. Assessing the natural range of variability in minimally disturbed wetlands across the Rocky Mountains : the Rocky Mountain ReMAP project. Wetlands; Wet meadow ecology; Shrubland ecology; Flowers. Figure 13. Alternate Plot placed in rectangular AA in a narrow riparian wetland. Laying Out and Documenting the Vegetation Plot To lay out the vegetation plot, begin by stretching the 50-m tape down the center line of the plot. One crew member will hold the end of the 50-m tape and the second will walk in the direction both crew members decide best captures the vegetation. It will be easy to wal
. Assessing the natural range of variability in minimally disturbed wetlands across the Rocky Mountains : the Rocky Mountain ReMAP project. Wetlands; Wet meadow ecology; Shrubland ecology; Flowers. Figure 13. Alternate Plot placed in rectangular AA in a narrow riparian wetland. Laying Out and Documenting the Vegetation Plot To lay out the vegetation plot, begin by stretching the 50-m tape down the center line of the plot. One crew member will hold the end of the 50-m tape and the second will walk in the direction both crew members decide best captures the vegetation. It will be easy to walk a straight line in open vegetation, but in dense woody vegetation, this will require constant checking to ensure the line is straight and on bearing. The tape should then be staked in place with landscaping staples. Once the center line is established, the 10-m rope will be used to mark out the modules. Starting at one end of the tape, one crew member holds the end of the 10-m rope on the center line while the other walks out perpendicular to the center line. The direction of this 10-m line should be check by the crew member along the center line. Once at 10 m and perpendicular to the center line, the second crew member will place a pin flag or use flagging tape to mark the corner of the plot. Both crew members can then walk down length of the plot, one crew member along the center line and one 10 m from the center line, and flag the boarders of the plot at 10-m intervals. This is easy in open vegetation, but in dense woody vegetation, the second crew member may have to return to the center line and walk along the center line until the next 10-m interval. Pin flags or flagging tape should be used both along the center line and along the outside edge to mark the modules. After one side of the plot is laid out, the crew then walks back towards the beginning, laying out the second side of the plot. Once the vegetation plot is laid out, GPS waypoints and photos should be taken of
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