GRSM.151
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GRSM.151
Author Observation Code	GRSM.151
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.640935516 º
Longitude	-83.43838029 º
Author Location	GRSM -- Alum Cave Trail
Location Narrative	From Alum Cave trailhead follow trail to 1st landslide. Follow landlside up from trail about 75 m to secondary plot.
State or Province	Tennessee
Country	United States
Named Places	quadrangle: Mount Le Conte area|country|territory: United States region|state|province: Tennessee
Layout Fields:
Shape	Plotless
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1383.79199789664 m
Slope Aspect	180 º
Slope Gradient	10 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	debris slide
Landscape Narrative	The slopes along ravine/slide are steep. Age of this slide goes back to 1995 or 1996 when there was a heavy amount of rain that caused this particular slide. -- Grades to mixes of Yellow Birch and Red Spruce with an occassional Hemlock.
Percent Bedrock	20 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	60 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	21-Aug-1998
Observation End Date	21-Aug-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:
Growthform1 Type	Other/unknown
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	A young landslide that is rapidly succeeding back to forest. Currently Y.Birch seedlings and Rubus are replacing Saxifraga. Reason is probably due to more soil here than in other upper slides.

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 Rubus canadensis L. Rubus canadensis L. Rubus canadensis smooth blackberry Rubus canadensis L. **   Rubus canadensis L. Rubus canadensis smooth blackberry Rubus canadensis L. **   Short Shrub 3.5 % 02       -none- 2 Diervilla sessilifolia Buckl. Diervilla sessilifolia Buckl. Diervilla sessilifolia southern bush honeysuckle Diervilla sessilifolia Buckl. **   Diervilla sessilifolia Buckl. Diervilla sessilifolia southern bush honeysuckle Diervilla sessilifolia Buckl. **   Short Shrub 1.5 % 02       -none- 3 Betula alleghaniensis Britt. Betula alleghaniensis Britt. Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Short Shrub 1.5 % 02       -none- 4 Hydrangea arborescens L. Hydrangea arborescens L. Hydrangea arborescens wild hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens L. **   Hydrangea arborescens L. Hydrangea arborescens wild hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens L. **   Short Shrub 0.55 % 01       -none- 5 Saxifraga michauxii Britt. Saxifraga michauxii Britt. Saxifraga michauxii Michaux's saxifrage Saxifraga michauxii Britt. **   Saxifraga michauxii Britt. Saxifraga michauxii Michaux's saxifrage Saxifraga michauxii Britt. **   Herbaceous 3.5 % 02       -none- 6 Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore Dennstaedtia punctilobula eastern hayscented fern Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore Dennstaedtia punctilobula eastern hayscented fern Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Michx.) T. Moore **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none- 7 Carex crinita Lam. Carex crinita Lam. Carex crinita fringed sedge Carex crinita Lam. **   Carex crinita Lam. Carex crinita fringed sedge Carex crinita Lam. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 8 Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima Ageratina altissima var. altissima white snakeroot Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima **   Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima Ageratina altissima var. altissima white snakeroot Ageratina altissima (L.) King & H.E. Robins. var. altissima **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 9 Viola blanda Willd. Viola blanda Willd. Viola blanda sweet white violet Viola blanda Willd. **   Viola blanda Willd. Viola blanda sweet white violet Viola blanda Willd. **   Herbaceous 0.55 % 01       -none- 10 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       Dwarf Shrub       Emergent       Epiphyte       Herbaceous   0.5 m 5 % Nonvascular       Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 40 % Sub-Canopy       Tall Shrub       Vine/Liana
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