, Vegetation type confidence: About 1/2 assessed. Medium confidence. Definite patches of Salvia mellifera and Eriogonum fasciculatum. Patches of Artemisia californica and Salvia leucophylla. Polygon probably a patchwork of different types with Artemisia californica throughout and dominant. Artemisia californica - Salvia leucophylla dominant type. Artemisia californica dominate overall. Several inclusions. Chose Artemisia californica-Salvia leucophylla Phase because dominant type in patchwork.;

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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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 Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia Née Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia **   QUAG Quercus agrifolia Née Quercus agrifolia Quercus agrifolia **   QUAG Canopy 1 % 1       -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 Salvia leucophylla Salvia leucophylla Greene Salvia leucophylla Salvia leucophylla **   SALE3 Salvia leucophylla Greene Salvia leucophylla Salvia leucophylla **   SALE3 Short Shrub 9 % 2       -none- 4 Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Salvia mellifera Greene Salvia mellifera Salvia mellifera **   SAME3 Short Shrub 7 % 2       -none- 5 Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Eriogonum fasciculatum Benth. Eriogonum fasciculatum Eriogonum fasciculatum **   ERFA2 Short Shrub 3 % 1       -none- 6 Encelia californica Encelia californica Nutt. Encelia californica Encelia californica **   ENCA Encelia californica Nutt. Encelia californica Encelia californica **   ENCA Short Shrub 0.2 % 1       -none- 7 Unknown forb Unknown Herbs/Forbs Unknown forb Unknown Herbs/Forbs **   Plantae Plants Unknown forb Unknown Herbs/Forbs **   Unknown forb Unknown Herbs/Forbs **   Plantae Plants Unknown forb Unknown Herbs/Forbs **   Herbaceous 5 % 1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 35 % Canopy 2 m 5 m 2.5 % Emergent       Herbaceous       Vine/Liana       Dwarf Shrub       Sub-Canopy       Tall Shrub
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