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GRSM.243
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.Ob.3612.GRSM243
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? GRSM.243
Author Observation Code ? GRSM.243
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status ? exact location
Latitude ? 35.595197652 º
Longitude ? -83.837583914 º
Author Location ? GRSM -- Abrams Creek
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
State or Province ? Tennessee
Country ? United States
Named Places
quadrangle: Cades Cove
area|country|territory: United States
region|state|province: Tennessee
Layout Fields: 
Shape ? Rectangular
Area ? 300
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 531.266399192475 m
Slope Aspect ? 0 º
Slope Gradient ? 0 º
Topographic Position ? Low level
Landform ? oxbow
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
Representativeness ? The canebrake is an anomoly in this floodplain.
Hydrologic Regime ? Seasonally flooded
Soil Depth ? 0 m
Percent Bedrock ? 0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 0 %
Percent Wood ? 0 %
Percent Litter ? 0 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 0 %
Percent Water ? 0 %
Percent Other ? 0 %
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 29-Jul-1998
Observation End Date ? 29-Jul-1998
Project ? Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cover Method ? NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method ? National Park Service
Stem Size Limit ? 10 cm
Taxon Observation Area ? 300
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 ? Broad-leaved evergreen shrub
Misc Fields: 
--no data--
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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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 Arundinaria gigantea (Walt.) Muhl. Arundinaria gigantea (Walt.) Muhl. Arundinaria gigantea giant cane Arundinaria gigantea (Walt.) Muhl. **   Arundinaria gigantea (Walt.) Muhl. Arundinaria gigantea giant cane Arundinaria gigantea (Walt.) Muhl. **   Tall Shrub
100 %
06       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Canopy     0 %
Dwarf Shrub     0 %
Emergent     0 %
Epiphyte     0 %
Herbaceous 1 m 2 m 100 %
Nonvascular     0 %
Short Shrub     0 %
Sub-Canopy     0 %
Tall Shrub     0 %
Vine/Liana     0 %
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Patterson, Karen PI
Whited, Mark Field assistant
Noel, William Co-PI
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 01-Apr-1999
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Arundinaria gigantea ssp. gigantea Wet Canebrake       no
Patterson, Karen


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