WATE.4123
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	WATE.4123
Author Observation Code	WATE.4123
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	49.084113727 º
Longitude	-114.123454036 º
Author Location	WATE
State or Province	Alberta
Country	Canada
Named Places	region|state|province: Alberta area|country|territory: Canada
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2120 m
Slope Aspect	180 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landscape Narrative	MOISTURE=mesic; SLOPE=35%
Soil Drainage	well drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	10 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	20 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	23-Aug-1994
Observation End Date	23-Aug-1994
Project	Waterton Lakes National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	400 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:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Relief Shape=ST; Old Soil Unit 1=90R; Ecoregion=SU

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 Pinus albicaulis Engelm. Pinus albicaulis Engelm. Pinus albicaulis whitebark pine Pinus albicaulis Engelm. **   Pinus albicaulis Engelm. Pinus albicaulis whitebark pine Pinus albicaulis Engelm. **   Canopy 15 % 03       -none- 2 Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. Picea engelmannii Engelmann spruce Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. **   Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. Picea engelmannii Engelmann spruce Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm. **   Canopy 10 % 03       -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 5 % 02       -none- 4 Pinus albicaulis Engelm. Pinus albicaulis Engelm. Pinus albicaulis whitebark pine Pinus albicaulis Engelm. **   Pinus albicaulis Engelm. Pinus albicaulis whitebark pine Pinus albicaulis Engelm. **   Tall Shrub 5 % 02       -none- 5 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. **   Tall Shrub 5 % 02       -none- 6 Pentaphylloides floribunda (Pursh) A. Löve nom. super. Pentaphylloides floribunda (Pursh) A. Löve nom. super. Pentaphylloides floribunda Pentaphylloides floribunda (Pursh) A. Löve nom. super. **   Pentaphylloides floribunda (Pursh) A. Löve nom. super. **   Pentaphylloides floribunda (Pursh) A. Löve nom. super. Pentaphylloides floribunda Pentaphylloides floribunda (Pursh) A. Löve nom. super. **   Pentaphylloides floribunda (Pursh) A. Löve nom. super. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Spiraea betulifolia Pallas Spiraea betulifolia Pallas Spiraea betulifolia white spirea Spiraea betulifolia Pallas **   Spiraea betulifolia Pallas Spiraea betulifolia white spirea Spiraea betulifolia Pallas **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Carex geyeri Boott Carex geyeri Boott Carex geyeri Geyer's sedge Carex geyeri Boott **   Carex geyeri Boott Carex geyeri Geyer's sedge Carex geyeri Boott **   Herbaceous 15 % 03       -none- 9 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. **   Herbaceous 10 % 03       -none- 10 Pinus albicaulis Engelm. Pinus albicaulis Engelm. Pinus albicaulis whitebark pine Pinus albicaulis Engelm. **   Pinus albicaulis Engelm. Pinus albicaulis whitebark pine Pinus albicaulis Engelm. **   Herbaceous 5 % 02       -none- 11 Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt. Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt. Xerophyllum tenax common beargrass Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt. **   Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt. Xerophyllum tenax common beargrass Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt. **   Herbaceous 5 % 02       -none- 12 Hieracium triste Willd. ex Spreng. Hieracium triste Willd. ex Spreng. Hieracium triste woolly hawkweed Hieracium triste Willd. ex Spreng. **   Hieracium triste Willd. ex Spreng. Hieracium triste woolly hawkweed Hieracium triste Willd. ex Spreng. **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 13 Arenaria capillaris Poir. Arenaria capillaris Poir. Arenaria capillaris slender mountain sandwort Arenaria capillaris Poir. **   Arenaria capillaris Poir. Arenaria capillaris slender mountain sandwort Arenaria capillaris Poir. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Arnica latifolia Bong. Arnica latifolia Bong. Arnica latifolia broadleaf arnica Arnica latifolia Bong. **   Arnica latifolia Bong. Arnica latifolia broadleaf arnica Arnica latifolia Bong. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Hedysarum sulphurescens Rydb. Hedysarum sulphurescens Rydb. Hedysarum sulphurescens white sweetvetch Hedysarum sulphurescens Rydb. **   Hedysarum sulphurescens Rydb. Hedysarum sulphurescens white sweetvetch Hedysarum sulphurescens Rydb. