ZION.208
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ZION.208
Author Observation Code	ZION.208
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.254368726 º
Longitude	-112.982265674 º
Author Location	ZION -- Unnamed mesa south of Heaps Canyon
Location Narrative	Target #33 - mapping by hand is most accurate. we can see where we are on the aerial photo.
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Utah quadrangle: Temple of Sinawava area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2139.69599674766 m
Slope Aspect	0 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	High level
Landform	mesa
Landscape Narrative	evidence of fire
Representativeness	of association - Ponderosa pine/ Arctostaphylos patula/ Rosa woodsii
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	95 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	23-Aug-2000
Observation End Date	23-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	fire scar on PIPO snag and live. plot is sloping inward, draining into plot from all sides

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 ponderosa P.& C. Lawson Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson Pinus ponderosa ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson **   Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson Pinus ponderosa ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa P.& C. Lawson **   Canopy 80 % 06       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm       1 stem(s) 11 cm       1 stem(s) 11 cm       1 stem(s) 12 cm       1 stem(s) 13 cm       1 stem(s) 14 cm       1 stem(s) 15 cm       1 stem(s) 16 cm       1 stem(s) 18 cm       1 stem(s) 19 cm       1 stem(s) 19 cm       1 stem(s) 20 cm       1 stem(s) 21 cm       1 stem(s) 21 cm       1 stem(s) 21 cm       1 stem(s) 22 cm       1 stem(s) 26 cm       1 stem(s) 27 cm       1 stem(s) 27 cm       1 stem(s) 31 cm       1 stem(s) 32 cm       1 stem(s) 32 cm       1 stem(s) 32 cm       1 stem(s) 32 cm       1 stem(s) 33 cm       1 stem(s) 33 cm       1 stem(s) 33 cm       1 stem(s) 35 cm       1 stem(s) 35 cm       1 stem(s) 36 cm       1 stem(s) 38 cm       1 stem(s) 39 cm       1 stem(s) 45 cm       1 stem(s) 54 cm       1 stem(s) 2 Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. Juniperus scopulorum Rocky Mountain juniper Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. **   Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. Juniperus scopulorum Rocky Mountain juniper Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. **   Sub-Canopy 10 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm       1 stem(s) 11 cm       1 stem(s) 12 cm       1 stem(s) 3 Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook. Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook. Salix scouleriana Scouler's willow Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook. **   Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook. Salix scouleriana Scouler's willow Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook. **   Tall Shrub         -1 m² -none- 4 Rosa woodsii Lindl. Rosa woodsii Lindl. Rosa woodsii Woods' rose Rosa woodsii Lindl. **   Rosa woodsii Lindl. Rosa woodsii Woods' rose Rosa woodsii Lindl. **   Tall Shrub 40 % 04       -none- 5 Amelanchier utahensis Koehne Amelanchier utahensis Koehne Amelanchier utahensis Utah serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis Koehne **   Amelanchier utahensis Koehne Amelanchier utahensis Utah serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis Koehne **   Tall Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Rosa woodsii Lindl. Rosa woodsii Lindl. Rosa woodsii Woods' rose Rosa woodsii Lindl. **   Rosa woodsii Lindl. Rosa woodsii Woods' rose Rosa woodsii Lindl. **   Short Shrub 20 % 03       -none- 7 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 10 % 03       -none- 8 Pterospora andromedea Nutt. Pterospora andromedea Nutt. Pterospora andromedea woodland pinedrops Pterospora andromedea Nutt. **   Pterospora andromedea Nutt. Pterospora andromedea woodland pinedrops Pterospora andromedea Nutt. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Carex L. Carex L. Carex sedge Carex L. **   Carex L. Carex sedge Carex L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 15 m 20 m 80 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous     0 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 20 % Sub-Canopy 2 m 5 m 10 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 40 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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