GLAC.222
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GLAC.222
Author Observation Code	GLAC.222
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	48.996194886 º
Longitude	-113.930165863 º
Author Location	GLAC -- US/Canada North Boundary Trail
Location Narrative	From Goat Haunt R.S. hike to N Boundary Trail. Follow this trail about 1.25 mi. to the footbridge across Boundary Creek. Leave the trail before steep decent down to footbridge and bushwack gradually uphill. Plot is just uphill from more brushy, open ar
State or Province	Montana
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: Montana quadrangle: Porcupine Ridge
Layout Fields:
Shape	Circle
Area	0 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1427.68319782992 m
Slope Aspect	0 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	Lowslope
Landform	slope
Surficial Deposits	Glacial Deposits: Glaciofluvial
Representativeness	good
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	1 %
Percent Wood	2 %
Percent Litter	4 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	1 %
Name Other	moss=1; basal veg=1
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	19-Jul-2000
Observation End Date	19-Jul-2000
Project	Glacier National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	0 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	We've seen this assn. in the St. Mary and two Med. valleys. Sampled it in the St. Mary valley near Silver Dollar Beach. Definitely stand initiation by fire but for some reason PINCON did not establish here. Lots of old, downed, fire scarred trees. Sta

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 Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco **   Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco **   Canopy 80 % 06       -none- 2 Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Pinus contorta lodgepole pine Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. **   Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. Pinus contorta lodgepole pine Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. **   Canopy 3 % 02       -none- 3 Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. Abies lasiocarpa subalpine fir Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. **   Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. Abies lasiocarpa subalpine fir Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt. **   Canopy 3 % 02       -none- 4 Orthilia Raf. Orthilia Raf. Orthilia orthilia Orthilia Raf. **   Orthilia Raf. Orthilia orthilia Orthilia Raf. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 5 Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart. Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart. Chimaphila umbellata pipsissewa Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart. **   Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart. Chimaphila umbellata pipsissewa Chimaphila umbellata (L.) W. Bart. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Athyrium Roth Athyrium Roth Athyrium ladyfern Athyrium Roth **   Athyrium Roth Athyrium ladyfern Athyrium Roth **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Actaea rubra red baneberry Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. **   Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. Actaea rubra red baneberry Actaea rubra (Ait.) Willd. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 15 m 20 m 90 % Dwarf Shrub   0.5 m 5 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 5 % Nonvascular   0.5 m 5 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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