YOSE.98K106
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.98K106
Author Observation Code	YOSE.98K106
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.652482526 º
Longitude	-119.061037421 º
Author Location	YOSE -- Minaret Summit
Location Narrative	Road to Devil's Postpile, ~1/4 mile past entrance station at Minaret Summit is a slope with hemlock; plot is ~1/3 way up hill. Consult UTM coordinates for SE corner.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: California area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Mammoth Mountain
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	999 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2778.55679577659 m
Slope Aspect	315 º
Slope Gradient	25 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	mountain(s)
Rock Type	igneous, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	No evidence of recent fire; the soil is loam mixed with pumice rocks. -- Total Veg. Cover: 5 / Total non-native cover: 0 Ht. to Base: T2 - 05 (Tsuga mertensiana, Pinus monticola) T3 - 05 (T. mertensiana, P. contorta)
Representativeness	Yes, representative of a hemlock stand in this area. Veg. type continues in this area.
Soil Drainage	somewhat poorly drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	5 %
Percent Wood	10 %
Percent Litter	85 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	26-Aug-1998
Observation End Date	26-Aug-1998
Project	Yosemite National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	999 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	Photos: B/W roll 9: 23. representative S -> N 24. Std. #1 25. Std. #2 26. Std. #3 Color roll 5: 15. Center of plot looking NW

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 Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. Tsuga mertensiana mountain hemlock Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. **   Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. Tsuga mertensiana mountain hemlock Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. **   Canopy 87.5 % 06       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 67 cm       1 stem(s) 68 cm       1 stem(s) 70 cm       1 stem(s) 73 cm       1 stem(s) 75 cm       1 stem(s) 80 cm       1 stem(s) 84 cm       1 stem(s) 2 Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don Pinus monticola western white pine Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don **   Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don Pinus monticola western white pine Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don **   Canopy 2.5 % 02       -none- 3 Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm. Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm. Pinus contorta var. murrayana Murray lodgepole pine Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm. **   Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm. Pinus contorta var. murrayana Murray lodgepole pine Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm. **   Sub-Canopy 0.5 % 01       -none- 4 Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. Tsuga mertensiana mountain hemlock Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. **   Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. Tsuga mertensiana mountain hemlock Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. **   Tall Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 5 Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don Pinus monticola western white pine Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don **   Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don Pinus monticola western white pine Pinus monticola Dougl. ex D. Don **   Tall Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 6 Ribes montigenum McClatchie Ribes montigenum McClatchie Ribes montigenum gooseberry currant Ribes montigenum McClatchie **   Ribes montigenum McClatchie Ribes montigenum gooseberry currant Ribes montigenum McClatchie **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 7 Abies magnifica A. Murr. Abies magnifica A. Murr. Abies magnifica California red fir Abies magnifica A. Murr. **   Abies magnifica A. Murr. Abies magnifica California red fir Abies magnifica A. Murr. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm. Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm. Pinus contorta var. murrayana Murray lodgepole pine Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm. **   Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm. Pinus contorta var. murrayana Murray lodgepole pine Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Poa wheeleri Vasey Poa wheeleri Vasey Poa wheeleri Wheeler's bluegrass Poa wheeleri Vasey **   Poa wheeleri Vasey Poa wheeleri Wheeler's bluegrass Poa wheeleri Vasey **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 10 Selaginella watsonii Underwood Selaginella watsonii Underwood Selaginella watsonii Watson's spikemoss Selaginella watsonii Underwood **   Selaginella watsonii Underwood Selaginella watsonii Watson's spikemoss Selaginella watsonii Underwood **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 11 Lupinus breweri Gray Lupinus breweri Gray Lupinus breweri Brewer's lupine Lupinus breweri Gray **   Lupinus breweri Gray Lupinus breweri Brewer's lupine Lupinus breweri Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm. Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm. Pinus contorta var. murrayana Murray lodgepole pine Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm. **   Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm. Pinus contorta var. murrayana Murray lodgepole pine Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. var. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Engelm. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. Tsuga mertensiana mountain hemlock Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. **   Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. Tsuga mertensiana mountain hemlock Tsuga mertensiana (Bong.) Carr. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 20 m 35 m 60 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 5 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 5 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 10 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 5 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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