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GRSM.94
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.Ob.3658.GRSM94
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? GRSM.94
Author Observation Code ? GRSM.94
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status ? exact location
Latitude ? 35.65312418 º
Longitude ? -83.441401627 º
Author Location ? GRSM -- East of Cliff Top
State or Province ? Tennessee
Country ? United States
Named Places
quadrangle: Mount Le Conte
region|state|province: Tennessee
area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields: 
Shape ? Plotless
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 1975.10399699784 m
Slope Aspect ? 0 º
Slope Gradient ? 10 º
Topographic Position ? Interfluve
Landform ? slope
Landscape Narrative ? Not as exposed a site as plot 93. Many standing dead Fir. Down logs under Rubus. -- Grades to Fern-Graminoid w/ dead Fir, Regenerating Fir, and Diervilla-Rubus shrubland.
Percent Bedrock ? 0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel ? 0 %
Percent Wood ? 0 %
Percent Litter ? 0 %
Percent Bare Soil ? 0 %
Percent Water ? 0 %
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 14-Jul-1998
Observation End Date ? 14-Jul-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 ? other spp: Sorbus, Dryopteris camplyoptera. No regenerating fir in this site. Should be a heavy berry crop this year. Standing dead density is low, sparse.
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label:
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 Rubus canadensis L. Rubus canadensis L. Rubus canadensis smooth blackberry Rubus canadensis L. **   Rubus canadensis L. Rubus canadensis smooth blackberry Rubus canadensis L. **   Tall Shrub
97.5 %
06       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type ?Stratum Base ?Stratum Height ?Stratum Cover ?
Canopy      
Dwarf Shrub      
Emergent      
Epiphyte      
Herbaceous      
Nonvascular      
Short Shrub      
Sub-Canopy      
Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 100 %
Vine/Liana      
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Patterson, Karen PI
Ulrey, Chris Plot author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 01-Apr-1999
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Rubus canadensis - (Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus) / Athyrium filix-femina - Solidago glomerata Shrubland       no
Patterson, Karen


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   Adelgid.
Animal, general   Bear activity increases with Blackberry ripening. Towhee


User Defined Values
No User Defined Data for this plot