WATE.4124
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	WATE.4124
Author Observation Code	WATE.4124
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	49.08119787 º
Longitude	-114.121672247 º
Author Location	WATE
State or Province	Alberta
Country	Canada
Named Places	area|country|territory: Canada region|state|province: Alberta
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2040 m
Slope Aspect	45 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landscape Narrative	MOISTURE=mesic; SLOPE=10%
Soil Drainage	well drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	5 %
Percent Wood	15 %
Percent Litter	40 %
Percent Bare Soil	1 %
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=064; Ecoregion=SU

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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Nutt. **   Canopy 10 % 03       -none- 3 Pinus albicaulis Engelm. Pinus albicaulis Engelm. Pinus albicaulis whitebark pine Pinus albicaulis Engelm. **   Pinus albicaulis Engelm. Pinus albicaulis whitebark pine Pinus albicaulis Engelm. **   Canopy 5 % 02       -none- 4 Larix lyallii Parl. Larix lyallii Parl. Larix lyallii subalpine larch Larix lyallii Parl. **   Larix lyallii Parl. Larix lyallii subalpine larch Larix lyallii Parl. **   Canopy 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. **   Sub-Canopy 5 % 02       -none- 6 Larix lyallii Parl. Larix lyallii Parl. Larix lyallii subalpine larch Larix lyallii Parl. **   Larix lyallii Parl. Larix lyallii subalpine larch Larix lyallii Parl. **   Sub-Canopy 5 % 02       -none- 7 Pinus albicaulis Engelm. Pinus albicaulis Engelm. Pinus albicaulis whitebark pine Pinus albicaulis Engelm. **   Pinus albicaulis Engelm. Pinus albicaulis whitebark pine Pinus albicaulis Engelm. **   Sub-Canopy 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 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- 9 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 10 Menziesia ferruginea Sm. Menziesia ferruginea Sm. Menziesia ferruginea rusty menziesia Menziesia ferruginea Sm. **   Menziesia ferruginea Sm. Menziesia ferruginea rusty menziesia Menziesia ferruginea Sm. **   Short Shrub 55 % 05       -none- 11 Vaccinium membranaceum Dougl. ex Torr. Vaccinium membranaceum Dougl. ex Torr. Vaccinium membranaceum thinleaf huckleberry Vaccinium membranaceum Dougl. ex Torr. **   Vaccinium membranaceum Dougl. ex Torr. Vaccinium membranaceum thinleaf huckleberry Vaccinium membranaceum Dougl. ex Torr. **   Short Shrub 10 % 03       -none- 12 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 5 % 02       -none- 13 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- 14 Luzula glabrata (Hoppe ex Rostk.) Desv. var. hitchcockii (Hämet-Ahti) Dorn Luzula glabrata (Hoppe ex Rostk.) Desv. var. hitchcockii (Hämet-Ahti) Dorn Luzula glabrata var. hitchcockii Hitchcock's smooth woodrush Luzula glabrata (Hoppe ex Rostk.) Desv. var. hitchcockii (Hämet-Ahti) Dorn **   Luzula glabrata (Hoppe ex Rostk.) Desv. var. hitchcockii (Hämet-Ahti) Dorn Luzula glabrata var. hitchcockii Hitchcock's smooth woodrush Luzula glabrata (Hoppe ex Rostk.) Desv. var. hitchcockii (Hämet-Ahti) Dorn **   Herbaceous 1 % 01       -none- 15 Orthilia secunda (L.) House Orthilia secunda (L.) House Orthilia secunda sidebells wintergreen Orthilia secunda (L.) House **   Orthilia secunda (L.) House Orthilia secunda sidebells wintergreen Orthilia secunda (L.) House **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 Pinus albicaulis Engelm. Pinus albicaulis Engelm. Pinus albicaulis whitebark pine Pinus albicaulis Engelm. **   Pinus albicaulis Engelm. Pinus albicaulis whitebark pine Pinus albicaulis Engelm. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fries ex Hartman Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fries ex Hartman Vahlodea atropurpurea mountain hairgrass Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fries ex Hartman **   Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fries ex Hartman Vahlodea atropurpurea mountain hairgrass Vahlodea atropurpurea (Wahlenb.) Fries ex Hartman **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 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. