Plot-Transect (1992 - 1993) Field Collections - Roan Mountain Massif Data Management

This data set represents a set of transects and plots that were originally installed in 1987 and 1988 on the grassy balds complex of the Roan Mountain Massif [Round Bald, Engine Gap, Jane Bald, Grassy Ridge, Big Yellow Mountain (also known as Yellow Mountain), Little Hump Mountain, Bradley Gap, and Hump Mountain (also known as Big Hump Mountain)]. Data collected from the transects and plots were to characterize baseline conditions against which the effects of future vegetation management actions could be evaluated. This legacy dataset contains information on the 1992 and 1993 field collection efforts. In 1992, all transects and plots were re-sampled on Round Bald and Jane Bald, and in 1993 only a portion of the transects and plots were re-sampled on Round Bald, Big Yellow Mountain and Grassy Ridge. The data was collected so that changes in vegetation composition in response to management and/or natural processes could be evaluated between 1987-1988 and 1992 and 1993. Information that describes this dataset primarily comes from the 1992 and 1993 data sheets, and interviews with the originators of the data. This metadata record documents geospatial legacy data to the extent practicable, as required by Executive Order 12906, "Coordinating Geographic Data Acquisition and Access: The National Spatial Data Infrastructure," dated April 11, 1994. Details may be missing, but given the resources available, the information provided herein is as concise as possible at this point in time.