040-05-0254
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	040-05-0254
Author Observation Code	040-05-0254
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	100 m
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.525442232 º
Longitude	-83.798795275 º
Author Location	Great Smoky Mountains NP - Ekaneetlah Creek
Location Narrative	Ekaneetlah confluence; AND: From confluence of Ekaneetlah and Big Tommy Creek travel 50 meters at 330 degrees to plot center.
State or Province	Appalachian Mountains
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: North Carolina region|state|province: Appalachian Mountains area|country|territory: United States quadrangle: Cades Cove county: Swain Geographic Name: Great Smoky Mountains National Park Geographic Name: Ekaneetlah Creek
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	400 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	914 m
Elevation Accuracy	10 m
Slope Aspect	110 º
Slope Gradient	5 º
Topographic Position	Toeslope
Landform	toe slope
Landscape Narrative	Landscape Comments: Below 3,500 ft in elevation, Big Tommy and Ekaneetlah creeks are engulfed by rhododendron and birch.
Hydrologic Regime	Upland
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	08-May-1998 ± exact
Observation End Date	08-May-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	400 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: Contiguous rhododendron forest with evidence of human disturbance e.g. log beds, old skidder trail along Big Tommy Branch. Canopy age/size is relatively uniform (young mature) throughout occurence of this type.

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
Change Strata Shown: --choose one-- show strata show overall cover show strata + overall
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 lenta L. Betula lenta L. **   Betula lenta L. **   Betula lenta L. **   Betula lenta L. **   Betula lenta L. **   Betula lenta L. **   Betula lenta L. **   Betula lenta L. **   Canopy 37.5 % 7     400 m² -none- 2 Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Canopy 17.5 % 6     400 m² -none- 3 Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. **   Canopy 7.5 % 5     400 m² -none- 4 Betula lenta L. Betula lenta L. **   Betula lenta L. **   Betula lenta L. **   Betula lenta L. **   Betula lenta L. **   Betula lenta L. **   Betula lenta L. **   Betula lenta L. **   Sub-Canopy 62.5 % 8     400 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     400 m² -none- 6 Hamamelis virginiana L. Hamamelis virginiana L. **   Hamamelis virginiana L. **   Hamamelis virginiana L. **   Hamamelis virginiana L. **   Hamamelis virginiana L. **   Hamamelis virginiana L. **   Hamamelis virginiana L. **   Hamamelis virginiana L. **   Tall Shrub 3.5 % 4     400 m² -none- 7 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. **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 3     400 m² -none- 8 Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin **   Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin **   Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin **   Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin **   Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin **   Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin **   Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin **   Halesia tetraptera Ellis var. monticola (Rehd.) Reveal & Seldin **   Tall Shrub 1.5 % 3     400 m² -none- 9 Gaylussacia ursina (M.A. Curtis) Torr. & Gray ex Gray Gaylussacia ursina (M.A. Curtis) Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Gaylussacia ursina (M.A. Curtis) Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Gaylussacia ursina (M.A. Curtis) Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Gaylussacia ursina (M.A. Curtis) Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Gaylussacia ursina (M.A. Curtis) Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Gaylussacia ursina (M.A. Curtis) Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Gaylussacia ursina (M.A. Curtis) Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Gaylussacia ursina (M.A. Curtis) Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Short Shrub 1.5 % 3     400 m² -none- 10 Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. **   Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. **   Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. **   Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. **   Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. **   Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. **   Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. **   Thelypteris noveboracensis (L.) Nieuwl. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 3     400 m² -none- 11 Trillium undulatum Willd. Trillium undulatum Willd. **   Trillium undulatum Willd. **   Trillium undulatum Willd. **   Trillium undulatum Willd. **   Trillium undulatum Willd. **   Trillium undulatum Willd. **   Trillium undulatum Willd. **   Trillium undulatum Willd. **   Herbaceous 0.05 % 1     400 m² -none- 12 Vitis aestivalis Michx. Vitis aestivalis Michx. **   Vitis aestivalis Michx. **   Vitis aestivalis Michx. **   Vitis aestivalis Michx. **   Vitis aestivalis Michx. **   Vitis aestivalis Michx. **   Vitis aestivalis Michx. **   Vitis aestivalis Michx. **   Vine/Liana 3.5 % 4     400 m² -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Vine/Liana       Herbaceous       Short Shrub       Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 90 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 60 % Canopy 15 m 20 m 100 %
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