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Table 1 Riparian plots and stream characteristics (bold) and characteristics of their paired upslope plots. Plant codes are defined at the bottom of the table.

From: Historical fires in Douglas-fir dominated riparian forests of the southern Cascades, Oregon

Plot ID

Plant Association

Elevation (m)

Aspect (degree)

Slope (degree)

Longitude (degree)

Latitude (degree)

Stream Order

Stream Description

Bankfull Width (m)

Floodplain Width (m)

HHC1

Tshe/Acci-Gash-SWO

700

298

40

−122.593

43.527

2

step-pool

3.3

6.1

HHC1.5

Tshe/Gash-Rhma3-SWO

670

278

42

−122.594

43.526

3

step-pool

8.1

10.6

HHC2

Psme/Arne-SWO

790

260

36

−122.592

43.526

—

—

—

—

HHC3

Tshe/Acci-Rhma3

980

349

26

−122.563

43.540

1

colluvial

0.6

4.2

HHC4

Tshe/Acci-Rhma3

1030

336

25

−122.563

43.540

—

—

—

—

HHC5

Thpl/Bene2/Pomu

680

0

34

−122.578

43.517

1

step-pool

2.6

7.1

HHC6

Tshe/Gash-Rhma3-SWO

730

334

42

−122.576

43.517

—

—

—

—

HHC7

Tshe-Thpl/Rhma3

640

64

28

−122.599

43.518

3

step-pool

9.1

12.3

HHC8

Tshe/Gash-Rhma3-SWO

700

64

38

−122.600

43.518

—

—

—

—

CCR1

Psme/Acci-Bene2

740

53

41

−122.604

43.510

1

bedrock

2.0

3.2

CCR2

Psme/Gash-Rhma3

800

78

42

−122.605

43.511

—

—

—

—

CCR7

Tshe/Gash-Pomu-SWO

630

95

35

−122.601

43.508

3

step-pool

11.6

14.1

CCR5

Tshe/Gash-Rhma3-SWO

610

240

25

−122.598

43.506

3

step-pool

10.7

14.1

CCR6

Psme/Acci-Bene2

670

232

30

−122.597

43.506

—

—

—

—

LRC3

Tshe-Thpl/Rhma3

720

356

35

−122.636

43.501

1

step-pool

2.2

3.6

LRC4

Tshe/Rhma3-Gash-SWO

780

354

22

−122.643

43.500

—

—

—

—

LRC5

Tshe/Gash-Rhma3-SWO

720

272

35

−122.654

43.516

3

step-pool

8.8

10.7

LRC6

Tshe-Cach6/Gash-Rhma3

800

286

40

−122.653

43.516

—

—

—

—

LRC7

Psme/Acci-Bene2

610

194

35

−122.611

43.503

4

step-pool

12.1

18.2

LRC8

Psme/Acci-Bene2

670

204

30

−122.611

43.504

—

—

—

—

LRC9

Tshe-Thpl/Rhma3

670

40

8

−122.636

43.509

4

step-pool

11.6

11.8

LRC10

Tshe-Cach6/Gash-Rhma3

740

24

45

−122.645

43.508

—

—

—

—

STB1

Tshe/Gash-Rhma3-SWO

760

343

37

−122.524

43.512

3

step-pool

6.2

7.8

STB2

Psme/Gash-Rhma3

850

343

26

−122.523

43.511

—

—

—

—

STB3

Tshe/Gash-Rhma3-SWO

790

278

35

−122.786

43.520

1

bedrock

0.8

1.7

STB4

Psme/Acci-Bene2

890

278

32

−122.785

43.520

—

—

—

—

STB5

Tshe/Gash-Rhma3-SWO

1180

339

38

−122.509

43.496

0

step-pool

1.2

2.3

STB6

Psme/Acci-Bene2

1240

319

28

−122.507

43.496

—

—

—

—

  1. Overstory:
  2. Cach6 = Castanopsis chrysophylla (Dougl. ex Hook.) A. DC.
  3. (accepted nomenclature: Chchc4 = Chrysolepis chrysophylla [Dougl. ex Hook.] Hjelmqvist var. chrysophylla)
  4. Psme = Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii (Mirbel) Franco
  5. Tshe = Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.
  6. Thpl = Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don
  7. Understory:
  8. Acci = Acer circinatum Pursh
  9. Arne = Arctostaphylos nevadensis Gray
  10. Bene2 = Berberis nervosa Pursh
  11. (accepted nomenclature: Mane2 = Mahonia nervosa (Pursh) Nutt.)
  12. Gash = Gaultheria shallon Pursh
  13. Rhma3 = Rhododendron macrophyllum D. Don ex G. Don
  14. SWO = southwest Oregon