YOSE.99K96
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.99K96
Author Observation Code	YOSE.99K96
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.924939425 º
Longitude	-119.118491887 º
Author Location	YOSE -- Lower Horse Meadow
Location Narrative	395 S from Lee Vining. Turn right onto Horse Meadows Rd. Park at first dirt road off to right after enter Lower Horse Meadows. Azimuth to plot is 160 degrees from parking spot. Cross meadow and climb to backbone of rock outcrop sited upon.
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Lee Vining region|state|province: California
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2325.31919646551 m
Slope Aspect	315 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	hills
Rock Type	igneous, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	Junipers mostly limited to rockiest areas/backbone of outcrop.
Representativeness	Assoc: Good. Scattered large juniper over denser canopy of Pinus monophylla on typical rocky outcrop
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	5 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	55 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	20 %
Percent Bare Soil	15 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	20-Jul-1999
Observation End Date	20-Jul-1999
Project	Yosemite National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	1000 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:
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Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	B/W Roll 22: Photo 14 rep, center of plot; 15 SE to SW; 16 SE to NE; 17 SE to NW Color Roll 6: Photo 19 rep. just east of plot; 20 Jesse working hard; 21 rep, center of plot

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 Juniperus occidentalis Hook. Juniperus occidentalis Hook. Juniperus occidentalis western juniper Juniperus occidentalis Hook. **   Juniperus occidentalis Hook. Juniperus occidentalis western juniper Juniperus occidentalis Hook. **   Emergent 15 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 85 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. **   Canopy 15 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 24 cm       1 stem(s) 29 cm       1 stem(s) 30 cm       1 stem(s) 31 cm       1 stem(s) 32 cm       1 stem(s) 32 cm       1 stem(s) 34 cm       1 stem(s) 36 cm       1 stem(s) 36 cm       1 stem(s) 37 cm       1 stem(s) 40 cm       1 stem(s) 42 cm       1 stem(s) 48 cm       1 stem(s) 3 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- 4 Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Cercocarpus ledifolius curl-leaf mountain mahogany Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. **   Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Cercocarpus ledifolius curl-leaf mountain mahogany Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 5 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 2.5 % 02       -none- 6 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- 7 Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. Eriogonum umbellatum sulphur-flower buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. **   Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. Eriogonum umbellatum sulphur-flower buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. Holodiscus discolor oceanspray Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. **   Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. Holodiscus discolor oceanspray Holodiscus discolor (Pursh) Maxim. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 Symphoricarpos rotundifolius Gray Symphoricarpos rotundifolius Gray Symphoricarpos rotundifolius roundleaf snowberry Symphoricarpos rotundifolius Gray **   Symphoricarpos rotundifolius Gray Symphoricarpos rotundifolius roundleaf snowberry Symphoricarpos rotundifolius Gray **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Ribes cereum Dougl. Ribes cereum Dougl. Ribes cereum wax currant Ribes cereum Dougl. **   Ribes cereum Dougl. Ribes cereum wax currant Ribes cereum Dougl. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Lichen Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN Lichen Lichen **   Lichen **   2LICHN Nonvascular 2.5 % 02       -none- 12 Melica stricta Boland. Melica stricta Boland. Melica stricta rock melicgrass Melica stricta Boland. **   Melica stricta Boland. Melica stricta rock melicgrass Melica stricta Boland. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Galium multiflorum Kellogg Galium multiflorum Kellogg Galium multiflorum shrubby bedstraw Galium multiflorum Kellogg **   Galium multiflorum Kellogg Galium multiflorum shrubby bedstraw Galium multiflorum Kellogg **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 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- 15 Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth Achnatherum hymenoides Indian ricegrass Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth **   Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth Achnatherum hymenoides Indian ricegrass Achnatherum hymenoides (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) Barkworth **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Achnatherum speciosum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth Achnatherum speciosum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth Achnatherum speciosum desert needlegrass Achnatherum speciosum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth **   Achnatherum speciosum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth Achnatherum speciosum desert needlegrass Achnatherum speciosum (Trin. & Rupr.) Barkworth **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 5 m 10 m 20 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent 10 m 15 m 10 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 5 % Nonvascular   0.5 m 5 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 10 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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