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GRSM.110
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.Ob.3564.GRSM110
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? GRSM.110
Author Observation Code ? GRSM.110
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
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:
Change Strata Shown:
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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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Patterson, Karen PI
McLeod, Ilex Field assistant
McLeod Field assistant
Ulrey, Chris Plot author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 01-Apr-1999
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Quercus (montana, coccinea) / Kalmia latifolia / (Galax urceolata, Gaultheria procumbens) Forest       no
Patterson, Karen


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   Pine bark beetle.
Animal, general   Bear sign - eating Gaylusaccia ursina berries.


User Defined Values
No User Defined Data for this plot