040-04-0151
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	040-04-0151
Author Observation Code	040-04-0151
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	10 m
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.640935516 º
Longitude	-83.43838029 º
Author Location	Great Smoky Mountains NP - Alum Cave Creek
Location Narrative	From Alum Cave trailhead follow trail to 1st landslide. Follow landlside up from trail about 75 m to secondary plot.
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	-100 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1384 m
Elevation Accuracy	10 m
Slope Aspect	180 º
Slope Gradient	14 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	debris slide
Landscape Narrative	Landscape Comments: Grades to mixes of Yellow Birch and Red Spruce with an occassional Hemlock.
Percent Bedrock	80 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	21-Aug-1998 ± exact
Observation End Date	21-Aug-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	-1 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: The slopes along ravine/slide are steep. Age of this slide goes back to 1995 or 1996 when there was a heavy amount of rain that caused this particular slide.

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 Rubus canadensis L. Rubus canadensis L. **   Rubus canadensis L. **   Rubus canadensis L. **   Rubus canadensis L. **   Rubus canadensis L. **   Rubus canadensis L. **   Rubus canadensis L. **   Rubus canadensis L. **   Short Shrub 3.5 % 4     -100 m² -none- 2 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. **   Short Shrub 1.5 % 3     -100 m² -none- 3 Diervilla sessilifolia Buckl. Diervilla sessilifolia Buckl. **   Diervilla sessilifolia Buckl. **   Diervilla sessilifolia Buckl. **   Diervilla sessilifolia Buckl. **   Diervilla sessilifolia Buckl. **   Diervilla sessilifolia Buckl. **   Diervilla sessilifolia Buckl. **   Diervilla sessilifolia Buckl. **   Short Shrub 1.5 % 3     -100 m² -none- 4 Hydrangea arborescens L. Hydrangea arborescens L. **   Hydrangea arborescens L. **   Hydrangea arborescens L. **   Hydrangea arborescens L. **   Hydrangea arborescens L. **   Hydrangea arborescens L. **   Hydrangea arborescens L. **   Hydrangea arborescens L. **   Short Shrub 0.505 % 2     -100 m² -none- 5 Saxifraga michauxii Britt. Saxifraga michauxii Britt. **   Saxifraga michauxii Britt. **   Saxifraga michauxii Britt. **   Saxifraga michauxii Britt. **   Saxifraga michauxii Britt. **   Saxifraga michauxii Britt. **   Saxifraga michauxii Britt. **   Saxifraga michauxii Britt. **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 4     -100 m² -none- 6 Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3     -100 m² -none- 7 Carex debilis Michx. Carex debilis Michx. **   Carex debilis Michx. **   Carex debilis Michx. **   Carex debilis Michx. **   Carex debilis Michx. **   Carex debilis Michx. **   Carex debilis Michx. **   Carex debilis Michx. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     -100 m² -none- 8 Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     -100 m² -none- 9 Carex crinita Lam. Carex crinita Lam. **   Carex crinita Lam. **   Carex crinita Lam. **   Carex crinita Lam. **   Carex crinita Lam. **   Carex crinita Lam. **   Carex crinita Lam. **   Carex crinita Lam. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     -100 m² -none- 10 Viola blanda Willd. Viola blanda Willd. **   Viola blanda Willd. **   Viola blanda Willd. **   Viola blanda Willd. **   Viola blanda Willd. **   Viola blanda Willd. **   Viola blanda Willd. **   Viola blanda Willd. **   Herbaceous 0.505 % 2     -100 m² -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 5 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 40 %
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