Park on Cades Cove loop Rd. before crossing over the Abrams Creek bridge. The is a hog exclosure on the west side of the road. Plot is 175 meters form the road in hog exclosure at 310 degrees from bridge. There is a small stream that you have to cross
Wet alluvial woods. Fields adjacent to the stand on east side. Stands appears to be fairly evenaged, almost no shrub layer. -- Sycamore is scattered along Victory Branch, however the rest of the woods area Red maple/white ash with scattered poplar and pitch pine.
Representativeness
Plot is representative of this entire stand along Abrams Creek.
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
Plot is representative of entire polygon. Sweetgum seedlings were found, however, no dominant trees. I think red maple/ash or red maple/poplar is a better match.
