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YOSE.98MCHS5
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.Ob.5400.YOSE98MCHS5
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? YOSE.98MCHS5
Author Observation Code ? YOSE.98MCHS5
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status ? exact location
Latitude ? 37.829726561 º
Longitude ? -119.596172949 º
Author Location ? YOSE -- Yosemite Creek Campground
Location Narrative ? The plot is 2 mile from Yosemite Creek campground #3, across from a meadow, 28 m off the road due W. (Small rocks around SE corner marker)
State or Province ? California
Country ? United States
Named Places
quadrangle: Yosemite Falls
region|state|province: California
area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields: 
Shape ? Rectangular
Area ? 1000
Permanence ? permanent plot
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 2401.82399634923 m
Slope Aspect ? 90 º
Slope Gradient ? 12 º
Topographic Position ? Lowslope
Landform ? mountain(s)
Rock Type ? igneous, unspecified
Landscape Narrative ? Evident insect damage, red fir sylvan gradual undulating declivity, coated in rotting wood and a fecund amount of litter and small to medium fallen branches. A towering unbrageous canopy with voluminous remnants of bug sanguinary-attacked trees. Dissipa -- Total Veg. Cover: 4 / 47% Total non-native cover: 0 Ht. to Base: T2 - 05 (Abies magnifica) T3 - 03 (A. magnifica) S1 - 02 (A. magnifica) S2 - 01 ( A. magnifica)
Representativeness ? no reason for non-representativeness -- majority of plot is mature red fir.
Soil Drainage ? well drained
Percent Bedrock ? 2 %
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 2 %
Percent Wood ? 75 %
Percent Litter ? 15 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 6 %
Percent Water ? 0 %
Percent Other ? 0 %
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 10-Aug-1998
Observation End Date ? 10-Aug-1998
Project ? Yosemite National Park
Cover Method ? NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method ? National Park Service
Stem Size Limit ? 10 cm
Taxon Observation Area ? 1000
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 ? Pinus contorta = 140' tall Photos: 14. plot number ID is barely visible between 2 trees.
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label:
Change Strata Shown:
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 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. **   Canopy
37.5 %
04      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
44 cm       1 stem(s)
45 cm       1 stem(s)
48 cm       1 stem(s)
50 cm       1 stem(s)
60 cm       1 stem(s)
66 cm       1 stem(s)
68 cm       1 stem(s)
77 cm       1 stem(s)
90 cm       1 stem(s)
91 cm       1 stem(s)
99 cm       1 stem(s)
115 cm       1 stem(s)
121 cm       1 stem(s)
124 cm       1 stem(s)
129 cm       1 stem(s)
stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem stem
2 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. **   Canopy
2.5 %
02      
DBH ?DBH err ?Ht. ?Ht. Err ?# ?
73 cm       1 stem(s)
stem
3 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. **   Tall Shrub
2.5 %
02       -none-
4 Monardella odoratissima Benth. Monardella odoratissima Benth. Monardella odoratissima mountain monardella Monardella odoratissima Benth. **   Monardella odoratissima Benth. Monardella odoratissima mountain monardella Monardella odoratissima Benth. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
5 Hackelia velutina (Piper) I.M. Johnston Hackelia velutina (Piper) I.M. Johnston Hackelia velutina velvet stickseed Hackelia velutina (Piper) I.M. Johnston **   Hackelia velutina (Piper) I.M. Johnston Hackelia velutina velvet stickseed Hackelia velutina (Piper) I.M. Johnston **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
6 Carex L. Carex L. Carex sedge Carex L. **   Carex L. Carex sedge Carex L. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
7 Viola pedunculata Torr. & Gray Viola pedunculata Torr. & Gray Viola pedunculata Johnny-jump-up Viola pedunculata Torr. & Gray **   Viola pedunculata Torr. & Gray Viola pedunculata Johnny-jump-up Viola pedunculata Torr. & Gray **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
8 Silene lemmonii S. Wats. Silene lemmonii S. Wats. Silene lemmonii Lemmon's catchfly Silene lemmonii S. Wats. **   Silene lemmonii S. Wats. Silene lemmonii Lemmon's catchfly Silene lemmonii S. Wats. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
9 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. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
10 Gayophytum diffusum Torr. & Gray Gayophytum diffusum Torr. & Gray Gayophytum diffusum spreading groundsmoke Gayophytum diffusum Torr. & Gray **   Gayophytum diffusum Torr. & Gray Gayophytum diffusum spreading groundsmoke Gayophytum diffusum Torr. & Gray **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
11 Viola purpurea Kellogg Viola purpurea Kellogg Viola purpurea goosefoot violet Viola purpurea Kellogg **   Viola purpurea Kellogg Viola purpurea goosefoot violet Viola purpurea Kellogg **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
12 Corallorrhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf. Corallorrhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf. Corallorrhiza maculata summer coralroot Corallorrhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf. **   Corallorrhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf. Corallorrhiza maculata summer coralroot Corallorrhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
13 Senecio aronicoides DC. Senecio aronicoides DC. Senecio aronicoides rayless ragwort Senecio aronicoides DC. **   Senecio aronicoides DC. Senecio aronicoides rayless ragwort Senecio aronicoides DC. **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
14 Bromus suksdorfii Vasey Bromus suksdorfii Vasey Bromus suksdorfii Suksdorf's brome Bromus suksdorfii Vasey **   Bromus suksdorfii Vasey Bromus suksdorfii Suksdorf's brome Bromus suksdorfii Vasey **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
15 Phacelia mutabilis Greene Phacelia mutabilis Greene Phacelia mutabilis changeable phacelia Phacelia mutabilis Greene **   Phacelia mutabilis Greene Phacelia mutabilis changeable phacelia Phacelia mutabilis Greene **   Herbaceous
0.5 %
01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Canopy 35 m 50 m 10 %
Dwarf Shrub     0 %
Emergent     0 %
Epiphyte     0 %
Herbaceous   0.5 m 0 %
Nonvascular     0 %
Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 5 %
Sub-Canopy 15 m 20 m 10 %
Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 5 %
Vine/Liana     0 %
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Keeler-Wolf, Todd PI
Merced Community High School (organization) Plot author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 01-Feb-2002
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Abies magnifica - Pinus contorta var. murrayana / Hieracium albiflorum Forest       no
Keeler-Wolf, Todd


Soil Observations:
Soil Horizon ?Soil Depth Top ?Soil Depth Bottom ?Soil Color ?Soil Organic ?Soil Texture ?Soil Sand ?Soil Silt ?Soil Clay ?Soil Coarse ?Soil PH ?Exchange Capacity ?Base Saturation ?Soil Description ?
unknown         Loamy Sands: Loamy Sand                


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   no fires, no human influence
Animal, general   woodpecker holes, deer prints, deer trail


User Defined Values
No User Defined Data for this plot