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Joseph LaManna calibrates the laser survey tool (total station), which is used to map every stem larger than 1 cm diameter within the plot
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A view within plot FOREG02, which contains Reference Stand 2.
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A view within plot FOREG02, which contains Reference Stand 2.
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Within each larger plot there are a series of 1m-square plots within which every stem is inventoried and recorded and within which all herbaceous plants are surveyed
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Joseph LaManna (left) and Maddie Sutton (right) measure and record data on plant size and location
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Matt Reala climbs through the plot and notes size, condition, and location of each stem >1cm in diameter
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Joseph LaManna uses a laser survey tool (total station) to precisely map exact locations of stems within a plot
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Matt Reala holds a PVC pipe with reflective target and rod level, used as the target for the laser survey tool (total station) in mapping stem distance and location
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Matt Reala holds a PVC pipe with reflective target and rod level, used as the target for the laser survey tool (total station) in mapping stem distance and location
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Matt Reala holds a PVC pipe with reflective target and rod level, used as the target for the laser survey tool (total station) in mapping stem distance and location
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A tree tag, specific to the FOREG study, which provides a unique identifcation number to each tree or large shrub in the plot. This tag is on a western hemlock.
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Joseph LaManna (left) and Maddie Sutton (right) measure and record data on plant size and location
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Liam Engel fact checks plants within the plot, to verify data recorded the day prior
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Liam Engel locates trees that will then be mapped with the laser survey tool (total station)
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Liam Engel (left) and Maggie Sutton (right) measure and record data on every plant with a stem diameter larger than 1 cm
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Using the laser survey tool to map exact location of each stem
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A tree tag, specific to the FOREG study, which provides a unique identifcation number to each tree or large shrub in the plot. This tag is on a Pacific yew tree.
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Joseph Lamanna (left) and undergraduate student Ethan Torres pick up supplies they'll need for establishing 1m-square vegetation survey plots
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Field crew co-lead Maggie Ross uses a GPS to locate the next 1m-square plot
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Joseph LaManna and Maggie Ross move through the forest to the next survey plot
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A view within plot FOREG38, which contains Reference Stand 38.
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Maggie Ross holds up the frame of the 1m-square. It will be laid down over the ground vegetation, and everything within the frame will be inventoried and recorded
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Laying down the 1m-square frame over the ground vegetation. Everything within the frame will be inventoried and recorded
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Hammering rebar to anchor the corners of the 1-m square plots. The corners will be flagged and their locations marked with GPS. The plots will be revisited for years to come.
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Maggie Ross verifies the identification of a plant using her reference guide