GLOBE in the City: Protocols
 Protocols [Image: Blue-Eyed Grass]
Quantitative Land Cover

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    Grade Levels
    All

    Estimated Time:
    1 to 2 hours

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    Summary
    Quantitative data about land cover provides specified details about a sample site of land cover.

    How to Collect Quantitative Land Cover Sample Site Data
    Students must first follow the first four steps for collecting qualitative land cover sample site data and they can then perform step five, Biometry.

    Biometry
    If the site from the previous protocol is a forest or woodlawn site, students must discover the height, circumference, the dominant and sub-dominant species identification, the crown closure and the ground cover. Students must additionally discover if the site is covered by herbaceous vegetation.

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    Supplies Needed
    Meter tapes
    Silva compass
    Rope
    Marker Flags.
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    Safety Precautions
    None.
    Protocol-in-Action

1) Students identify the dominant type of vegetation
in their sample site and record the data.

 Print Resources

WWW Resources

View the entire step-by-step protocol in the
GLOBE Teachers's Guide
  Updated by Dennis Pilien 7/99
El Dorado Nature Center

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