RH-ZION.45
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» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.Ob.4788.RHZION45
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Plot ID Fields: | |
Author Plot Code |
RH-ZION.45
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Author Observation Code |
RH-ZION.45
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Location Fields: |
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Confidentiality Status |
exact location
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Latitude |
37.173828862
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Longitude |
-113.070903016
º
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Author Location |
ZION
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Location Narrative |
Hwy 9, between Rockville and Virgin, east of Coalpit Wash, on dirt pullout, on north side of road.
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State or Province |
Utah
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Country |
United States
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Named Places |
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Layout Fields: | |
Shape |
Square
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Area |
64
m²
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Permanence |
permanent plot
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Environment Fields: | |
Elevation |
1146
m
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Topographic Position |
Basin floor
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Landform |
valley floor
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Surficial Deposits |
Alluvial Deposits: Alluvial Fan
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Landscape Narrative |
Stable old alluvium island (hill), 4 m above and adjacent to Zion 44, all white soil, Tapes not used to protect cryptogamic crusts.
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Representativeness |
Typical of lichen covered hill crests
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Soil Drainage |
well drained
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Soil Depth |
0
m
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Percent Bedrock |
0
%
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Percent Rock / Gravel |
0
%
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Percent Wood |
0
%
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Percent Litter |
10
%
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Percent Bare Soil |
5
%
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Percent Water |
0
%
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Percent Other |
85
%
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Name Other |
cryptogam. trace lichen & moss
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Methods Fields: | |
Observation Start Date |
09-Aug-1999
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Observation End Date |
09-Aug-1999
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Project |
Zion National Park
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Cover Method |
NPS CoverMethod
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Stratum Method |
National Park Service
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Stem Size Limit |
10
cm
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Taxon Observation Area |
64
m²
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Cover Dispersion |
contiguous
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Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated? |
yes
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Stem Sample Method |
full census
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Plot Quality Fields: | |
Effort Level |
Thorough
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Plot Validation Level |
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
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Floristic Quality |
High but incomplete
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Bryophyte Quality |
Very incomplete
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Lichen Quality |
Very incomplete
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Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: | |
Growthform1 Type |
Evergreen sclerophyllous shrub
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Misc Fields: | |
Observation Narrative |
No junipers on hill (lichen) crests.
Spike in center, tag 947.
photo 20, 180 degrees
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