GRSM.110
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GRSM.110
Author Observation Code	GRSM.110
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.680818636 º
Longitude	-83.481720187 º
Author Location	GRSM -- Cherokee Orchard
State or Province	Tennessee
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Mount Le Conte region|state|province: Tennessee area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Plotless
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	829.055998739835 m
Slope Aspect	135 º
Slope Gradient	36 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	mid slope
Landscape Narrative	SSE facing slope. Many standing dead and down Pinus rigida. No soil sampled. -- Grades to Chestnut O.-Red Oak to the east, and Chestnut Oak dominated site to the NW. A fairly narrow (100 m) and small (203 acre) occurence. Aspect responsible for this occurence.
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	40 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	23-Jul-1998
Observation End Date	23-Jul-1998
Project	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Cover Dispersion	contiguous
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Stem Sample Method	full census
Plot Quality Fields:
Effort Level	Thorough
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Floristic Quality	High but incomplete
Bryophyte Quality	Very incomplete
Lichen Quality	Very incomplete
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Successional community following pine bark beetle kill. Lots of red maple. PI's called this 6271..is this really what it is? Somewhat like ais lc 3, but not as xeric and much more red maple.

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
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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 Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Acer rubrum L. Acer rubrum red maple Acer rubrum L. **   Canopy 37.5 % 04       -none- 2 Quercus coccinea Muenchh. Quercus coccinea Muenchh. Quercus coccinea scarlet oak Quercus coccinea Muenchh. **   Quercus coccinea Muenchh. Quercus coccinea scarlet oak Quercus coccinea Muenchh. **   Canopy 17.5 % 03       -none- 3 Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. Oxydendrum arboreum sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. **   Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. Oxydendrum arboreum sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. **   Canopy 17.5 % 03       -none- 4 Kalmia latifolia L. Kalmia latifolia L. Kalmia latifolia mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia L. **   Kalmia latifolia L. Kalmia latifolia mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia L. **   Tall Shrub 37.5 % 04       -none- 5 Gaylussacia ursina (M.A. Curtis) Torr. & Gray ex Gray Gaylussacia ursina (M.A. Curtis) Torr. & Gray ex Gray Gaylussacia ursina bear huckleberry Gaylussacia ursina (M.A. Curtis) Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Gaylussacia ursina (M.A. Curtis) Torr. & Gray ex Gray Gaylussacia ursina bear huckleberry Gaylussacia ursina (M.A. Curtis) Torr. & Gray ex Gray **   Short Shrub 62.5 % 05       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 5 m 10 m 40 % Dwarf Shrub       Emergent       Epiphyte       Herbaceous       Nonvascular       Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 60 % Sub-Canopy 2 m 5 m 30 % Tall Shrub 1 m 2 m 70 % Vine/Liana
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