NV1

   
                 View at site 1                                        Typical crust at site 1

Nevada site along highway 6 between Ely and Tonopah, White Pine County, Nevada, USA.    38º 56.692' N latitude, 115º 09.743' W longitude; elevation 5910 feet.   Sagebrush community.  Date of sampling: 14 July 1999. 

Dominant vascular plants:  Artemisia tridentata, Guterriezia sarothrae, Sarcobatus vermiculatus, Salicornia sp., Ephedra sp. 

Mean algal crust thickness: 16.8 mm
Mean moss crust thickness: 16.6 mm

Cover summary:

Type Cover                % Cover
Shrubs                             7.6 
Annual grasses              0.0    
Perennial grasses          0.0  
Perennial forbs              0.0 
Algal crust                   30.8 
Bryophytes                  20.8 
Lichens                           1.2 
Bare Soil                       13.6
Rock                                3.2
Gravel                           20.0
Litter                               2.8
Cactus                             0.0