MEASURING plant status, performance and growth in restoration projects or plantings.

Each of the parameters relates to an individual plant (individual identifier) within a plot (plot identifier); or when an individual is NOT specified, then overall species cover (cover class) is entered for the plot/sample.

WHOLE OF SITE data is included in 'comments' for individual records that are given the TAG 'Site'. This may include planting time, bare ground cover, litter cover, litter depth, bryophyte cover, grass cover, forb cover, fern cover, etc., mean or maximum canopy height, soil characteristics or water chemistry. less ↑