BADL.66
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	BADL.66
Author Observation Code	BADL.66
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	43.667420875 º
Longitude	-102.872889571 º
Author Location	BADL -- South Unit (Cheyenne River)
Location Narrative	This plot is located 2 miles east of Red Shirt, SD and north of the old highway bridge over the Cheyenne River.
State or Province	South Dakota
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Red Shirt NE area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: South Dakota
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	811.072798767169 m
Slope Aspect	90 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	Low level
Landform	flood plain
Landscape Narrative	This site is actively grazed by cattle. -- The side channel of the Cheyenne River closest to the plot is bare but did have flow earlier in the spring.
Representativeness	This plot is very representative of the young cottonwood (Populus deltoides) stands that occur on th
Hydrologic Regime	Seasonally flooded
Soil Drainage	somewhat poorly drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	10 %
Percent Bare Soil	60 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	11-Aug-1997
Observation End Date	11-Aug-1997
Project	Badlands National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	400 m²
Cover Dispersion	contiguous
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	yes
Stem Sample Method	full census
Plot Quality Fields:
Effort Level	Thorough
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Floristic Quality	High but incomplete
Bryophyte Quality	Very incomplete
Lichen Quality	Very incomplete
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	This community consists of a dense stand of young cottonwood (Populus deltoides) trees likely started around 1990. Some trees in this area are showing signs of water stress.

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 Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh. Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh. Populus deltoides eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh. **   Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh. Populus deltoides eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh. **   Canopy 62.5 % 05       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10.2 cm       1 stem(s) 10.2 cm       1 stem(s) 10.3 cm       1 stem(s) 10.5 cm       1 stem(s) 10.7 cm       1 stem(s) 10.8 cm       1 stem(s) 11.1 cm       1 stem(s) 11.2 cm       1 stem(s) 11.5 cm       1 stem(s) 11.5 cm       1 stem(s) 11.5 cm       1 stem(s) 11.8 cm       1 stem(s) 11.9 cm       1 stem(s) 11.9 cm       1 stem(s) 12.1 cm       1 stem(s) 12.4 cm       1 stem(s) 12.8 cm       1 stem(s) 12.8 cm       1 stem(s) 13 cm       1 stem(s) 13.2 cm       1 stem(s) 13.4 cm       1 stem(s) 13.8 cm       1 stem(s) 14 cm       1 stem(s) 14.2 cm       1 stem(s) 14.7 cm       1 stem(s) 15.8 cm       1 stem(s) 16.5 cm       1 stem(s) 17.7 cm       1 stem(s) 17.8 cm       1 stem(s) 2 Amorpha fruticosa L. Amorpha fruticosa L. Amorpha fruticosa desert false indigo Amorpha fruticosa L. **   Amorpha fruticosa L. Amorpha fruticosa desert false indigo Amorpha fruticosa L. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 3 Spartina pectinata Bosc ex Link Spartina pectinata Bosc ex Link Spartina pectinata prairie cordgrass Spartina pectinata Bosc ex Link **   Spartina pectinata Bosc ex Link Spartina pectinata prairie cordgrass Spartina pectinata Bosc ex Link **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 4 Bromus japonicus Thunb. ex Murr. Bromus japonicus Thunb. ex Murr. Bromus japonicus Japanese brome Bromus japonicus Thunb. ex Murr. **   Bromus japonicus Thunb. ex Murr. Bromus japonicus Japanese brome Bromus japonicus Thunb. ex Murr. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 5 Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve Pascopyrum smithii western wheatgrass Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve **   Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve Pascopyrum smithii western wheatgrass Pascopyrum smithii (Rydb.) A. Löve **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 6 Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis L. **   Poa pratensis L. Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis L. **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 7 Elymus canadensis L. Elymus canadensis L. Elymus canadensis Canada wildrye Elymus canadensis L. **   Elymus canadensis L. Elymus canadensis Canada wildrye Elymus canadensis L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Xanthium strumarium L. Xanthium strumarium L. Xanthium strumarium rough cockleburr Xanthium strumarium L. **   Xanthium strumarium L. Xanthium strumarium rough cockleburr Xanthium strumarium L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronq. Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronq. Conyza canadensis Canadian horseweed Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronq. **   Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronq. Conyza canadensis Canadian horseweed Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronq. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum cheatgrass Bromus tectorum L. **   Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum cheatgrass Bromus tectorum L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Panicum virgatum L. Panicum virgatum L. Panicum virgatum switchgrass Panicum virgatum L. **   Panicum virgatum L. Panicum virgatum switchgrass Panicum virgatum L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 5 m 10 m 60 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 30 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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