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 Agoseris glauca (Pursh) Raf. Agoseris glauca (Pursh) Raf. Agoseris glauca pale agoseris Agoseris glauca (Pursh) Raf. **   Agoseris glauca (Pursh) Raf. Agoseris glauca pale agoseris Agoseris glauca (Pursh) Raf. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Solidago multiradiata Ait. Solidago multiradiata Ait. Solidago multiradiata Rocky Mountain goldenrod Solidago multiradiata Ait. **   Solidago multiradiata Ait. Solidago multiradiata Rocky Mountain goldenrod Solidago multiradiata Ait. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus whortleberry Vaccinium myrtillus L. **   Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus whortleberry Vaccinium myrtillus L. **   Dwarf Shrub 35 % 04       -none- 19 Bryum caespiticium Hedw. Bryum caespiticium Hedw. Bryum caespiticium dry calcareous bryum moss Bryum caespiticium Hedw. **   Bryum caespiticium Hedw. Bryum caespiticium dry calcareous bryum moss Bryum caespiticium Hedw. **   Nonvascular 5 % 02       -none- 20 Rhacomitrium canescens Rhacomitrium canescens **   Bryophyta Mosses Rhacomitrium canescens **   Rhacomitrium canescens **   Bryophyta Mosses Rhacomitrium canescens **   Nonvascular 5 % 02       -none- 21 Dicranum muehlenbeckii Bruch & Schimp. in B.S.G. Dicranum muehlenbeckii Bruch & Schimp. in B.S.G. Dicranum muehlenbeckii Muehlenbeck's dicranum moss Dicranum muehlenbeckii Bruch & Schimp. in B.S.G. **   Dicranum muehlenbeckii Bruch & Schimp. in B.S.G. Dicranum muehlenbeckii Muehlenbeck's dicranum moss Dicranum muehlenbeckii Bruch & Schimp. in B.S.G. **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 22 Rhizocarpon geographicum (L.) DC. Rhizocarpon geographicum (L.) DC. Rhizocarpon geographicum world map lichen Rhizocarpon geographicum (L.) DC. **   Rhizocarpon geographicum (L.) DC. Rhizocarpon geographicum world map lichen Rhizocarpon geographicum (L.) DC. **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 23 Polytrichum piliferum Hedw. Polytrichum piliferum Hedw. Polytrichum piliferum polytrichum moss Polytrichum piliferum Hedw. **   Polytrichum piliferum Hedw. Polytrichum piliferum polytrichum moss Polytrichum piliferum Hedw. **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 24 Cladonia ecmocyna Leighton Cladonia ecmocyna Leighton Cladonia ecmocyna cup lichen Cladonia ecmocyna Leighton **   Cladonia ecmocyna Leighton Cladonia ecmocyna cup lichen Cladonia ecmocyna Leighton **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 25 Pohlia nutans (Hedw.) Lindb. Pohlia nutans (Hedw.) Lindb. Pohlia nutans pohlia moss Pohlia nutans (Hedw.) Lindb. **   Pohlia nutans (Hedw.) Lindb. Pohlia nutans pohlia moss Pohlia nutans (Hedw.) Lindb. **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 26 Bryoria nadvornikiana (Gyelnik) Brodo & D. Hawksw. Bryoria nadvornikiana (Gyelnik) Brodo & D. Hawksw. Bryoria nadvornikiana Nadvornik's horsehair lichen Bryoria nadvornikiana (Gyelnik) Brodo & D. Hawksw. **   Bryoria nadvornikiana (Gyelnik) Brodo & D. Hawksw. Bryoria nadvornikiana Nadvornik's horsehair lichen Bryoria nadvornikiana (Gyelnik) Brodo & D. Hawksw. **   Epiphyte 0.5 % 01       -none- 27 Letharia vulpina (L.) Hue Letharia vulpina (L.) Hue Letharia vulpina wolf lichen Letharia vulpina (L.) Hue **   Letharia vulpina (L.) Hue Letharia vulpina wolf lichen Letharia vulpina (L.) Hue **   Epiphyte 0.5 % 01       -none- 28 Bryoria fremontii (Tuck.) Brodo & D. Hawksw. Bryoria fremontii (Tuck.) Brodo & D. Hawksw. Bryoria fremontii Fremont's horsehair lichen Bryoria fremontii (Tuck.) Brodo & D. Hawksw. **   Bryoria fremontii (Tuck.) Brodo & D. Hawksw. Bryoria fremontii Fremont's horsehair lichen Bryoria fremontii (Tuck.) Brodo & D. Hawksw. **   Epiphyte 0.5 % 01       -none- 29 Ahtiana sphaerosporella (Mull. Arg.) Goward Ahtiana sphaerosporella (Mull. Arg.) Goward Ahtiana sphaerosporella ahtiana lichen Ahtiana sphaerosporella (Mull. Arg.) Goward **   Ahtiana sphaerosporella (Mull. Arg.) Goward Ahtiana sphaerosporella ahtiana lichen Ahtiana sphaerosporella (Mull. Arg.) Goward **   Epiphyte 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 10 m 15 m 30 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 60 % Nonvascular     10 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 20 % Sub-Canopy     5 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 10 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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