GRSM.243
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» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.Ob.3612.GRSM243
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Plot ID Fields: | |
Author Plot Code  |
GRSM.243
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Author Observation Code  |
GRSM.243
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Location Fields: |
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Confidentiality Status  |
exact location
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Latitude  |
35.595197652
º
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Longitude  |
-83.837583914
º
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Author Location  |
GRSM -- Abrams Creek
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Location Narrative  |
Inside the the Cades Cove loop, in the northwest corner, there is a cemetary marked on the topo map. There is a small, unmarked cemetery to the southeast of the marked cemetary. Abrams Creek makes a large northern oxbow, the canebrake is on the western
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State or Province  |
Tennessee
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Country  |
United States
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Named Places |
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Layout Fields: | |
Shape  |
Rectangular
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Area  |
300
m²
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Permanence  |
not permanent
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Environment Fields: | |
Elevation  |
531.266399192475
m
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Slope Aspect  |
0
º
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Slope Gradient  |
0
º
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Topographic Position  |
Low level
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Landform  |
oxbow
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Landscape Narrative  |
Brake, and shrub swamp are both on the north side of Abrams Creek. Georeference is on the north end of the canebrake. -- There is a large shrub swamp in an oxbow of Abrams Creek. There is a canebrake along the west side of this pond, and forming a brake along the north side . It is approx. 75 meters long and approx. 10 meters wide. It is composed solely of cane. West of
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Representativeness  |
The canebrake is an anomoly in this floodplain.
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Hydrologic Regime  |
Seasonally flooded
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Soil Depth  |
0
m
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Percent Bedrock  |
0
%
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Percent Rock / Gravel  |
0
%
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Percent Wood  |
0
%
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Percent Litter  |
0
%
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Percent Bare Soil  |
0
%
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Percent Water  |
0
%
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Percent Other  |
0
%
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Methods Fields: | |
Observation Start Date  |
29-Jul-1998
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Observation End Date  |
29-Jul-1998
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Project  |
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Cover Method  |
NPS CoverMethod
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Stratum Method  |
National Park Service
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Stem Size Limit  |
10
cm
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Taxon Observation Area  |
300
m²
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Cover Dispersion  |
contiguous
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Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?  |
no
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Stem Sample Method  |
full census
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Plot Quality Fields: | |
Effort Level  |
Thorough
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Plot Validation Level  |
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
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Floristic Quality  |
High but incomplete
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Bryophyte Quality  |
Very incomplete
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Lichen Quality  |
Very incomplete
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Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: | |
Growthform1 Type  |
Broad-leaved evergreen shrub
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Misc Fields: | |
--no data-- |
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