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 20 Arnica cordifolia Hook. Arnica cordifolia Hook. Arnica cordifolia heartleaf arnica Arnica cordifolia Hook. **   Arnica cordifolia Hook. Arnica cordifolia heartleaf arnica Arnica cordifolia Hook. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 21 Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus whortleberry Vaccinium myrtillus L. **   Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus whortleberry Vaccinium myrtillus L. **   Dwarf Shrub 40 % 04       -none- 22 Phyllodoce empetriformis (Sm.) D. Don Phyllodoce empetriformis (Sm.) D. Don Phyllodoce empetriformis pink mountainheath Phyllodoce empetriformis (Sm.) D. Don **   Phyllodoce empetriformis (Sm.) D. Don Phyllodoce empetriformis pink mountainheath Phyllodoce empetriformis (Sm.) D. Don **   Dwarf Shrub 2 % 02       -none- 23 Ledum glandulosum Nutt. Ledum glandulosum Nutt. Ledum glandulosum western Labrador tea Ledum glandulosum Nutt. **   Ledum glandulosum Nutt. Ledum glandulosum western Labrador tea Ledum glandulosum Nutt. **   Dwarf Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 24 Dicranum groenlandicum Brid. Dicranum groenlandicum Brid. Dicranum groenlandicum Greenland dicranum moss Dicranum groenlandicum Brid. **   Dicranum groenlandicum Brid. Dicranum groenlandicum Greenland dicranum moss Dicranum groenlandicum Brid. **   Nonvascular 20 % 03       -none- 25 Cladonia ecmocyna Leighton Cladonia ecmocyna Leighton Cladonia ecmocyna cup lichen Cladonia ecmocyna Leighton **   Cladonia ecmocyna Leighton Cladonia ecmocyna cup lichen Cladonia ecmocyna Leighton **   Nonvascular 10 % 03       -none- 26 Cetraria islandica (L.) Ach. Cetraria islandica (L.) Ach. Cetraria islandica Cetraria islandica (L.) Ach. **   Cetraria islandica (L.) Ach. **   Cetraria islandica (L.) Ach. Cetraria islandica Cetraria islandica (L.) Ach. **   Cetraria islandica (L.) Ach. **   Nonvascular 5 % 02       -none- 27 Barbilophozia lycopodioides (Wallr.) Loeske Barbilophozia lycopodioides (Wallr.) Loeske Barbilophozia lycopodioides Barbilophozia lycopodioides (Wallr.) Loeske **   Barbilophozia lycopodioides (Wallr.) Loeske **   Barbilophozia lycopodioides (Wallr.) Loeske Barbilophozia lycopodioides Barbilophozia lycopodioides (Wallr.) Loeske **   Barbilophozia lycopodioides (Wallr.) Loeske **   Nonvascular 5 % 02       -none- 28 Bryoria lanestris (Ach.) Brodo & D. Hawksw. Bryoria lanestris (Ach.) Brodo & D. Hawksw. Bryoria lanestris horsehair lichen Bryoria lanestris (Ach.) Brodo & D. Hawksw. **   Bryoria lanestris (Ach.) Brodo & D. Hawksw. Bryoria lanestris horsehair lichen Bryoria lanestris (Ach.) Brodo & D. Hawksw. **   Epiphyte 0.5 % 01       -none- 29 Bryoria implexa (Hoffm.) Brodo & D. Hawksw. Bryoria implexa (Hoffm.) Brodo & D. Hawksw. Bryoria implexa horsehair lichen Bryoria implexa (Hoffm.) Brodo & D. Hawksw. **   Bryoria implexa (Hoffm.) Brodo & D. Hawksw. Bryoria implexa horsehair lichen Bryoria implexa (Hoffm.) Brodo & D. Hawksw. **   Epiphyte 0.5 % 01       -none- 30 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- 31 Parmeliopsis ambigua (Wulfen) Nyl. Parmeliopsis ambigua (Wulfen) Nyl. Parmeliopsis ambigua ambiguous bran lichen Parmeliopsis ambigua (Wulfen) Nyl. **   Parmeliopsis ambigua (Wulfen) Nyl. Parmeliopsis ambigua ambiguous bran lichen Parmeliopsis ambigua (Wulfen) Nyl. **   Epiphyte 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 15 m 20 m 50 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 50 % Nonvascular     40 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 60 % Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 10 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 10 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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