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040-05-0243
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:5098-{8E378C1C-A6DA-4888-B370-6FD55D369377}
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? 040-05-0243
Author Observation Code ? 040-05-0243
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy ? 10 m
Confidentiality Status ? exact location
Latitude ? 35.595197652 º
Longitude ? -83.837583914 º
Author Location ? Great Smoky Mountains NP - Abrams Creek
Location Narrative ? Inside the the Cades Cove loop, in the northwest corner, there is a cemetary marked on the topo map. There is a small, unmarked cemetery to the southeast of the marked cemetary. Abrams Creek makes a large northern oxbow, the canebrake is on the western
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: Cades Cove
county: Blount
Geographic Name: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Geographic Name: Abrams Creek
Layout Fields: 
Shape ? Rectangular
Area ? 300
Permanence ? permanent plot
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 531 m
Elevation Accuracy ? 10 m
Slope Aspect ? (n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient ? 0 º
Topographic Position ? Low level
Landform ? oxbow
Landscape Narrative ? Landscape Comments: There is a large shrub swamp in an oxbow of Abrams Creek. There is a canebrake along the west side of this pond, and forming a brake along the north side . It is approx. 75 meters long and approx. 10 meters wide. It is composed solely of cane. West of
Representativeness ? Representativeness: The canebrake is an anomoly in this floodplain.
Hydrologic Regime ? Seasonally flooded
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 29-Jul-1998 ± exact
Observation End Date ? 29-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 ? 300
Cover Dispersion ? subplot-contiguous
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated? ? yes
Stem Observation Area ? 0
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: Brake, and shrub swamp are both on the north side of Abrams Creek. Georeference is on the north end of the canebrake.
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 Arundinaria gigantea (Walt.) Muhl. Arundinaria gigantea (Walt.) Muhl. **   Arundinaria gigantea (Walt.) Muhl. **   Arundinaria gigantea (Walt.) Muhl. **   Arundinaria gigantea (Walt.) Muhl. **   Arundinaria gigantea (Walt.) Muhl. **   Arundinaria gigantea (Walt.) Muhl. **   Arundinaria gigantea (Walt.) Muhl. **   Arundinaria gigantea (Walt.) Muhl. **   Tall Shrub
97.5 %
10     300 -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Herbaceous 1 m 2 m 100 %
Tall Shrub      
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Ulrey, Chris PI
Whited, Mark Field assistant
Noel, William Author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 15-Apr-1999
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Arundinaria gigantea ssp. gigantea Wet Canebrake 4     no
Patterson, Karen
Ulrey, Chris


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