Monitoring Plant and Animal Populations offers an overview of population monitoring issues
that is accessible to the typical field biologist and land managers with a modest statistical …

Vegetation cover and composition are two indicators commonly used to monitor terrestrial
ecosystems. These indicators are currently quantified with a number of different methods …

Forest management can significantly affect both the diversity and spatial patterning of
understory vegetation. However, few studies have considered both diversity and spatial …

Ground vegetation influences habitat selection and provides critical resources for survival
and reproduction of animals. Researchers often employ visual methods to estimate ground …

The Vegetation Diversity and Structure Indicator (VEG) is an extensive inventory of vascular
plants in the forests of the United States. The VEG indicator provides baseline data to assess …

The 8llometric relationship between plant volume and pbytomass 01 crested wheatgrass
was studied for the 1981, 1983, and 1984 growing seasons in west-central Utah. Basal …

Question: We explored the error resulting from different methods for recording the cover of
plants in vegetation plots, specifically the direct estimation of percent cover vs. the use of …

The arid and semi-arid sagebrush–grass ecosystem occupies a substantial portion of
rangelands in the western United States. Using remote sensing techniques to map the …

We studied the effects of observer variability when estimating vegetation characteristics at
75 0.04-ha bird plots. Observer estimates were significantly different for 31 of 49 variables …

Species conservation requires a thorough understanding of habitat requirements. The
northern Mexican gartersnake (Thamnophis eques megalops) was listed as threatened …