ZION.316
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ZION.316
Author Observation Code	ZION.316
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.229817444 º
Longitude	-112.952475004 º
Author Location	ZION
Location Narrative	Twin Brothers mesa western end of mesa top.
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: Utah
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2082.39359683476 m
Slope Aspect	90 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	mesa
Rock Type	sandstone, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	evidence of lightning strike - burned center of tree but not stand.
Representativeness	of plot in stand - representative of dense old growth PJ. Good. Some stand had denser shrub layer.
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	2 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	10 %
Percent Wood	15 %
Percent Litter	35 %
Percent Bare Soil	35 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	3 %
Name Other	moss
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	24-Aug-2000
Observation End Date	24-Aug-2000
Project	Zion 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	Possible archeological site. Old growth PJ estimated between 500 and 2000 years old. I saw one JUOS with > 200cm basal area.

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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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 Pinus edulis Engelm. Pinus edulis Engelm. Pinus edulis twoneedle pinyon Pinus edulis Engelm. **   Pinus edulis Engelm. Pinus edulis twoneedle pinyon Pinus edulis Engelm. **   Canopy 10 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 38 cm       1 stem(s) 42 cm       1 stem(s) 55 cm       1 stem(s) 2 Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla singleleaf pinyon Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. **   Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla singleleaf pinyon Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. **   Canopy 10 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 27 cm       1 stem(s) 31 cm       1 stem(s) 36 cm       1 stem(s) 42 cm       1 stem(s) 3 Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little Juniperus osteosperma Utah juniper Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little **   Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little Juniperus osteosperma Utah juniper Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little **   Canopy 10 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 49 cm       1 stem(s) 52 cm       1 stem(s) 60 cm       1 stem(s) 69 cm       1 stem(s) 77 cm       1 stem(s) 90 cm       1 stem(s) 4 Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson Purshia stansburiana Stansbury cliffrose Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson **   Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson Purshia stansburiana Stansbury cliffrose Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson **   Tall Shrub 10 % 03       -none- 5 Arctostaphylos patula Greene Arctostaphylos patula Greene Arctostaphylos patula greenleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula Greene **   Arctostaphylos patula Greene Arctostaphylos patula greenleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula Greene **   Dwarf Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 6 Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Opuntia polyacantha plains pricklypear Opuntia polyacantha Haw. **   Opuntia polyacantha Haw. Opuntia polyacantha plains pricklypear Opuntia polyacantha Haw. **   Dwarf Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 7 Amelanchier utahensis Koehne Amelanchier utahensis Koehne Amelanchier utahensis Utah serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis Koehne **   Amelanchier utahensis Koehne Amelanchier utahensis Utah serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis Koehne **   Dwarf Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 8 Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby Gutierrezia sarothrae broom snakeweed Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby **   Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby Gutierrezia sarothrae broom snakeweed Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Penstemon palmeri Gray Penstemon palmeri Gray Penstemon palmeri Palmer's penstemon Penstemon palmeri Gray **   Penstemon palmeri Gray Penstemon palmeri Palmer's penstemon Penstemon palmeri Gray **   Herbaceous         -1 m² -none- 10 Phlox austromontana Coville Phlox austromontana Coville Phlox austromontana mountain phlox Phlox austromontana Coville **   Phlox austromontana Coville Phlox austromontana mountain phlox Phlox austromontana Coville **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 11 Pinus edulis Engelm. Pinus edulis Engelm. Pinus edulis twoneedle pinyon Pinus edulis Engelm. **   Pinus edulis Engelm. Pinus edulis twoneedle pinyon Pinus edulis Engelm. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey Poa fendleriana muttongrass Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey **   Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey Poa fendleriana muttongrass Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 5 m 10 m 30 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous     0 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 30 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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