ZION.526
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ZION.526
Author Observation Code	ZION.526
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.215891553 º
Longitude	-113.009644834 º
Author Location	ZION -- Oak Creek
Location Narrative	Drive up Oak Creek to the end of the dirt road. Hike up the western fork. Plot is ~1/2 mi. up the drainage on the SW side of the creek and is just below where the Springdale formation intersects the drainage bottom.
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Springdale West region|state|province: Utah
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1386.23039789293 m
Slope Aspect	0 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	Lowslope
Landform	canyon
Representativeness	good of association and of PSME stand in Oak Creek
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	27 %
Percent Wood	15 %
Percent Litter	55 %
Percent Bare Soil	3 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	04-May-2000
Observation End Date	04-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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Change Strata Shown: --choose one-- show strata show overall cover show strata + overall
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 Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco **   Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco **   Canopy 52 % 05       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8.2 cm       1 stem(s) 14.9 cm       1 stem(s) 19.2 cm       1 stem(s) 20.5 cm       1 stem(s) 25.1 cm       1 stem(s) 27 cm       1 stem(s) 30.8 cm       1 stem(s) 2 Acer grandidentatum Nutt. Acer grandidentatum Nutt. Acer grandidentatum bigtooth maple Acer grandidentatum Nutt. **   Acer grandidentatum Nutt. Acer grandidentatum bigtooth maple Acer grandidentatum Nutt. **   Sub-Canopy 11 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 8.1 cm       1 stem(s) 8.2 cm       1 stem(s) 8.7 cm       1 stem(s) 8.7 cm       1 stem(s) 3 Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Gambel oak Quercus gambelii Nutt. **   Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Gambel oak Quercus gambelii Nutt. **   Sub-Canopy 9 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 6.8 cm       1 stem(s) 7.2 cm       1 stem(s) 7.6 cm       1 stem(s) 7.6 cm       1 stem(s) 7.8 cm       1 stem(s) 9.5 cm       1 stem(s) 9.8 cm       1 stem(s) 10.5 cm       1 stem(s) 11.9 cm       1 stem(s) 12.1 cm       1 stem(s) 18.7 cm       1 stem(s) 4 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 2 % 02       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 20.4 cm       1 stem(s) 5 Acer negundo L. Acer negundo L. Acer negundo boxelder Acer negundo L. **   Acer negundo L. Acer negundo boxelder Acer negundo L. **   Sub-Canopy 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Gambel oak Quercus gambelii Nutt. **   Quercus gambelii Nutt. Quercus gambelii Gambel oak Quercus gambelii Nutt. **   Tall Shrub 5 % 02       -none- 7 Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco **   Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco **   Tall Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 8 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 1 % 01       -none- 9 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 4 % 02       -none- 10 Amelanchier utahensis Koehne Amelanchier utahensis Koehne Amelanchier utahensis Utah serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis Koehne **   Amelanchier utahensis Koehne Amelanchier utahensis Utah serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis Koehne **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 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. **   Short Shrub 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 2 % 02       -none- 13 Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link Maianthemum stellatum starry false lily of the vally Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link **   Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link Maianthemum stellatum starry false lily of the vally Maianthemum stellatum (L.) Link **   Herbaceous 2 % 02       -none- 14 Thalictrum fendleri Engelm. ex Gray Thalictrum fendleri Engelm. ex Gray Thalictrum fendleri Fendler's meadow-rue Thalictrum fendleri Engelm. ex Gray **   Thalictrum fendleri Engelm. ex Gray Thalictrum fendleri Fendler's meadow-rue Thalictrum fendleri Engelm. ex Gray **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 15 Galium L. Galium L. Galium bedstraw Galium L. **   Galium L. Galium bedstraw Galium L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 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. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Aster L. Aster L. Aster aster Aster L. **   Aster L. Aster aster Aster L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco **   Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 Eriogonum Michx. Eriogonum Michx. Eriogonum buckwheat Eriogonum Michx. **   Eriogonum Michx. Eriogonum buckwheat Eriogonum Michx. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 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 2 % 02       -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 0 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 20 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 10 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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