GRSM.72
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	GRSM.72
Author Observation Code	GRSM.72
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Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	35.638392008 º
Longitude	-83.440235347 º
Author Location	GRSM -- Alum Cave Trail
Location Narrative	Go past arch rock on the way up the Alum Cave trail from 441, past slide, past small rock outcrop on right, and plot in downhill on the left of trail, before get to heathbald.
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	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1395.9839978781 m
Slope Aspect	135 º
Slope Gradient	36 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	slope
Landscape Narrative	Canopy is somewhat patchy...a few standing dead. -- Unlogged site. Large Hemlock and Spruce. Heath Shrublands on more exposed sites. Grades to Yellow Birch / Rhodo below on lower slope and near creek.
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	15-Jun-1998
Observation End Date	15-Jun-1998
Project	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	400 m²
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	Tall Rhodo. (2-5m) very difficult to move through!

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 Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens red spruce Picea rubens Sarg. **   Picea rubens Sarg. Picea rubens red spruce Picea rubens Sarg. **   Canopy 62.5 % 05       -none- 2 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. **   Canopy 37.5 % 04       -none- 3 Betula alleghaniensis Britt. Betula alleghaniensis Britt. Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Betula alleghaniensis Britt. Betula alleghaniensis yellow birch Betula alleghaniensis Britt. **   Canopy 17.5 % 03       -none- 4 Prunus pensylvanica L. f. Prunus pensylvanica L. f. Prunus pensylvanica pin cherry Prunus pensylvanica L. f. **   Prunus pensylvanica L. f. Prunus pensylvanica pin cherry Prunus pensylvanica L. f. **   Sub-Canopy 3.5 % 02       -none- 5 Rhododendron maximum L. Rhododendron maximum L. Rhododendron maximum great laurel Rhododendron maximum L. **   Rhododendron maximum L. Rhododendron maximum great laurel Rhododendron maximum L. **   Tall Shrub 97.5 % 06       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 35 m 50 m 80 % Dwarf Shrub       Emergent       Epiphyte       Herbaceous       Nonvascular       Short Shrub       Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 5 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 100 % Vine/Liana
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