County: ___________________________ USGS Quadrangle: _________________________
Site Letter: ______ Site Name: ___________________________________________________
Tract Landowner: ______________________ Contact Person: __________________________
Survey Point #: ____ Date: ___________ Observer(s): ________________________________
A) Terrain Topography (Choose One): __________
| NR (Narrow Ridgetop/Hogback) | SS (Steep Slope) | NB (Narrow Creek Bottom) |
| WR (WideTable Ridge) | GS (Gentle Slope) | WB (Wide Bottomland) |
Aspect (Choose One if Slope): ____________ N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW
B) Miscellaneous Features Indicate any of the following that are evident: ____________
| OP (open-grown trees) | GR (current livestock grazing) | LG (logging in the last 5 years) |
| GD (girdling of trees) | RO (large, massive rocky outcrops) | ST (siltation) |
other (please describe)_______________________________________________________
C) Tree Size Indicate species and DBH of largest tree in each quadrant of the plot (within 18 m).
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Quadrant
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Species
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DBH (cm)
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NE
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__________
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SE |
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__________ |
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SW |
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__________ |
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NW |
___________________________ |
__________
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D) Total Canopy* Cover Indicate the percent of the plot that is covered by canopy trees:________
a) 0-24% b) 25-49% c) 50-74% d) 75-100%
E) Canopy* Composition Indicate species with:
At least 25% Total Cover:
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Less than 25% Total Cover:
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* A "canopy" plant has its crown exposed to the sky not due to a canopy gap
F) Total Subcanopy* Cover Indicate the percent of the plot that is shaded by small trees, saplings, shrubs and twining vines > 2 m tall but beneath the canopy. ___________
a) 0-24% b) 25-49% c) 50-74% d) 75-100%
G) Subcanopy* Composition Indicate species with:
At least 25% Total Cover
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Less than 25% Total Cover
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H) Total Shrub** Cover Indicate the total percent of the plot that is shaded by small trees, saplings, and shrubs < 2 m tall. __________
a) < 1% b) 1-10% c) 11-25% d) 26-50% e) 51-75% f) 76-100%
I) Shrub** Composition Indicate species with:
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Between 10% and 25% Total Cover
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Less than 10% Total Cover
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J) Total Cover By Disturbance Indicators The following may indicate recent human disturbance:
| barberry | black raspberry | cultivated honeysuckle | european buckthorn |
| hawthorn | honey locust | Missouri gooseberry | multiflora rose |
| prickly ash | red raspberry |
Indicate the total percent cover by the above shrubs (all species combined) in the plot.__________
a) 0-1% b) 2-9% c) 10-24% d) 25-49% e) 50-74% f) 75-100%
* A "subcanopy" species is any woody plant at least 2 m high and beneath the canopy.
** A "shrub" is any woody plant less than 2 m high