The Desert Laboratory

The Vigil Network
Lower Owl Creek: Table 3 - Vegetation Transects

Data Files:


Distance (m) Vegetation Type
BM 1 to BM 2
1 grass, herb
2 sage, grass
3 bare
4 grass, forb
5 grass, forb
6 grass, herb
7 grass
8 thistle, grass
9 grass
10 grass
11 thistle, grass
12 thistle, grass, rose
13 rose, grass, chokecherry tree
14 grass, willow bush
15 grass, willow bush
16 snowberry, grass, chokecherry tree
17 grass, thistle
18 rose
19 grass
20 rose, sawgrass, willow bush
21 sawgrass, herb, 21.7 = edge of water
22 water
23 water, 23.5 = edge of water
24 sawgrass
25 sawgrass
26 rose, herb
27 bare
28 bare
29 snowberry, grass, thistle
30 snowberry, grass
31 snowberry, rose, grass
32 grass, snowberry
33 snowberry, grass, thistle
34 snowberry, grass, rose
35 grass, thistle
36 grass, thistle
37 grass
38 grass, herb, 38.8 = BM 2
BM 3 to BM 2
1 grass, forb, herb
2 bare
3 grass
4 bare
5 grass
6 bare
7 forb
8 bare
9 grass
10 grass
11 grass, herb
12 grass
13 grass, forb
14 thistle, grass
15 bare
16 grass, thistle
17 grass, herb, 17.5 = edge of water
18 water
19 water
20 water
21 sawgrass, rose
22 rose
23 rose, grass
24 bare
25 grass
26 grass
27 grass
28 rose, grass
29 rose, snowberry
30 grass
31 snowberry, rose, grass
32 snowberry, grass
33 snowberry, grass
34 snowberry, grass
35 grass
36 rose, snowberry, grass
37 snowberry, grass, thistle
38 grass, snowberry
39 grass, snowberry
40 snowberry, thistle, grass
41 grass
42 grass
43 grass, thistle
44 grass, thistle
45 grass
BM 4 to BM 2
1 grass
2 bare (cut bank)
3 bare (cut bank)
4 bare (cut bank)
5 bare
6 bare
7 bare
8 bare, 8.2 = edge of water
9 water
10 water
11 water
12 water, 12.8 = edge of water
13 bare
14 bare
15 bare
16 bare
17 bare
18 bare
19 grass
20 grass
21 grass, sage
22 grass
23 rose
24 snowberry, rose
25 rose, snowberry
26 rose, grass
27 grass
28 sage, grass
29 grass
30 grass
31 grass, thistle
32 thistle, grass, herb
33 thistle, grass
34 grass
35 grass, 35.5 = BM 2

Taped, not true horizontal distance.

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