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GRSM.38
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» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.Ob.3689.GRSM38
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Author Plot Code  |
GRSM.38
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| Author Observation Code |
GRSM.38
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| Location Fields: |
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| Confidentiality Status |
exact location
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| Latitude |
35.613371233
º
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| Longitude |
-83.827883988
º
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| Author Location |
GRSM -- Rich Mountain Road
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| Location Narrative |
From Cades Cove Loop Road, turn onto Rich Mountain Road. Drive approximately .75 mile and pull to roadside. Plot is on left side of the road on a moderately steep slope.
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| State or Province |
Tennessee
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| Country |
United States
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| Layout Fields: | |
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| Shape |
Rectangular
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| Area |
1000
m²
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| Permanence |
permanent plot
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| Environment Fields: | |
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| Elevation |
616.305599063215
m
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| Slope Aspect |
225
º
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| Slope Gradient |
20.5
º
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| Topographic Position |
Midslope
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| Landform |
mid slope
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| Landscape Narrative |
Moderately steep slope. Loose rocks at surface are abundant. -- Dissected topography with pine/heath on ridges and slopes, mixed oak stands in lower slopes and ravines.
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| Hydrologic Regime |
Upland
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| Soil Depth |
0
m
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| Percent Bedrock |
0
%
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| Percent Rock / Gravel |
10
%
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| Percent Wood |
0
%
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| Percent Litter |
50
%
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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: | |
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| Observation Start Date |
06-Aug-1997
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| Observation End Date |
06-Aug-1997
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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 |
1000
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: | |
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| 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: | |
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| --no data-- |
| Misc Fields: | |
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| Observation Narrative |
Well developed, healthy stand of Virginia pine. Land use history uncertain, unlikely site for cultivation or grazing, but perhaps logging.
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| Disturbance Data: |
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| Disturbance Type | Disturbance Intensity |
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unknown
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Animal, general
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| User Defined Values |
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| No User Defined Data for this plot |
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