GLAC.2074
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GLAC.2074
Author Observation Code	GLAC.2074
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	48.609733511 º
Longitude	-113.998646682 º
Author Location	GLAC -- Howe Lake
Location Narrative	From Howe Lake Trailhead hike to first large pond. Head around pond on W shore to large wet meadow bordering N side of pond. Plot is in middle of large grassy (Carex) portion.
State or Province	Montana
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Lake McDonald West region|state|province: Montana area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Circle
Area	0 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1259.12879808612 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Basin floor
Landform	swale
Surficial Deposits	Organic Deposits: Peat
Representativeness	good
Hydrologic Regime	Saturated
Soil Drainage	very poorly drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	4 %
Percent Bare Soil	1 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	1 %
Name Other	basal veg=1
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	14-Sep-2000
Observation End Date	14-Sep-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	Pretty large area with this assn., clearly visible on the aerial. Just a small amount of CARUTR mixed in with the dominant Carex. There are small patches of CARUTR scattered around pond, but it's not extensive. Carex heads have all disarticulated, so c

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 Carex L. Carex L. Carex sedge Carex L. **   Carex L. Carex sedge Carex L. **   Herbaceous 83 % 06       -none- 2 Carex utriculata Boott Carex utriculata Boott Carex utriculata Northwest Territory sedge Carex utriculata Boott **   Carex utriculata Boott Carex utriculata Northwest Territory sedge Carex utriculata Boott **   Herbaceous 12 % 03       -none- 3 Menyanthes trifoliata L. Menyanthes trifoliata L. Menyanthes trifoliata buckbean Menyanthes trifoliata L. **   Menyanthes trifoliata L. Menyanthes trifoliata buckbean Menyanthes trifoliata L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 4 Comarum palustre L. Comarum palustre L. Comarum palustre purple marshlocks Comarum palustre L. **   Comarum palustre L. Comarum palustre purple marshlocks Comarum palustre L. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -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 1 m 90 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub     0 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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