RH-ZION.17
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» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.Ob.4796.RHZION17
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Plot ID Fields: | |
Author Plot Code |
RH-ZION.17
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Author Observation Code |
RH-ZION.17
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Location Fields: |
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Confidentiality Status |
exact location
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Latitude |
37.387199593
º
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Longitude |
-113.038235277
º
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Author Location |
ZION
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Location Narrative |
Lava Point Road, 0.3 miles from Zion entrance sign. Plot is on the north side of the 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 |
Circle
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Area |
0
m²
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Permanence |
permanent plot
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Environment Fields: | |
Elevation |
2410
m
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Slope Aspect |
(n/a, flat)
º
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Slope Gradient |
0
º
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Topographic Position |
High level
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Landform |
plateau
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Rock Type |
basalt
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Landscape Narrative |
Soil (beneath rocks) is cracked, indicating late lying snow pack, several dead artemesia, the dead are about the age
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Representativeness |
failry representative, even distribution of species, similiar structure and spacing of rocks, shrubs
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Soil Drainage |
somewhat poorly drained
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Soil Depth |
0
m
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Percent Bedrock |
0
%
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Percent Rock / Gravel |
63
%
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Percent Wood |
2
%
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Percent Litter |
25
%
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Percent Bare Soil |
10
%
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Percent Water |
0
%
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Percent Other |
0
%
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Methods Fields: | |
Observation Start Date |
28-Jul-1999
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Observation End Date |
28-Jul-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 |
0
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: | |
--no data-- |
Misc Fields: | |
Observation Narrative |
Spike in center, tag 927
photos7, 8 north
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