Principles of Vegetation Measurement & Assessment
and Ecological Monitoring & Analysis

 

Veg Sampling
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Estimating Plant Composition

Calculating Composition

  • Using Density Data

What is the composition of a few shrubs on the Sandy Loam site?

Shrub

Sandy Loam  
blackbrush 65 15 %
guajillo 55 13 %
catclaw acacia 45 11 %
granjeno 32 7 %
whitebrush 67 16 %
kidneywood 25 6 %
elbowbush 70 16 %
wolfberry 28 7 %
shrubby bluesage 40 9 %
  427 100%

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