040-04-0107
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	040-04-0107
Author Observation Code	040-04-0107
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	10 m
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.630094499 º
Longitude	-83.449776369 º
Author Location	Great Smoky Mountains NP - Alum Cave Creek
Location Narrative	Beginning on Alum Cave Trail, cross 2nd bridge over creek. walk appx 50 m and turn left for about 30 m. Look for big tall hemlock, and a small (witness tree) subcanopy hemlock.
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: Alum Cave Creek
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	600 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1207 m
Elevation Accuracy	10 m
Slope Aspect	255 º
Slope Gradient	5 º
Topographic Position	Toeslope
Landform	toe slope
Landscape Narrative	Landscape Comments: This community is quite extensive in this local area. Uphill it grades to Hemlock and/or Spruce dominated sites.
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	5 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	21-Jul-1998 ± exact
Observation End Date	21-Jul-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	600 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: Microtopography is quite uneven...could either be due to 1) old logs in various stages of decomposition, or 2) remnants of landslide debris piled up, or 3) erosional gullies. A and B soil sample collected...deep 75 cm and gravelly soil.

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 85 % 9     600 m² -none- 2 Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Canopy 3.5 % 4     600 m² -none- 3 Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Sub-Canopy 7.5 % 5     600 m² -none- 4 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. **   Sub-Canopy 7.5 % 5     600 m² -none- 5 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 85 % 9     600 m² -none- 6 Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Tall Shrub 17.5 % 6     600 m² -none- 7 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 37.5 % 7     600 m² -none- 8 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. **   Short Shrub 37.5 % 7     600 m² -none- 9 Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Short Shrub 1.5 % 3     600 m² -none- 10 Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Ilex montana Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     600 m² -none- 11 Smilax rotundifolia L. Smilax rotundifolia L. **   Smilax rotundifolia L. **   Smilax rotundifolia L. **   Smilax rotundifolia L. **   Smilax rotundifolia L. **   Smilax rotundifolia L. **   Smilax rotundifolia L. **   Smilax rotundifolia L. **   Vine/Liana 0.505 % 2     600 m² -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Vine/Liana       Herbaceous       Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 40 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 80 % Sub-Canopy 15 m 20 m 40 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 90 %
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