GRSM.147
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GRSM.147
Author Observation Code	GRSM.147
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.654212363 º
Longitude	-83.435746904 º
Author Location	GRSM -- Boulevard Trail -- past Myrtle Point
Location Narrative	Plot is between Mt Leconte and Myrtle Point. From intersection of Boulevard Trail and trail out to Myrtle Point, proceed back toward Mt Leconte appx 1/4 mi. Plot is left of trail appx 20 m.
State or Province	Tennessee
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: Tennessee quadrangle: Mount Le Conte
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1993.39199697004 m
Slope Aspect	45 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	Interfluve
Landform	slope
Landscape Narrative	Slope of plot is convex. No rock outcrops. Broad flat ridge. -- Below plot is massive stands of standing dead fir.
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	30 %
Percent Litter	10 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	15-Aug-1998
Observation End Date	15-Aug-1998
Project	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	1000 m²
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	Many trees tagged in this plot. Must be location of long term monitoring plot. Puzzled as to why the canopy fir are not dead....they are not young trees that have regenerated after the adelgid....

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 Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. Abies fraseri Fraser fir Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. **   Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. Abies fraseri Fraser fir Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. **   Canopy 37.5 % 04       -none- 2 Prunus pensylvanica L. f. Prunus pensylvanica L. f. Prunus pensylvanica pin cherry Prunus pensylvanica L. f. **   Prunus pensylvanica L. f. Prunus pensylvanica pin cherry Prunus pensylvanica L. f. **   Tall Shrub 17.5 % 03       -none- 3 Sorbus americana Marsh. Sorbus americana Marsh. Sorbus americana American mountain ash Sorbus americana Marsh. **   Sorbus americana Marsh. Sorbus americana American mountain ash Sorbus americana Marsh. **   Tall Shrub 7.5 % 03       -none- 4 Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens red spruce Picea rubens Sarg. **   Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens red spruce Picea rubens Sarg. **   Tall Shrub 3.5 % 02       -none- 5 Aster acuminatus var. acuminatus Aster acuminatus Michx. var. acuminatus Aster acuminatus var. acuminatus Aster acuminatus var. acuminatus **   Aster acuminatus var. acuminatus **   Aster acuminatus Michx. var. acuminatus Aster acuminatus var. acuminatus Aster acuminatus var. acuminatus **   Aster acuminatus var. acuminatus **   Herbaceous 62.5 % 05       -none- 6 Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides asplenium ladyfern Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén **   Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides asplenium ladyfern Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth ssp. asplenioides (Michx.) Hultén **   Herbaceous 37.5 % 04       -none- 7 Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson Dryopteris campyloptera mountain woodfern Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson **   Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson Dryopteris campyloptera mountain woodfern Dryopteris campyloptera Clarkson **   Herbaceous 7.5 % 03       -none- 8 Solidago glomerata Michx. Solidago glomerata Michx. Solidago glomerata clustered goldenrod Solidago glomerata Michx. **   Solidago glomerata Michx. Solidago glomerata clustered goldenrod Solidago glomerata Michx. **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 02       -none- 9 Rubus canadensis L. Rubus canadensis L. Rubus canadensis smooth blackberry Rubus canadensis L. **   Rubus canadensis L. Rubus canadensis smooth blackberry Rubus canadensis L. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 10 Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir. Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir. Carex brunnescens brownish sedge Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir. **   Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir. Carex brunnescens brownish sedge Carex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 11 Oxalis montana Raf. Oxalis montana Raf. Oxalis montana mountain woodsorrel Oxalis montana Raf. **   Oxalis montana Raf. Oxalis montana mountain woodsorrel Oxalis montana Raf. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 12 Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf. Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf. Clintonia borealis bluebead Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf. **   Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf. Clintonia borealis bluebead Clintonia borealis (Ait.) Raf. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 13 Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. Abies fraseri Fraser fir Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. **   Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. Abies fraseri Fraser fir Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 14 Carex debilis Michx. Carex debilis Michx. Carex debilis white edge sedge Carex debilis Michx. **   Carex debilis Michx. Carex debilis white edge sedge Carex debilis Michx. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 5 m 10 m 50 % Dwarf Shrub       Emergent       Epiphyte       Herbaceous   0.5 m 100 % Nonvascular       Short Shrub       Sub-Canopy       Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 30 % Vine/Liana
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