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Strata Descriptive Data for Plots

(Complete FGDC-compliant metadata is in preparation for these data)

These data were collected under contract by The Nature Conservancy, through a contract with the Environmental Research Systems Institute. They consist of descriptions of strata for each site, multiple lines per site by plant species, with information on height, cover, and strata codes. If you have tables capability, you can use the tables version of this file. For download, Excel(*.xls) and MDbase (*.mdb) formats are available.

Other Data for Plots include Species Listing Data, and Physical Site Descriptive Data.

PLOT_CODE STRATA      HEIGHT  COVER     DIA_SP                       STR_CODE
95ROS01   Emergent      3       2       Prospis velutina                T1
95ROS01   Tall shrub    3       1       Acacia greggii                  S1
95ROS01   Short shrub   1       3       Guterriezia sarothrae           S2
95ROS01   Herbaceous    1       1       Bromus rubens                   H
95ROS02   Emergent      8       3       Populus fremontii               T1
95ROS02   Canopy        5       2       Prospis velutina                T2
95ROS02   Sub-canopy    5       1       Celtis reticulata               T3
95ROS02   Tall shrub    4       3       Mahonia trilobata               S1
95ROS02   Herbaceous    1       3       Hordeum jubatum                 H
95ROS03   Tall shrub    1       1       Acacia gregii                   S1
95ROS03   Short shrub   1       1       Krammeria parvifolia            S2
95ROS03   Herbaceous    1       3       Aristida purpurea               H
95ROS04   Emergent      4       1       Prosopis velutina               T1
95ROS04   Tall shrub    4       2       Atriplex canescens              S1
95ROS04   Short shrub   1       3       Guterriezia sarothrae           S2
95ROS04   Herbaceous    1       1       Muhlenberaia porteri            H
95ROS05   Emergent      3       3       Prosopis velutina               T1
95ROS05   Tall shrub    1       3       Guterriezia sarothrae           S1
95ROS05   Short shrub   1       3       Eriogonum deflexum              S2
95ROS06   Emergent      3       3       Chilopsis linearis              T1
95ROS06   Tall shrub    2       3       Salsola kali                    S1
95ROS06   Herbaceous    2       2       cf. Hetorotheca subaxillaris	H
95ROS07   Herbaceous    1       4       Cynodon dactylon                H
95ROS08   Herbaceous    1       4       Muhlenbergia asperifolia        H
95ROS09   Emergent      4       2       Prosopis velutina               T1
95ROS09   Canopy        4       1       Acacia greggii                  T2
95ROS09   Tall shrub    2       3       Mahonia trilobata               S1
95ROS09   Short shrub   1       1       Guterriezia sarothrae           S2
95ROS09   Herbaceous    1       1       Bromus rubens                   H
95ROS10   Herbaceous    3       3       Typha angustifolia              H
95ROS11   Herbaceous    3       3       Typha augustifolia              H
95ROS12   Emergent      8       3       Populus fremontii               T1
95ROS12   Canopy        2       1       Prosopis velutina saplings      T2
95ROS12   Sub-canopy    3       1       Zyziphus obtusifolia            T3
95ROS12   Herbaceous    1       4       Hordeum jubatum                 H
95ROS13   Emergent      5       4       Prosopis velutina               T1
95ROS13   Herbaceous    1       4       Hordeum jubatum                 H
95ROS14   Emergent      5       3       Celtis reticulata               T1
95ROS14   Canopy        5       4       Quercus turbinella              T2
95ROS14   Sub-canopy    4       1       Canotia holocantha              T3
95ROS14   Tall shrub    1       1       Parthenium incanum              S1
95ROS14   Short shrub   1       1       Guterriezia sarothrae           S2
95ROS14   Herbaceous    1       1       Bromus rubens                   H
95ROS15   Emergent      4       2       Juniperus erythroceupa          T1
95ROS15   Canopy        4       2       Canotia holocantha              T2
95ROS15   Tall shrub    1       1       Parthenium incanum              S1
