A new method to determine some characters of vegetation structure

✍ Scribed by Barkman, J. J.

• Book ID: 104621692
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag
• Year: 1988
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 642 KB
• Volume: 78
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1573-5052
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00045642

✦ Synopsis

The ecological importance of both horizontal and vertical denseness of vegetation is discussed. Existing methods to analyse them are reviewed and a new method is proposed. Horizontal and vertical denseness are estimated, both per layer of 10 cm and cumulative. From these data the following parameters are calculated: degree of overlap between layers, plant area index per layer, and average inclination per layer. The values thus obtained are compared with values measured directly or calculated otherwise. Some examples are given to illustrate the method.