Key:cover
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File:Losophosoria.jpg
Understory and canopy creating a plant cover value for individual species
| cover | |
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| Status: | Undefined (inactive) |
| Proposed by: | Hawkeyes |
| Tagging: | cover=<text><numeric> |
| Applies to: | Area, Way, Node |
| Definition: | plant cover value |
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Recording Plant Cover Values
If tagging an area, way or node there may be reasons to record the cover=* value of different species within an area. Presented below is a method for recording plant cover within a given area e.g. a wood or marsh.
- Percentage cover cover:Robinia sp=*=51%, cover:Fagus sylvatica=*=8%
Percentage cover is usually recorded by using a quadrat or measuring out a specific area and then estimating by eye the coverage of different species within that area. Note: Remember that percentage cover can add up to over 100% because there are multiple layers/canopies within a habitat.
