Travel N on Inside North Fork Road past Polebridge; continue N past Akokola Trailhead about 1/3 mi; plot is S of Mud Creek Campground and N of Whale Creek confluence with North Fork; theres is a willow grove immediately E of road; plot just S of willow gr
Numerous downed trees and branches; bark on downed trees is almost entirely missing; trees are growing close together and most of their lower branches are dead.
Representativeness
Exclusively spruce overstory; a few aspen just outside of south end of the plot; heavy moss cover on
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
Some patches on plot void of vegetation and covered mainly by litter; area to the south of plot with denser signature on aerial map is smaller diameter trees (PICENG and ABILAS); wildlife trail through plot.
