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GLAC.263
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» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.Ob.6164.GLAC263
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Plot ID Fields: | |
Author Plot Code |
GLAC.263
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Author Observation Code |
GLAC.263
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Location Fields: |
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Confidentiality Status |
exact location
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Latitude |
48.802081029
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Longitude |
-113.725739205
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Author Location |
GLAC -- Many Glacier, above Red Rock Lake
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Location Narrative |
From Many Glacier hike past Red Rock Falls. Head off trail, through shrubby areas and ledges, toward perennial stream (see map). Cross stream at point in slope where it is not steep, then head up through XERTEN meadow, along creek, to shrubby area at st
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State or Province |
Montana
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Country |
United States
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Named Places |
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Layout Fields: | |
Shape |
Rectangular
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Area |
100
m²
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Permanence |
permanent plot
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Environment Fields: | |
Elevation |
1832.45759721466
m
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Slope Aspect |
135
º
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Slope Gradient |
36
º
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Topographic Position |
High slope
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Landform |
drainage channel (undifferentiated)
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Surficial Deposits |
Slope and Modified Deposits: Colluvial
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Representativeness |
not very good
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Soil Drainage |
well drained
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Soil Depth |
0
m
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Percent Bedrock |
1
%
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Percent Rock / Gravel |
2
%
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Percent Wood |
1
%
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Percent Litter |
4
%
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Percent Bare Soil |
1
%
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Percent Water |
1
%
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Percent Other |
1
%
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Name Other |
moss=1; basal veg=1
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Methods Fields: | |
Observation Start Date |
08-Aug-2000
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Observation End Date |
08-Aug-2000
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Project |
Glacier National Park
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Cover Method |
NPS CoverMethod
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Stratum Method |
National Park Service
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Stem Size Limit |
10
cm
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Taxon Observation Area |
100
m²
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Cover Dispersion |
contiguous
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Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated? |
yes
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Stem Sample Method |
full census
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Plot Quality Fields: | |
Effort Level |
Thorough
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Plot Validation Level |
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
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Floristic Quality |
High but incomplete
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Bryophyte Quality |
Very incomplete
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Lichen Quality |
Very incomplete
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Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: | |
--no data-- |
Misc Fields: | |
Observation Narrative |
This is sort of a small example of this assn. but hopefully still valuable. Very narrow strip, and bordered closely by SPIBET & XERTEN. From below we thought this was a willow plot. Took so long to reach the site we decided to put a plot in anyway, eve
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Soil Observations: |
Soil Horizon | Soil Depth Top | Soil Depth Bottom | Soil Color | Soil Organic | Soil Texture | Soil Sand | Soil Silt | Soil Clay | Soil Coarse | Soil PH | Exchange Capacity | Base Saturation | Soil Description |
unknown
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Sands: Sand
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Loamy sand. Soil is dark and not very well developed with lots of small rock (mostly argillite). Doesn't make ribbon.
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User Defined Values |
No User Defined Data for this plot |
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