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GRSM.28
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» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.Ob.3723.GRSM28
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Author Plot Code  |
GRSM.28
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| Author Observation Code |
GRSM.28
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| Location Fields: |
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| Confidentiality Status |
exact location
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| Latitude |
35.629411548
º
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| Longitude |
-83.454094612
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| Author Location |
GRSM -- Alum Cave Creek/Walker Camp Prong
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| Location Narrative |
On Hwy 441 just below Alum Cave Trailhead, stop at overlook and cross road. Plots is appx. 100 m above road in thick rhodo hell.
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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 |
400
m²
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| Permanence |
permanent plot
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| Environment Fields: | |
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| Elevation |
1176.52799821168
m
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| Slope Aspect |
45
º
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| Slope Gradient |
20.5
º
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| Topographic Position |
Lowslope
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| Landform |
slope
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| Landscape Narrative |
Open canopy. Dense shrub stratum. -- Entire slope heavy Rhododendron maximum, mostly yellow birch canopy, but some beech around.
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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 |
0
%
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| Percent Wood |
0
%
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| Percent Litter |
95
%
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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 |
18-Sep-1997
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| Observation End Date |
18-Sep-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 |
400
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-- |
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| Observation Narrative |
Rhodo height is <2m, and dense, which makes walking exceedingly difficult.
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