Monitoring the Vegetation Resources in Riparian Areas
Winward AH. 2000. Monitoring the Vegetation Resources in Riparian Areas. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service General Technical Report. RMRS-GTR-47. US Dept of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. Ogden, UT
This document provides information on three sampling methods used to inventory and monitor the vegetation resources in riparian areas. The vegetation cross-section method evaluates the health of vegetation across the valley floor. The greenline method provides a measurement of the streamside vegetation. The woody species regeneration method measures the density and age class structure of any shrub or tree species that may be present in the sampling area. Together these three sampling procedures can provide an evaluation of the health of all the vegetation in a given riparian area.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Winward, Alma
- Date of Issue
- 2000-04
- Publisher
- US Dept of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
- Units
- GRCA , GRYN
- Keywords
- Plant Communities, Plant Studies, riparian plants, Sampling (Statistics)