ZION.101
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ZION.101
Author Observation Code	ZION.101
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.289823439 º
Longitude	-112.969908148 º
Author Location	ZION -- Telephone Canyon
Location Narrative	From southern junction of Telephone Canyon Trail and Canyon Rim Trail, hike north on Telephone Canyon trail from 200m. Plot is west of trail. Campsite 1 is at an azimuth of 195 degrees and about 40 m from plot.
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Temple of Sinawava area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: Utah
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2059.83839686905 m
Slope Aspect	90 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	High level
Landform	rim
Landscape Narrative	burned in '96. some snags in plot, lots out of plot.
Representativeness	of association - satisfactory. Burned ponderosa and oak understory covers most of West Rim Mesa. o
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	75 %
Percent Bare Soil	20 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	11-Jul-2000
Observation End Date	11-Jul-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	The Pinus ponderosa is mostly burned across mesa top. Pockets of live pine exist here and there. Oak is coming in thick where pine has burned and is dead. Plot stake is in a small arroyo.

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 40 % 04       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm       1 stem(s) 14 cm       1 stem(s) 14 cm       1 stem(s) 15 cm       1 stem(s) 16 cm       1 stem(s) 16 cm       1 stem(s) 18 cm       1 stem(s) 19 cm       1 stem(s) 21 cm       1 stem(s) 21 cm       1 stem(s) 22 cm       1 stem(s) 22 cm       1 stem(s) 26 cm       1 stem(s) 29 cm       1 stem(s) 29 cm       1 stem(s) 30 cm       1 stem(s) 32 cm       1 stem(s) 34 cm       1 stem(s) 36 cm       1 stem(s) 37 cm       1 stem(s) 38 cm       1 stem(s) 2 Arctostaphylos patula Greene Arctostaphylos patula Greene Arctostaphylos patula greenleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula Greene **   Arctostaphylos patula Greene Arctostaphylos patula greenleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula Greene **   Short Shrub         -1 m² -none- 3 Ceanothus fendleri Gray Ceanothus fendleri Gray Ceanothus fendleri Fendler's ceanothus Ceanothus fendleri Gray **   Ceanothus fendleri Gray Ceanothus fendleri Fendler's ceanothus Ceanothus fendleri Gray **   Short Shrub         -1 m² -none- 4 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 10 % 03       -none- 5 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 6 Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners Heterotheca villosa hairy false goldenaster Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners **   Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners Heterotheca villosa hairy false goldenaster Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 7 Carex occidentalis Bailey Carex occidentalis Bailey Carex occidentalis western sedge Carex occidentalis Bailey **   Carex occidentalis Bailey Carex occidentalis western sedge Carex occidentalis Bailey **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Koeleria macrantha prairie Junegrass Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes **   Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Koeleria macrantha prairie Junegrass Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 unknown mustard unknown mustard **   Brassicaceae Mustard family unknown mustard **   unknown mustard **   Brassicaceae Mustard family unknown mustard **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Senecio multilobatus Torr. & Gray ex Gray Senecio multilobatus Torr. & Gray ex Gray Senecio multilobatus Senecio multilobatus Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Senecio multilobatus Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Senecio multilobatus Torr. & Gray ex Gray Senecio multilobatus Senecio multilobatus Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Senecio multilobatus Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 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 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 15 m 20 m 40 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 10 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 10 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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