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West desert, Utah, USA.  40° 40' 48.9" N latitude, 113° 07' 58.3" W longitude.  Cleve exit, USPCI site 1 km - 1 km east of incinerator.  Some sign of cattle by the road, gbut none in study area.  Date of samping:  15 June 2000. 

Vascular plants:  Atriplex confertifolid, Rochia americana, Lepidium sp.

Mean algal crust thickness:  25.5 mm
Mean lichen crust thickness:  26.3 mm
Mean moss crust thickness:  24.3 mm

Cover summary:

    Type of Cover        % Cover
    Atco                              11.6
    Koam                             2.8   
    Perennial forbs             0.0
    Algal crust                   46.8
    Bryophytes                   6.8
    Lichens                        10.0
    Bare Soil                        2.8
    Rock                               0.0
    Litter                            19.2
    Gravel                            0.0
    Cactus                            0.0

Chlorophyll a (ng/g):  37.64
N fixation rate (mmol/n2/m2/hr): 
Soil texture class:  loam