Drive N Fork Rd to Round Prairie and beyond to Ford Creek R.S.; 1.1 mi N of R.S., walk along bluffs above river for about 0.25 mi; plot downslope on 1st terrace above river.
Undulating 1-1.5m due to windthrow and drainage channels; a narrow bench with PICO/CLUN-VACA upland and moist benches downslope or in swales; charcoal in soil; soil relatively coarse with sand.
Representativeness
Highly representative of elevated bench old-growth; forests in this area have mix of tree species of
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
Source of moisture is subirrigation coming from terrain above; the plot is below a steep slope that could act as the source; the plot is too far above river level for it to be the source, though sediments are consonant with this being an alluvial position
