SSJD0097
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SSJD0097
Author Observation Code	SSJD0097
Original Data Location	California Dept of Fish and Wildlife
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.6932187130396 º
Longitude	-121.185516145519 º
Author Location	Caswell State Park
Location Narrative	Caswell State Park. A large light gap within a valley oak forest. Extremely dense Vitis drapped over a struggling Acer negundo short "canopy". Also over an understory of Ribes aureum & Rosa californica & Rubus ursinus. The Ribes leaves are nearly circular. GPS on trail.
State or Province	California
Named Places	region|state|province: California quadrangle: Ripon
Layout Fields:
Shape	Plotless
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Stand Size	large
Elevation	6.096 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Low level
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Litter	65 %
Percent Bare Soil	34 %
Percent Other	1 %
Name Other	BasalStemArea
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	29-Jul-2005 ± exact
Date Accuracy	exact
Project	Delta
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	CNPS/CDFW RA v. 2005
Cover Dispersion	Entire
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(1) occurrence plot: sufficient for determining type occurrence
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Height	7.5 m
Field Height	0.25 m
Tree Cover	20 %
Field Cover	1 %
Dominant Stratum	Tree
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Don't know how to classify a stand where grape dominates bird's-eye cover over trees and shrubs.; Virtually impossible to estimate cover under the dense Vitis canopy; above numbers for Rosa and Rubus are estimates

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
Change Strata Shown: --choose one-- show strata show overall cover show strata + overall
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 Carex barbarae Carex barbarae Dewey Carex barbarae Santa Barbara sedge Carex barbarae **   Carex barbarae Dewey Carex barbarae Santa Barbara sedge Carex barbarae **   low stratum 1 %         -none- 2 Vitis californica Vitis californica Benth. Vitis californica California wild grape Vitis californica **   Vitis californica Benth. Vitis californica California wild grape Vitis californica **   medium stratum 60 %         -none- 3 Rosa californica Rosa californica Cham. & Schlecht. Rosa californica California wildrose Rosa californica **   Rosa californica Cham. & Schlecht. Rosa californica California wildrose Rosa californica **   medium stratum 20 %         -none- 4 Rubus ursinus Rubus ursinus Cham. & Schlecht. Rubus ursinus California blackberry Rubus ursinus **   Rubus ursinus Cham. & Schlecht. Rubus ursinus California blackberry Rubus ursinus **   medium stratum 20 %         -none- 5 Ribes aureum Ribes aureum Pursh Ribes aureum golden currant Ribes aureum **   Ribes aureum Pursh Ribes aureum golden currant Ribes aureum **   medium stratum 2 %         -none- 6 Urtica dioica Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica stinging nettle Urtica dioica **   Urtica dioica L. Urtica dioica stinging nettle Urtica dioica **   medium stratum 0.2 %         -none- 7 Acer negundo Acer negundo L. Acer negundo boxelder Acer negundo **   Acer negundo L. Acer negundo boxelder Acer negundo **   tall stratum 16 %         -none- 8 Vitis californica Vitis californica Benth. Vitis californica California wild grape Vitis californica **   Vitis californica Benth. Vitis californica California wild grape Vitis californica **   tall stratum 10 %         -none- 9 Quercus lobata Quercus lobata Née Quercus lobata California white oak Quercus lobata **   Quercus lobata Née Quercus lobata California white oak Quercus lobata **   tall stratum 3 %         -none- 10 Sambucus mexicana Sambucus mexicana K. Presl ex DC. Sambucus mexicana Sambucus mexicana **   Sambucus mexicana **   Sambucus mexicana K. Presl ex DC. Sambucus mexicana Sambucus mexicana **   Sambucus mexicana **   tall stratum 1 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover short shrub 1 m 2 m 74 % tall stratum       medium stratum       low stratum
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