Standard Operating Procedure 6: Measuring Ground Cover
Leis SA, DeBacker MD, Morrison LW, Rowell GA, Haack JL. 2022. Standard Operating Procedure 6: Measuring Ground Cover. HTLN
This SOP gives step-by-step instructions for measuring ground cover in the circular 10 m2 plots (3.57-m diameter). It also explains the procedure for filling in the ground cover section of the Data Form “Ground Flora Data Collection Form” located in SOP 7-Measuring Ground Flora. Refer to SOPs 3-5 (Establishing and Marking Permanent Sample Sites, Documenting Site Disturbance, and Monitoring Site Setup) for details concerning the establishment and set up of the sample unit and the 10 m2 plots, as well as details on the plant species data collected concurrently with the ground cover data.
- Type
- Standard Operating Procedure
- Authors
- Leis, Sherry; DeBacker, Mike; Morrison, Lloyd; Rowell, Gareth; Haack, Jennifer
- Date of Issue
- 2022-11
- Publisher
- HTLN
- Units
- EFMO , GWCA , HEHO , HOME , HOSP , HTLN , LIBO , PERI , PIPE , TAPR , WICR
- Keywords
- fire ecology, monitoring, oak woodland, plant community, procedure, tallgrass prairie, vegetation, woodland
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Grassland/Herbaceous Communities , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Forest/Woodland Communities , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Vegetation Complex
Other versions
- Vegetation Community Monitoring Standard Operating Procedure 6: Measuring Ground Cover version, 2.01