YOSE.99K87
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.99K87
Author Observation Code	YOSE.99K87
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	38.15387892 º
Longitude	-119.261198297 º
Author Location	YOSE -- Above Lower Summers Meadow
Location Narrative	Take Green Creek Rd. west from 395, just north of Willow Springs. Veer right at fork onto road 144 and head toward lower Summers Meadow. About 1 km past the lower Summers Meadow and before the creek crosses the road, park and hike into the Hunwell Hills
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Twin Lakes area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: California
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	999 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2151.58319672959 m
Slope Aspect	135 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	hills
Rock Type	igneous, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	Purshia tridentata is found dead on plot and on this section of slope.
Representativeness	Assoc: Plot fits description of the alliance. Stand: The lower slopes of this hill may be better cl
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	3 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	60 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	6 %
Percent Bare Soil	30 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	12-Jul-1999
Observation End Date	12-Jul-1999
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	Plot markers unavailable. B/W Roll 21: Photo 14-15 rep; 16 SE to SW; 17 SE to NE; 18 SE to NW Color Roll 5: Photo 35-36 rep

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 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. **   Canopy 15 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm       1 stem(s) 12 cm       1 stem(s) 14 cm       1 stem(s) 14 cm       1 stem(s) 15 cm       1 stem(s) 15 cm       1 stem(s) 17 cm       1 stem(s) 20 cm       1 stem(s) 21 cm       1 stem(s) 25 cm       1 stem(s) 25 cm       1 stem(s) 27 cm       1 stem(s) 27 cm       1 stem(s) 28 cm       1 stem(s) 29 cm       1 stem(s) 34 cm       1 stem(s) 34 cm       1 stem(s) 36 cm       1 stem(s) 40 cm       1 stem(s) 41 cm       1 stem(s) 53 cm       1 stem(s) 55 cm       1 stem(s) 2 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. **   Tall Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 3 Ribes velutinum Greene Ribes velutinum Greene Ribes velutinum desert gooseberry Ribes velutinum Greene **   Ribes velutinum Greene Ribes velutinum desert gooseberry Ribes velutinum Greene **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 4 Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata Nutt. **   Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata Nutt. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 5 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. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum cheatgrass Bromus tectorum L. **   Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum cheatgrass Bromus tectorum L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey Elymus elymoides squirreltail Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey **   Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey Elymus elymoides squirreltail Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 10 m 15 m 20 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 5 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 5 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 5 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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