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GRSM.77
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» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.Ob.3643.GRSM77
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Plot ID Fields: | |
Author Plot Code |
GRSM.77
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Author Observation Code |
GRSM.77
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Location Fields: |
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Confidentiality Status |
exact location
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Latitude |
35.661169759
º
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Longitude |
-83.485584883
º
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Author Location |
GRSM -- Bull Head
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Location Narrative |
Starting at Bullhead trail from Cherokee Orchard, proceed past switchbacks with large rock outcrops, until trail crosses ridge. Trail passes through partially dead Pine stand, but eventually reaches healthy stand. Plot is left of trail appx. 50 m.
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State or Province |
Tennessee
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Country |
United States
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Named Places |
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Layout Fields: | |
Shape |
Rectangular
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Area |
1000
m²
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Permanence |
permanent plot
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Environment Fields: | |
Elevation |
1280.15999805416
m
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Slope Aspect |
225
º
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Slope Gradient |
20.5
º
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Topographic Position |
High slope
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Landform |
slope
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Landscape Narrative |
Very xeric site. Deep, spongy litter layer. Windy site. -- Grades to heath bald. On less exposed sites grades to Chestnut Oak Forests. This stand is fairly large, but parts have standing dead pine (pine bark beetle).
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Percent Bedrock |
0
%
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Percent Rock / Gravel |
0
%
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Percent Wood |
0
%
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Percent Litter |
70
%
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Percent Bare Soil |
0
%
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Percent Water |
0
%
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Methods Fields: | |
Observation Start Date |
17-Jun-1998
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Observation End Date |
17-Jun-1998
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Project |
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Cover Method |
NPS CoverMethod
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Stratum Method |
National Park Service
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Stem Size Limit |
10
cm
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Taxon Observation Area |
1000
m²
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Cover Dispersion |
contiguous
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Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated? |
no
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Stem Sample Method |
full census
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Plot Quality Fields: | |
Effort Level |
Thorough
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Plot Validation Level |
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
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Floristic Quality |
High but incomplete
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Bryophyte Quality |
Very incomplete
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Lichen Quality |
Very incomplete
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Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: | |
--no data-- |
Misc Fields: | |
Observation Narrative |
One of the toughest plots to move/crawl through. Quite alot of Pieris present, and it looks strikingly similar to Kalmia. Pieris has many ground level sprouts, unlike Kalmia.
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Disturbance Data: |
Disturbance Type | Disturbance Intensity |
unknown
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Animal, general
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User Defined Values |
No User Defined Data for this plot |
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