Level-1 Procedures and Techniques

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Level-1 Procedures and Techniques

• CVS-EEP Vegetation Monitoring Workshop
• June 9, 2009
• Tom Wentworth NC State University

CAROLINA VEGETATION SURVEY
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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

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Setting up a Plotin the Field

• Discussion and demonstration topic...

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Establishing a Plot
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Establishing X-axis
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Establishing Y-axis
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Squaring the Plot
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Squaring the Plot
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Establishing Permanent Stakes
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Recording Plot Data
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Establishing Geocoordinates
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Determining Slope
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Determining Aspect
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Consulting Protocol
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VBD Planted Stem Inventoryin the Field

• Discussion and demonstration topic...

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Which measurements to take?
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Plant ID
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X- and Y-coordinates
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Determining ddh
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Determining ddh
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Determining Height
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Determining DBHwith d-tape
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Determining Plant Vigor
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Determining Damage