PLOT SAMPLING DATA FORM 1: DENSITY AND PERCENT COVER

Complete one form for each plot.

 

Name(s) ____________________________________            Date _______________

 

Description of study area (e.g., wetland) __________________________________

 

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Plot ID number/label __________________________________________________

 

Description of sample plot (e.g., standing water, shady) _____________________

 

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Method used (density, percent cover, or both) _____________________________

 

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Species

name (or

description)*

Density

(# of individuals

in plot)

Percent cover

(% of plot

covered by species)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*If you don’t know the name of the species, you can describe it and give it a name. You may want to take a sample of the species to later determine its name by asking an expert or using a field guide.