Abstract:Aims: Vegetation sampling typically involves the use of quadrats to estimate species cover abundance. Such surveys do not generally record small-scale vegetation patch structure at sub-quadrat scales. Here we test a simple method to quantify patch structure that complements conventional techniques. We compare the two methods, and analyse metrics derived from small-scale patch surveys with environment/management data.Location: Northumberland, United Kingdom.
Methods:We recorded cover abundance of all species in… Show more
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