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040-04-0077

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Plot ID Fields:

Author Plot Code

040-04-0077

Author Observation Code

040-04-0077

Location Fields:

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Location Accuracy

10 m

Confidentiality Status

exact location

Latitude

35.661169759 º

Longitude

-83.485584883 º

Author Location

Great Smoky Mountains NP - Bullhead Trail

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.

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: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Geographic Name: Bullhead Trail

Layout Fields:

Shape

Rectangular

Area

1000 m²

Permanence

permanent plot

Environment Fields:

Elevation

1280 m

Elevation Accuracy

10 m

Slope Aspect

209 º

Slope Gradient

24 º

Topographic Position

High slope

Landform

slope

Landscape Narrative

Landscape Comments: 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).

Percent Bedrock

0 %

Percent Rock / Gravel

0 %

Percent Wood

0 %

Percent Litter

70 %

Percent Bare Soil

0 %

Percent Water

0 %

Methods Fields:

Observation Start Date

17-Jun-1998 ± exact

Observation End Date

17-Jun-1998 ± 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

1000 m²

Cover Dispersion

subplot-contiguous

Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?

yes

Stem Observation Area

-1 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: Very xeric site. Deep, spongy litter layer. Windy site.

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation

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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):

Pinus pungens Lamb.

Pinus pungens Lamb. **

Canopy

62.5 %

1000 m²

-none-

Kalmia latifolia L.

Kalmia latifolia L. **

Tall Shrub

62.5 %

1000 m²

-none-

Pieris floribunda (Pursh) Benth. & Hook. f.

Pieris floribunda (Pursh) Benth. & Hook. f. **

Tall Shrub

62.5 %

1000 m²

-none-

Rhododendron carolinianum Rehd.

Rhododendron carolinianum Rehd. **

Tall Shrub

0.505 %

1000 m²

-none-

Rhododendron maximum L.

Rhododendron maximum L. **

Tall Shrub

0.505 %

1000 m²

-none-

Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch

Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K. Koch **

Short Shrub

3.5 %

1000 m²

-none-

Vaccinium pallidum Ait.

Vaccinium pallidum Ait. **

Short Shrub

3.5 %

1000 m²

-none-

Smilax rotundifolia L.

Smilax rotundifolia L. **

Vine/Liana

3.5 %

1000 m²

-none-

Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt

Galax urceolata (Poir.) Brummitt **

Herbaceous

17.5 %

1000 m²

-none-

Gaultheria procumbens L.

Gaultheria procumbens L. **

Herbaceous

17.5 %

1000 m²

-none-

Epigaea repens L.

Epigaea repens L. **

Herbaceous

7.5 %

1000 m²

-none-

Pieris floribunda (Pursh) Benth. & Hook. f.

Pieris floribunda (Pursh) Benth. & Hook. f. **

Herbaceous

1.5 %

1000 m²

-none-

This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.

Stratum Definitions:

Stratum Type	Stratum Base	Stratum Height	Stratum Cover
Vine/Liana	0.5 m	1 m	5 %
Herbaceous	0 m	0.5 m	30 %
Short Shrub	0.5 m	1 m	5 %
Tall Shrub	2 m	5 m	100 %
Canopy	5 m	10 m	80 %

This table is SORTABLE. Click the headers to sort ascending and descending.

Observation Contributors:
Party	Role
Ulrey, Chris	PI
Owens, C.	Field assistant
Ulrey, Chris	Author

Community Classification:

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Classification Start Date

Community Assignments

Contributors

Details

15-Apr-1999

Community Concept	Class Fit	Class Confidence	Community Authority Reference	Typal
Pinus pungens - Pinus rigida - (Quercus montana) / Kalmia latifolia - Vaccinium pallidum Woodland	4			no

Patterson, Karen

Ulrey, Chris

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				4.39 %						4.6	4.67
A				4.39 %						4.6	4.67
A						46.7 %	31.38 %	21.92 %

Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type	Disturbance Intensity	Disturbance Comment
Fire	Low	Long time since last fire, thick abundant fuel load. Unlike adjacent HeathBald the shrub stems are much denser and not clumped.
Animal	Low	Birds: Veery singing in distance.

User Defined Values
No User Defined Data for this plot