040-04-0028
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	040-04-0028
Author Observation Code	040-04-0028
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	10 m
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.629411548 º
Longitude	-83.454094612 º
Author Location	Great Smoky Mountains NP - Alum Cave Creek
Location Narrative	On Hwy 441 just below Alum Cave Trailhead, stop at overlook and cross road. Plots is appx. 100 m above road in thick rhodo hell.
State or Province	Appalachian Mountains
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Tennessee region|state|province: Appalachian Mountains area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Mount Le Conte county: Sevier Geographic Name: Walker Camp Prong Geographic Name: Great Smoky Mountains National Park Geographic Name: Alum Cave Creek
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	400 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1176 m
Elevation Accuracy	10 m
Slope Aspect	52 º
Slope Gradient	20 º
Topographic Position	Lowslope
Landform	slope
Landscape Narrative	Landscape Comments: Entire slope heavy Rhododendron maximum, mostly yellow birch canopy, but some beech around.
Hydrologic Regime	Upland
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	95 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	18-Sep-1997 ± exact
Observation End Date	18-Sep-1997 ± exact
Date Accuracy	exact
Project	Carolina Vegetation Survey (40): Smoky Mts - Type 2
Cover Method	Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	0 cm
Method Narrative	NPS
Taxon Observation Area	400 m²
Cover Dispersion	subplot-contiguous
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	yes
Stem Observation Area	0 m²
Stem Sample Method	Full census
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Environmental Comments: Open canopy. Dense shrub stratum.

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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ord Author Plant Name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, Common Name Original Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, USDA Code Stratum Cover Original Cover Code Basal Area Biomass Inference Area Stems: Stem Diameters (graphically): 1 Betula alleghaniensis Britt. Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Canopy 62.5 % 8     400 m² -none- 2 Rhododendron maximum L. Rhododendron maximum L. **   Rhododendron maximum L. **   Rhododendron maximum L. **   Rhododendron maximum L. **   Rhododendron maximum L. **   Rhododendron maximum L. **   Rhododendron maximum L. **   Rhododendron maximum L. **   Tall Shrub 97.5 % 10     400 m² -none- 3 Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer **   Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer **   Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer **   Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer **   Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer **   Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer **   Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer **   Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steud.) Sleumer **   Short Shrub 7.5 % 5     400 m² -none- 4 Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray **   Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray **   Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray **   Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray **   Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray **   Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray **   Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray **   Dryopteris intermedia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Gray **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1     400 m² -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous       Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 5 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 100 % Canopy 15 m 20 m 70 %
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