WATE.5104
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	WATE.5104
Author Observation Code	WATE.5104
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	49.125603241 º
Longitude	-114.147253971 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	1950 m
Slope Aspect	180 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	Lowslope
Landscape Narrative	MOISTURE=mesic; SLOPE=30%
Soil Drainage	well drained
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	5 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	65 %
Percent Bare Soil	1 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	08-Aug-1995
Observation End Date	08-Aug-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=064; 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 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 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. **   Sub-Canopy 10 % 03       -none- 4 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. **   Sub-Canopy 0.5 % 01       -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 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 5 % 02       -none- 7 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 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer Sorbus sitchensis western mountain ash Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer **   Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer Sorbus sitchensis western mountain ash Sorbus sitchensis M. Roemer **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 9 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 65 % 05       -none- 10 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 20 % 03       -none- 11 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- 12 Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus whortleberry Vaccinium myrtillus L. **   Vaccinium myrtillus L. Vaccinium myrtillus whortleberry Vaccinium myrtillus L. **   Dwarf Shrub 5 % 02       -none- 13 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 5 % 02       -none- 14 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- 15 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- 16 Rhytidiopsis robusta (Hook.) Broth. Rhytidiopsis robusta (Hook.) Broth. Rhytidiopsis robusta robust rhytidiopsis moss Rhytidiopsis robusta (Hook.) Broth. **   Rhytidiopsis robusta (Hook.) Broth. Rhytidiopsis robusta robust rhytidiopsis moss Rhytidiopsis robusta (Hook.) Broth. **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 17 Plagiothecium laetum Schimp. in B.S.G. Plagiothecium laetum Schimp. in B.S.G. Plagiothecium laetum plagiothecium moss Plagiothecium laetum Schimp. in B.S.G. **   Plagiothecium laetum Schimp. in B.S.G. Plagiothecium laetum plagiothecium moss Plagiothecium laetum Schimp. in B.S.G. **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 18 Polytrichum commune Hedw. Polytrichum commune Hedw. Polytrichum commune polytrichum moss Polytrichum commune Hedw. **   Polytrichum commune Hedw. Polytrichum commune polytrichum moss Polytrichum commune Hedw. **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 19 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- 20 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- 21 Pohlia cruda (Hedw.) Lindb. Pohlia cruda (Hedw.) Lindb. Pohlia cruda pohlia moss Pohlia cruda (Hedw.) Lindb. **   Pohlia cruda (Hedw.) Lindb. Pohlia cruda pohlia moss Pohlia cruda (Hedw.) Lindb. **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 22 Barbilophozia hatcheri (A. Evans) Loeske Barbilophozia hatcheri (A. Evans) Loeske Barbilophozia hatcheri Barbilophozia hatcheri (A. Evans) Loeske **   Barbilophozia hatcheri (A. Evans) Loeske **   Barbilophozia hatcheri (A. Evans) Loeske Barbilophozia hatcheri Barbilophozia hatcheri (A. Evans) Loeske **   Barbilophozia hatcheri (A. Evans) Loeske **   Nonvascular 0.5 % 01       -none- 23 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- 24 Letharia columbiana (Nutt.) J. W. Thomson Letharia columbiana (Nutt.) J. W. Thomson Letharia columbiana wolf lichen Letharia columbiana (Nutt.) J. W. Thomson **   Letharia columbiana (Nutt.) J. W. Thomson Letharia columbiana wolf lichen Letharia columbiana (Nutt.) J. W. Thomson **   Epiphyte 0.5 % 01       -none- 25 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 10 m 15 m 30 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 90 % Nonvascular     10 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 20 % Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 10 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 10 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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