ZION.525
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ZION.525
Author Observation Code	ZION.525
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.141775151 º
Longitude	-112.945086152 º
Author Location	ZION -- Shune's Creek
Location Narrative	Hike up Shune's Creek from the west side. Hike up 2nd major drainage on the S side of creek. Plot stake is on east side of creek. (Add 10 m to the easting to find the stake.)
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Utah quadrangle: Springdale East area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1269.79679806991 m
Slope Aspect	270 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	Lowslope
Landform	canyon
Rock Type	sandstone, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	burnt snag upstream from plot
Representativeness	Good of canyon oak stands and tree form of QUGA. There is more shrubby oak further up the drainage.
Hydrologic Regime	Intermittently flooded
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	52 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	30 %
Percent Bare Soil	10 %
Percent Other	3 %
Name Other	moss
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	03-May-2000
Observation End Date	03-May-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:
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Misc Fields:
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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 Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Gambel oak Quercus gambelii Nutt. **   Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Gambel oak Quercus gambelii Nutt. **   Canopy 45 % 04       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 18.3 cm       1 stem(s) 19.5 cm       1 stem(s) 21.8 cm       1 stem(s) 22.5 cm       1 stem(s) 22.9 cm       1 stem(s) 23.1 cm       1 stem(s) 25 cm       1 stem(s) 25.4 cm       1 stem(s) 25.6 cm       1 stem(s) 28.5 cm       1 stem(s) 2 Populus fremontii S. Wats. Populus fremontii S. Wats. Populus fremontii Fremont cottonwood Populus fremontii S. Wats. **   Populus fremontii S. Wats. Populus fremontii Fremont cottonwood Populus fremontii S. Wats. **   Canopy 5 % 02       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 36.9 cm       1 stem(s) 49.8 cm       1 stem(s) 3 Acer negundo L. Acer negundo L. Acer negundo boxelder Acer negundo L. **   Acer negundo L. Acer negundo boxelder Acer negundo L. **   Sub-Canopy 2.5 % 02       -none- 4 Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene Toxicodendron rydbergii western poison ivy Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene **   Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene Toxicodendron rydbergii western poison ivy Toxicodendron rydbergii (Small ex Rydb.) Greene **   Short Shrub 28 % 04       -none- 5 Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Gambel oak Quercus gambelii Nutt. **   Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Gambel oak Quercus gambelii Nutt. **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 6 Salix exigua Nutt. Salix exigua Nutt. Salix exigua narrowleaf willow Salix exigua Nutt. **   Salix exigua Nutt. Salix exigua narrowleaf willow Salix exigua Nutt. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Brickellia Ell. Brickellia Ell. Brickellia brickellbush Brickellia Ell. **   Brickellia Ell. Brickellia brickellbush Brickellia Ell. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Prunus virginiana L. Prunus virginiana L. Prunus virginiana chokecherry Prunus virginiana L. **   Prunus virginiana L. Prunus virginiana chokecherry Prunus virginiana L. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 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           -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 Equisetum hyemale L. Equisetum hyemale L. Equisetum hyemale scouringrush horsetail Equisetum hyemale L. **   Equisetum hyemale L. Equisetum hyemale scouringrush horsetail Equisetum hyemale L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Draba L. Draba L. Draba draba Draba L. **   Draba L. Draba draba Draba L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 brassicaceae unknown brassicaceae unknown **   Brassicaceae Mustard family brassicaceae unknown **   brassicaceae unknown **   Brassicaceae Mustard family brassicaceae unknown **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Cirsium P. Mill. Cirsium P. Mill. Cirsium thistle Cirsium P. Mill. **   Cirsium P. Mill. Cirsium thistle Cirsium P. Mill. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Equisetum arvense L. Equisetum arvense L. Equisetum arvense field horsetail Equisetum arvense L. **   Equisetum arvense L. Equisetum arvense field horsetail Equisetum arvense L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 Aster L. Aster L. Aster aster Aster L. **   Aster L. Aster aster Aster L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Vitis arizonica Engelm. Vitis arizonica Engelm. Vitis arizonica canyon grape Vitis arizonica Engelm. **   Vitis arizonica Engelm. Vitis arizonica canyon grape Vitis arizonica Engelm. **   Vine/Liana 20 % 03       -none- 18 Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don Mahonia repens creeping barberry Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don **   Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don Mahonia repens creeping barberry Mahonia repens (Lindl.) G. Don **   Dwarf Shrub 1.5 % 02       -none- 19 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- 20 Salix exigua Nutt. Salix exigua Nutt. Salix exigua narrowleaf willow Salix exigua Nutt. **   Salix exigua Nutt. Salix exigua narrowleaf willow Salix exigua Nutt. **   Tall Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 20 m 35 m 50 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 5 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 30 % Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana   0.5 m 20 %
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