ZION.386
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	ZION.386
Author Observation Code	ZION.386
Location Fields:	MAP:TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	0
Latitude	37.238518866 º
Longitude	-113.099218361 º
Author Location	ZION -- SW of Cougar Mountain
State or Province	Utah
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: Utah
Layout Fields:
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	0 m
Slope Aspect	315 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	High level
Landform	lower navajo
Landscape Narrative	prolific amounts of microbiotic crust up to 4" high in some areas
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	30 %
Percent Bare Soil	5 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	60 %
Name Other	cryptogam
Methods Fields:
Project	Zion National Park
Observation Start Date	23-Aug-2000
Observation End Date	23-Aug-2000
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Cover Dispersion	contiguous
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	yes
Stem Sample Method	full census
Plot quality Fields:
Effort Level	Thorough
Floristic Quality	High but incomplete
Bryophyte Quality	Very incomplete
Lichen Quality	Very incomplete
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	cryptobiotic crust is dominant covering 70% of entire plot.

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 Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little Juniperus osteosperma Utah juniper JUOS Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little Juniperus osteosperma Utah juniper JUOS Canopy 13 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm       1 stem(s) 13 cm       1 stem(s) 14 cm       1 stem(s) 15 cm       1 stem(s) 16 cm       1 stem(s) 26 cm       1 stem(s) 2 Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla singleleaf pinyon PIMO Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla singleleaf pinyon PIMO Canopy 7 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 13 cm       1 stem(s) 3 Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla singleleaf pinyon PIMO Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla singleleaf pinyon PIMO Sub-Canopy 2.5 %         -none- 4 Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson Purshia stansburiana Stansbury cliffrose PUST Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson Purshia stansburiana Stansbury cliffrose PUST Short Shrub         -1 m² -none- 5 Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata big sagebrush ARTR2 Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata big sagebrush ARTR2 Short Shrub 3 % 02       -none- 6 Ephedra nevadensis S. Wats. Ephedra nevadensis S. Wats. Ephedra nevadensis Nevada jointfir EPNE Ephedra nevadensis S. Wats. Ephedra nevadensis Nevada jointfir EPNE Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 7 Yucca baccata Torr. Yucca baccata Torr. Yucca baccata banana yucca YUBA Yucca baccata Torr. Yucca baccata banana yucca YUBA Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & Bigelow Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & Bigelow Opuntia basilaris beavertail pricklypear OPBA2 Opuntia basilaris Engelm. & Bigelow Opuntia basilaris beavertail pricklypear OPBA2 Dwarf Shrub         -1 m² -none- 9 Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby Gutierrezia sarothrae broom snakeweed GUSA2 Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Britt. & Rusby Gutierrezia sarothrae broom snakeweed GUSA2 Dwarf Shrub 1 %         -none- 10 Vulpia octoflora (Walt.) Rydb. var. octoflora Vulpia octoflora (Walt.) Rydb. var. octoflora Vulpia octoflora var. octoflora sixweeks fescue VUOCO Vulpia octoflora (Walt.) Rydb. var. octoflora Vulpia octoflora var. octoflora sixweeks fescue VUOCO Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey Poa fendleriana muttongrass POFE Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey Poa fendleriana muttongrass POFE Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey Elymus elymoides squirreltail ELEL5 Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey Elymus elymoides squirreltail ELEL5 Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum cheatgrass BRTE Bromus tectorum L. Bromus tectorum cheatgrass BRTE Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla singleleaf pinyon PIMO Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla singleleaf pinyon PIMO Herbaceous 0 %         -none- 15 Pinus edulis Engelm. Pinus edulis Engelm. Pinus edulis twoneedle pinyon PIED Pinus edulis Engelm. Pinus edulis twoneedle pinyon PIED Herbaceous 0 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 5 m 10 m 20 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte     0 % Herbaceous     0 % Nonvascular     0 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 0 % Sub-Canopy 1 m 2 m 0 % Tall Shrub     0 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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