95ROS15   Short shrub   1       1       Boutelonia curtipendula         S2
95ROS16   Herbaceous    3       4       Kochia scoparia                 H
95ROS17   Tall shrub    2       2       Larrea tridentata               S1
95ROS17   Short shrub   1       1       Krammeria parvifolia            S2
95ROS17   Herbaceous    1       1       Aristida purpurea               H
95ROS18   Tall shrub    2       2       Larrea tridentata               S1
95ROS18   Short shrub   1       1       Eurotia lanata                  S2
95ROS18   Herbaceous    1       1       Bromus rubens                   H
95ROS19   Tall shrub    3       3       Carotia holocantha              S1
95ROS19   Short shrub   2       2       Mahonia trilobata               S2
95ROS19   Herbaceous    1       1       Aristida purpurea               H
95ROS20   Tall shrub    2       2       Larrea tridentata               S1
95ROS20   Short shrub   1       2       Krammeria parvifolia            S2
95ROS20   Herbaceous    1       1       Aristida purpurea               H
95ROS21   Herbaceous    2       4       Baccharis sergiloides           H
95ROS22   Emergent      7       3       Populus fremontii               T1
95ROS22   Canopy        6       2       Salix gooddingii                T2
95ROS22   Sub-canopy    4       1       Tamarix chinensis               T3
95ROS22   Tall shrub    2       1       Brickellia spp.                 S1
95ROS22   Herbaceous    1       1       Cynodo dactylon                 H
95ROS23   Tall shrub    3       3       Canotia holocantha              S1
95ROS23   Short shrub   1       1       Ephedra viridis                 S2
95ROS23   Herbaceous    1       1       Aristida purpurea               H
95ROS24   Tall shrub    3       4       Baccharis salicifolia           S1
95ROS24   Short shrub   2       1       Rhus trilobata                  S2
95ROS24   Herbaceous    1       4       Cynodon dactylon                H
95ROS25   Emergent      5       2       Celtis reticulata               T1
95ROS25   Canopy        5       4       Prosopis velutina               T2
95ROS25   Tall shrub    3       2       Mahonia trilobata               S1
95ROS25   Herbaceous    1       3       Bromus rubens                   H
95ROS26   Herbaceous    2       4       Scirpus validus                 H
95ROS27   Emergent      2       1       Prosopis velutina               T1
95ROS27   Tall shrub    1       1       Salsola kali                    S1
95ROS27   Short shrub   1       4       Distichlis stricta              S2
95ROS28   Emergent      2       1       Prosopis velutina               T1
95ROS28   Herbaceous    1       4       Distichlis stricta              H
95ROS29   Emergent      3       2       Prosopis velutina               T1
95ROS29   Herbaceous    1       3       Distichlis stricta              H
95ROS30   Emergent      6       3       Juniperus erythrocarpa          T1
95ROS30   Tall shrub    5       3       Canotia holocantha              S1
95ROS30   Short shrub   4       1       Ziziphus obtusifolia            S2
95ROS31   Emergent      4       3       Prosopis velutina               T1
95ROS31   Tall shrub    3       1       Ziziphus obtusifolia            S1
95ROS31   Short shrub   2       2       Lycium pallida                  S2
95ROS31   Herbaceous    1       1       Distichlis stricta              H
95ROS32   Emergent      3       3       Prosopis velutina               T1
95ROS32   Herbaceous    2       3       Sphaeralea spp.                 H
95ROS33   Emergent      2       1       Tamarix chinensis               T1
95ROS33   Herbaceous    1       2       Eragrostis lehmanniana          H
95ROS34   Emergent      2       1       Prosopis velutina               T1
95ROS34   Tall shrub    2       2       Atriplex carescens              S1
95ROS34   Short shrub   2       2       Parthenium incanum              S2
95ROS34   Herbaceous    1       1       Muhlenbergia porteri            H
95ROS35   Tall shrub    1       1       Guterriezia sarothrae           S1
95ROS35   Short shrub   1       1       Krammeria parvifolia            S2
95ROS35   Herbaceous    1       2       Eragrostis lehmanniana          H



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