Caracterização e Avaliação da Flora e Vegetação no
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18 VIII Assessment of Ground Vegetation<br />
Annex 3: Explanatory items<br />
(61) Plot/survey number<br />
Each time (<strong>da</strong>y), or situation (inside outside fence), that an assessment of the ground<br />
vegetation is made on a given plot, a survey number is given. By combining the plot number<br />
with the survey number a unique plot/survey number is created.<br />
(63) Fencing<br />
As the vegetation can be very different inside and outside a fence, it was decided that in<br />
principle the ground vegetation is surveyed always outside the fence. In case that also inside<br />
the fence a survey is carried out this should be reported as a separate survey and the fencing<br />
code be indicated:<br />
1 = Yes, survey within the fence<br />
2 = No, survey was done outside fenced area.<br />
(64) Total sampled area<br />
The total sampled area (CSA) shall be 400 m 2 . In the Data Accompanying Report (or DAR-<br />
Q) the exact details of the number of repetitions and the location/orientation of the ground<br />
vegetation plots shall be given.<br />
(64) Height and cover of layers<br />
The average height and estimated cover of the total ground vegetation layer, the shrub layer,<br />
the herb layer and the moss layer should be submitted as follows:<br />
Total ground vegetation layer<br />
Shrub layer<br />
Herb layer<br />
Moss layer<br />
up<strong>da</strong>ted 06/2002<br />
height (in m)<br />
x<br />
x<br />
cover (in %)<br />
The average height of the layers shall be given in meters in 1 digit and 2 decimals. The<br />
estimated cover shall be given in % of the total sampled area.<br />
(65) Layers<br />
The following layers are defined.<br />
1 = tree layer |<br />
2 = shrub layer | There is <strong>no</strong>w a common definition.<br />
3 = herb layer |<br />
4 = moss layer |<br />
(66) Species code<br />
An 8-letter species code of the species list of the flora Europea shall be applied. The total list<br />
consists of over 22000 species. This list will be made available in digital format by the<br />
Commission for use by the NFCs.<br />
In exceptional cases a special list of nationally important species could be prepared by the<br />
NFC, in close cooperation with the Commission. These national species codes will consist of<br />
the country code (2 numbers) and up to 6 letters. The NFC will maintain a complete list with<br />
all codes, including relevant details of the species (full name, aliases, etc.) and shall include<br />
this list in the DAR.<br />
x<br />
x<br />
x<br />
x