YOSE.98M70
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.98M70
Author Observation Code	YOSE.98M70
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.77066588 º
Longitude	-119.829924349 º
Author Location	YOSE -- Big Oak Flat Rd. opposite Merced Grove parking
Location Narrative	Tioga Rd. to dirt road ~50 m W and opposite from Merced Grove parking area; go 2.5 miles along road; to right sis an open area dominated by Prunus and Ceanothus; plot is ~20 m off road; consult UTM coordinates for SE corner.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Ackerson Mountain region|state|province: California area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1917.19199708587 m
Slope Aspect	90 º
Slope Gradient	11 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landform	mountain(s)
Landscape Narrative	No evidence of recent fire; firs and sugar pines surround plot -- Total Veg. Cover: 6 / 95% Total non-native cover: 0 Ht. to Base: N/A
Representativeness	Yes, representative of the vegetation in a completely open pocket in the forest; vegetation extends
Soil Drainage	well drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	1 %
Percent Wood	4 %
Percent Litter	95 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	06-Aug-1998
Observation End Date	06-Aug-1998
Project	Yosemite 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:
Growthform1 Type	Needle-leaved shrub
Growthform2 Type	Broad-leaved deciduous shrub
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Photos: Color roll 13: 21 -24 (no descriptions provided) B/W roll 15: No descriptions / frames provided

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 Prunus virginiana L. var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr. Prunus virginiana L. var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr. Prunus virginiana var. demissa western chokecherry Prunus virginiana L. var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr. **   Prunus virginiana L. var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr. Prunus virginiana var. demissa western chokecherry Prunus virginiana L. var. demissa (Nutt.) Torr. **   Tall Shrub 37.5 % 04       -none- 2 Arctostaphylos patula Greene Arctostaphylos patula Greene Arctostaphylos patula greenleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula Greene **   Arctostaphylos patula Greene Arctostaphylos patula greenleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos patula Greene **   Tall Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 3 Ceanothus cordulatus Kellogg Ceanothus cordulatus Kellogg Ceanothus cordulatus whitethorn ceanothus Ceanothus cordulatus Kellogg **   Ceanothus cordulatus Kellogg Ceanothus cordulatus whitethorn ceanothus Ceanothus cordulatus Kellogg **   Short Shrub 37.5 % 04       -none- 4 Ribes roezlii Regel Ribes roezlii Regel Ribes roezlii Sierra gooseberry Ribes roezlii Regel **   Ribes roezlii Regel Ribes roezlii Sierra gooseberry Ribes roezlii Regel **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 5 Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr. Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr. Abies concolor white fir Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr. **   Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr. Abies concolor white fir Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Rosa gymnocarpa Nutt. Rosa gymnocarpa Nutt. Rosa gymnocarpa dwarf rose Rosa gymnocarpa Nutt. **   Rosa gymnocarpa Nutt. Rosa gymnocarpa dwarf rose Rosa gymnocarpa Nutt. **   Dwarf Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 7 Symphoricarpos mollis Nutt. Symphoricarpos mollis Nutt. Symphoricarpos mollis creeping snowberry Symphoricarpos mollis Nutt. **   Symphoricarpos mollis Nutt. Symphoricarpos mollis creeping snowberry Symphoricarpos mollis Nutt. **   Dwarf Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy     0 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 0 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 30 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 70 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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