Begin on hwy 441 at the alum cave trailhead. head towards Gatlinburg, park at 2nd overlook to the right. walk back up 441 to curve in road and small creek/seepage. turn right, go through dense rhodo. until cove appears, appx 200 m.
Even slope. As approached from below, this community occurs in a narrow v-shaped ravine, but with incrasing elevation the ravine has broadened into a narrow cove. Only A soil sample collected...too rocky for B. -- Bordered below and E and W by Yellow Birch - Hemlock / Rhodo., unknown what happens further up cove.
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
Definetely not a super rich cove. perhaps this is what happens to rich coves with increasing elevation. Or maybe the soil fertility is not adequate....
