GRSM.66
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GRSM.66
Author Observation Code	GRSM.66
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.734679873 º
Longitude	-83.416085984 º
Author Location	GRSM -- Lower Little Pigeon River
State or Province	Tennessee
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: Tennessee quadrangle: Mount Le Conte area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Plotless
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	502.919999235562 m
Slope Aspect	0 º
Slope Gradient	36 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	mid slope
Landscape Narrative	Steep slope. Probably high graded and grazed. -- Below on more mesic flatter sites, successional Poplar stand w/ moderately rich herb layer. Further upslope and over ridgeline Oak-Pine / Kalmia -- exposed xeric conditions.
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	10 %
Percent Litter	30 %
Percent Bare Soil	5 %
Percent Water	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	11-Jun-1998
Observation End Date	11-Jun-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:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	IB2Na360 fits well. Secondary plot to document what is here.

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 Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus chestnut oak Quercus prinus L. **   Quercus prinus L. Quercus prinus chestnut oak Quercus prinus L. **   Canopy 37.5 % 04       -none- 2 Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak Quercus rubra L. **   Canopy 17.5 % 03       -none- 3 Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra pignut hickory Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet **   Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet Carya glabra pignut hickory Carya glabra (P. Mill.) Sweet **   Canopy 7.5 % 03       -none- 4 Cornus florida L. Cornus florida L. Cornus florida flowering dogwood Cornus florida L. **   Cornus florida L. Cornus florida flowering dogwood Cornus florida L. **   Sub-Canopy 17.5 % 03       -none- 5 Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. Oxydendrum arboreum sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. **   Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. Oxydendrum arboreum sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. **   Sub-Canopy 17.5 % 03       -none- 6 Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. Tsuga canadensis eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. **   Tall Shrub 3.5 % 02       -none- 7 Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. Oxydendrum arboreum sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. **   Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. Oxydendrum arboreum sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC. **   Tall Shrub 3.5 % 02       -none- 8 Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC. Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC. Desmodium nudiflorum nakedflower ticktrefoil Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC. **   Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC. Desmodium nudiflorum nakedflower ticktrefoil Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC. **   Herbaceous 1.5 % 02       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 20 m 35 m 80 % Dwarf Shrub       Emergent       Epiphyte       Herbaceous   0.5 m 30 % Nonvascular       Short Shrub       Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 50 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 10 % Vine/Liana
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