WATE.5080
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	WATE.5080
Author Observation Code	WATE.5080
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	49.055391504 º
Longitude	-114.058648145 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	2130 m
Slope Aspect	270 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	High slope
Landscape Narrative	MOISTURE=mesic; SLOPE=15%
Soil Drainage	well drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	5 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	65 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	26-Jul-1995
Observation End Date	26-Jul-1995
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	Record=Y; Relief Shape=ST; Old Soil Unit 1=156; Ecoregion=SU

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
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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 Larix lyallii Parl. Larix lyallii Parl. Larix lyallii subalpine larch Larix lyallii Parl. **   Larix lyallii Parl. Larix lyallii subalpine larch Larix lyallii Parl. **   Canopy 30 % 04       -none- 2 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- 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. **   Tall Shrub 7 % 03       -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. **   Tall Shrub 3 % 02       -none- 5 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 25 % 03       -none- 6 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 65 % 05       -none- 7 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 20 % 03       -none- 8 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- 9 Larix lyallii Parl. Larix lyallii Parl. Larix lyallii subalpine larch Larix lyallii Parl. **   Larix lyallii Parl. Larix lyallii subalpine larch Larix lyallii Parl. **   Herbaceous 5 % 02       -none- 10 Claytonia lanceolata Pall. ex Pursh Claytonia lanceolata Pall. ex Pursh Claytonia lanceolata lanceleaf springbeauty Claytonia lanceolata Pall. ex Pursh **   Claytonia lanceolata Pall. ex Pursh Claytonia lanceolata lanceleaf springbeauty Claytonia lanceolata Pall. ex Pursh **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 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- 12 Arnica ×diversifolia Greene (pro sp.) Arnica ×diversifolia Greene (pro sp.) Arnica ×diversifolia rayless arnica Arnica ×diversifolia Greene (pro sp.) **   Arnica ×diversifolia Greene (pro sp.) Arnica ×diversifolia rayless arnica Arnica ×diversifolia Greene (pro sp.) **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Valeriana sitchensis Sitka valerian Valeriana sitchensis Bong. **   Valeriana sitchensis Bong. Valeriana sitchensis Sitka valerian Valeriana sitchensis Bong. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Brachythecium starkei (Brid.) Schimp. in B.S.G. Brachythecium starkei (Brid.) Schimp. in B.S.G. Brachythecium starkei Starke's brachythecium moss Brachythecium starkei (Brid.) Schimp. in B.S.G. **   Brachythecium starkei (Brid.) Schimp. in B.S.G. Brachythecium starkei Starke's brachythecium moss Brachythecium starkei (Brid.) Schimp. in B.S.G. **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 16 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- 17 Pseudoleskea radicosa (Mitt.) Mac. & Kindb. var. radicosa Pseudoleskea radicosa (Mitt.) Mac. & Kindb. var. radicosa Pseudoleskea radicosa var. radicosa pseudoleskea moss Pseudoleskea radicosa (Mitt.) Mac. & Kindb. var. radicosa **   Pseudoleskea radicosa (Mitt.) Mac. & Kindb. var. radicosa Pseudoleskea radicosa var. radicosa pseudoleskea moss Pseudoleskea radicosa (Mitt.) Mac. & Kindb. var. radicosa **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 Polytrichastrum alpinum (Hedw.) G. L. Sm. var. alpinum Polytrichastrum alpinum (Hedw.) G. L. Sm. var. alpinum Polytrichastrum alpinum var. alpinum alpine polytrichastrum moss Polytrichastrum alpinum (Hedw.) G. L. Sm. var. alpinum **   Polytrichastrum alpinum (Hedw.) G. L. Sm. var. alpinum Polytrichastrum alpinum var. alpinum alpine polytrichastrum moss Polytrichastrum alpinum (Hedw.) G. L. Sm. var. alpinum **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 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- 20 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-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 10 m 15 m 40 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 90 % Nonvascular     5 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 30 % Sub-Canopy     5 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 10 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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