Accurate determination of vegetational change in meadows by successive point quadrat analysis

Stampfli, Andreas (1991). Accurate determination of vegetational change in meadows by successive point quadrat analysis. Vegetatio, 96(2), pp. 185-194. Springer 10.1007/BF00044979

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The point quadrat method can be used for determination of vegetational change in meadows of great species diversity. An appropriate sampling technique is described comprehending an apparatus of high rigidity and a shelter to keep off wind and rain. Sample size related to sampling time expense affects the number of species recorded and methodical error which is empirically determined by repetitive sampling. A setup of fixed points leads to higher accuracy than random sampling. When methodical error is quantitatively known, significant vegetational change can be detected by sampling at successive times.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Plant Sciences (IPS)
08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Plant Sciences (IPS) > Vegetation Science [discontinued]

UniBE Contributor:

Stampfli, Andreas

Subjects:

500 Science > 580 Plants (Botany)

ISSN:

0042-3106

Publisher:

Springer

Language:

English

Submitter:

Peter Alfred von Ballmoos-Haas

Date Deposited:

20 Dec 2016 08:23

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:00

Publisher DOI:

10.1007/BF00044979

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Dynamics of plant populations, Fluctuations, Mesobromion, Methodical error, Sampling technique, Succession

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.91268

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/91268

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