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Domain Inventory Project. 23 March 2005. Domain Compartments. Points sampled, 1996-2001. Data collection. A total of 1786 points (“plots”) were sampled Data collected on 1/20 acre included Tree species Diameter at breast height (dbh) Canopy class (dominating, <50%, not present, etc.)
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Domain Inventory Project 23 March 2005
Data collection • A total of 1786 points (“plots”) were sampled • Data collected on 1/20 acre included • Tree species • Diameter at breast height (dbh) • Canopy class (dominating, <50%, not present, etc.) • Height at which dbh = 8” and dbh = 4” • Number of vines and/or cavities • Snag class • Basal area
What to do with the data? • Explore plateau vs. cove differences • Quantify amount of timber that could be harvested by compartment • Look at species richness
Plateau Soils primarily derived from sandstone Relatively water-restricted pH relatively acidic Few nutrients High light Cove Soils derived from shale and limestone Damper than Plateau pH buffered by shale & limestone, so less acidic More nutrients Low light Differences between Plateau and Cove
Processes Forestry Computer Science Biology
Completed Queries • Density by species by Cclass • For each species, count the number of records for each Cclass 1 through 4 per Plot • Density by species • Count number of records by species per plot • Density by Cclass • Count number of records by Cclass per plot • Species richness • Count number of unique species per plot • Basal area per plot • Sum basal area per plot
Queries to be Completed • Species richness by compartment • Cclass by species by compartment • Diversity by compartment • Mean snag density by compartment • Mean # of cavities per compartment
-Σpi ln pi -Σpi ln pi = 1.269 Shannon-Weiner Diversity Index