Level-1 Procedures and Techniques

CVS-EEP Vegetation Monitoring WorkshopJune 9, 2009

Tom Wentworth – NC State University

CAROLINA

VEGETATION

SURVEY

Credits!

• All photos by Carol Ann McCormick from the Herbarium, UNC-Chapel Hill.

• And...starring (as “Persons in Blue”) from the Carolina Vegetation Survey:– Caroline Bernard– Forbes Boyle

Setting up a Plotin the Field• Discussion and demonstration topic...

Establishing a PlotEstablishing a Plot

Establishing X-axisEstablishing X-axis

Establishing Y-axisEstablishing Y-axis

Squaring the PlotSquaring the Plot

Squaring the PlotSquaring the Plot

Establishing Permanent StakesEstablishing Permanent Stakes

Recording Plot DataRecording Plot Data

Establishing GeocoordinatesEstablishing Geocoordinates

Determining SlopeDetermining Slope

Determining AspectDetermining Aspect

Consulting ProtocolConsulting Protocol

VBD Planted Stem Inventoryin the Field

• Discussion and demonstration topic...

Which measurements to take?Which measurements to take?

Plant IDPlant ID

X- and Y-coordinatesX- and Y-coordinates

Determining ddhDetermining ddh

Determining ddhDetermining ddh

Determining HeightDetermining Height

Determining DBHDetermining DBHwith d-tapewith d-tape

Determining Plant VigorDetermining Plant Vigor

Determining DamageDetermining Damage