Changes in Woody Fuel Loading and Ericaceous Shrub Cover from 2003 to 2019 in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Field Methods:
In 2003-2004, 180 locations within Great Smoky Mountains National Park were visited to inventory overstory composition, fuels, and ericaceous shrub cover (Waldrop et al., 2007). Overstory composition and ericaceous shrub cover were determined using fixed-area plots (0.02 ha). Within these fixed-area …