Forest Focus Demonstration Project BioSoil 2004-2005
The BioSoil Forest Biodiversity Field Manual
Version 1.0/1.1/1.1A
For the Field Assessment 2006-07
Elaborated by: Working Group on Forest Biodiversity
A. Bastrup-Birk, P. Neville, G. Chirici, T. Houston
Hamburg, 2007
Forest Focus Demonstration Project BioSoil 2004-2005
The BioSoil Forest Biodiversity Field Manual
Version 1.0/1.1/1.1A
For the Field Assessment 2006-07
Elaborated by: Working Group on Forest Biodiversity
A. Bastrup-Birk, P. Neville, G. Chirici, T. Houston
Hamburg, 2007
Tartalom:
Acknowledgements
INTRODUCTION
Biodiversity Objectives of BioSoil
BioSoil sampling approach:
Time schedule
The BioSoil Biodiversity Field Manual
INTRODUCTION
BIOSOIL PLOT INSTALLATION
Geo-referencing of the plot centre and of the soil pit(s)
GENERAL PLOT DESCRIPTION
THE EUROPEAN FOREST TYPE CLASSIFICATION
STRUCTURAL BIODIVERSITY
FOREST DEADWOOD
CANOPY CHARACTERISTICS
COMPOSITIONAL BIODIVERSITY
GROUND VEGETATION
GLOSSARY AND DEFINITIONS
DATA FILE STRUCTURE, FORM AND SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
DATA PREPARATION
DATA ACCOMPANYING REPORT
DATA VALIDATION/SUBMISSION
GENERAL BIOSOIL PLOT DESCRIPTION
STRUCTURAL BIODIVERSITY 1: DBH, SPECIES COMPOSITION
STRUCTURAL BIODIVERSITY 2: TREE HEIGHT AND CANOPY BASE
* [NB. These are a repetition of the measurements reported in the DBH file; included here for validation purposes]
STRUCTURAL BIODIVERSITY 3: COARSE WOODY DEBRIS, SNAGS AND STUMPS
STRUCTURAL BIODIVERSITY 4: STAND AND CANOPY CHARACTERISTICS
DATA CODES: GROUND VEGETATION
REFERENCE TABLES
REF_AGE
REF_CANCLO
REF_COUNTRY
REF_DECAY
REF_DWREMOV
REF_DWSPE
REF_DWTYPE
REF_EFTC
REF_FENCE
REF_FORTYPE
REF_LAYER
REF_MANAGE
REF_ORIENT
REF_ORIGIN
REF_PREVUSE
REF_TREELAY
REF_TREEMIX
REF_TSTATUS
REF_TSPECIES
FIELD DATA FORMS
FIELD DATA FORM: GENERAL BIOSOIL PLOT DESCRIPTION
FIELD DATA FORM: STRUCTURAL BIODIVERSITY 1 – DBH AND SPECIES COMPOSITION
FIELD DATA FORM: STRUCTURAL BIODIVERSITY 2 – TREE HEIGHT AND HEIGHT OF THE CANOPY BASE
FIELD DATA FORM: STRUCTURAL BIODIVERSITY 3 – WOODY DEBRIS, SNAGS AND STUMPS
FIELD DATA FORM: STRUCTURAL BIODIVERSITY 4 – STAND AND CANOPY CHARACTERISTICS
FIELD DATA FORM: GROUND VEGETATION
Appendix 1
PROCEDURE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ALTERNATIVE (OPTIONAL) DESIGN OF THE 4 RANDOM SAMPLING UNITS
APPENDIX 2
ASSESSMENT OF SOIL FAUNA STATUS
REFERENCES
