Comprehensive View of a Plot
040-04-0072
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» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:4967-{37D67C2D-AE84-4B00-882F-A03B19C8B471}
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Plot ID Fields: | |
Author Plot Code |
040-04-0072
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Author Observation Code |
040-04-0072
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Location Fields: |
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Location Accuracy |
10
m
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Confidentiality Status |
exact location
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Latitude |
35.638392008
º
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Longitude |
-83.440235347
º
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Author Location |
Great Smoky Mountains NP - Alum Cave Creek
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Location Narrative |
Go past arch rock on the way up the Alum Cave trail from 441, past slide, past small rock outcrop on right, and plot in downhill on the left of trail, before get to heathbald.
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State or Province |
Appalachian Mountains
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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 |
400
m²
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Permanence |
permanent plot
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Environment Fields: | |
Elevation |
1396
m
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Elevation Accuracy |
10
m
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Slope Aspect |
126
º
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Slope Gradient |
32
º
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Topographic Position |
Midslope
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Landform |
slope
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Landscape Narrative |
Landscape Comments: Unlogged site. Large Hemlock and Spruce. Heath Shrublands on more exposed sites. Grades to Yellow Birch / Rhodo below on lower slope and near creek.
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Methods Fields: | |
Observation Start Date |
15-Jun-1998
± exact
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Observation End Date |
15-Jun-1998
± exact
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Date Accuracy |
exact
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Project |
Carolina Vegetation Survey (40): Smoky Mts - Type 2
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Cover Method |
Carolina Vegetation Survey
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Stratum Method |
National Park Service
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Stem Size Limit |
0
cm
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Method Narrative |
NPS
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Taxon Observation Area |
400
m²
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Cover Dispersion |
subplot-contiguous
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Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated? |
yes
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Stem Observation Area |
-1
m²
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Stem Sample Method |
Full census
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Plot Quality Fields: | |
Plot Validation Level |
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
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Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: | |
--no data-- |
Misc Fields: | |
Observation Narrative |
Environmental Comments: Canopy is somewhat patchy...a few standing dead.
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Soil Observations: |
Soil Horizon | Soil Depth Top | Soil Depth Bottom | Soil Color | Soil Organic | Soil Texture | Soil Sand | Soil Silt | Soil Clay | Soil Coarse | Soil PH | Exchange Capacity | Base Saturation | Soil Description |
B
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18.82
%
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3.8
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16.18
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A
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18.82
%
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3.8
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16.18
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B
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43.6
%
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25.48
%
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30.92
%
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A
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48.4
%
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26.68
%
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24.92
%
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Disturbance Data: |
Disturbance Type | Disturbance Intensity |
Natural
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Low
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Animal
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none
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User Defined Values |
No User Defined Data for this plot |
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