Field Manual for Describing Terrestrial Ecosystems

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1 Field Manual for Describing Terrestrial Ecosystems Land Management Handbook NUMBER ISSN B.C. Ministry of Environment, Lands, and Parks B.C. Ministry of Forests

2 8 REFERENCES Armleder, H.M., S.K. Stevenson, and S.D. Walker Estimating the abundance of arboreal forage lichens. B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. Land Management Handbook No. 7 (Insert). Canadian System of Soil Classification The Canadian system of soil classification. Third edition. Soil Classification Working Group, Research Branch, Agriculture Agri-food Canada, Ottawa. Cannings, R.A. and A.P. Harcombe. (editors) The vertebrates of British Columbia: scientific and English Names. B.C. Min. of Municipal Affairs, Recreation and Culture, and B.C. Min. Environ., Victoria, B.C. Royal British Columbia Museum Heritage Record No. 0; Wildlife Report No. R4. Inventory Branch Growth and yield: establishment of permanent growth samples in natural stands. B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. Forest Inventory Manual. Green, R., R.L. Trowbridge, and K. Klinka Towards a taxonomic classification of humus forms. Supplement to Forest Science, Vol. 39, No. 1, Feb Washington, D.C. Hamilton, E A system for the classification of seral ecosystems within the Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification system. First approximation. B.C. Min. For. and Lands, Victoria, B.C. Research Report RR87004-HQ. Howes, D.E. and E. Kenk Terrain classification system for British Columbia. Version. B.C. Min. Env., Lands and Parks, MOE Manual 10, Victoria, B.C. Luttmerding, H.A., D.A. Demarchi, E.C. Lea, D.V. Meidinger, and T. Vold. (editors) Describing ecosystems in the field. Second edition. B.C. Min. Env., Lands and Parks and B.C. Min. of For., MOE Manual 11. Victoria, B.C. Meidinger, D., T. Lee, G.W. Douglas, G. Britton, W. MacKenzie, and H. Qian British Columbia plant species codes and selected attributes. B.C. Min. For., Victoria, B.C. Research Br. Database. Oliver, C.D., and B.C. Larson, Forest stand dynamics. McGraw-Hill, New York, N.Y. 1

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5 GROUND INSPECTION FORM G vs V PHOTO X: Y: DATE PROJECT ID. SURV. MAP SHEET PLOT # POLY. # UTM ZONE ASPECT SLOPE MESO SLOPE POSTION DRAINAGE - MINERAL SOILS MOISTURE SUBCLASSES - ORGANIC SOILS MINERAL SOIL TEXTURE ORGANIC SOIL TEXTURE Fibric HUMUS FORM LAT. / NORTH % SMR Crest Upper slope Very rapidly Rapidly Aqueous Peraquic Sandy (LS,S) Loamy (SL,L,SCL,FSL) Mesic Humic ELEVATION SNR Mid slope Lower slope Toe Well Mod. well Imperfectly Aquic Subaquic LONG. / EAST SURF. ORGANIC HORIZON THICKNESS ROOT RESTRICTING LAYER Depression Level Poorly Very poorly Perhumid Humid Silty (SiL,Si) Clayey (SiCL,CL,SC,SiC,C) 0 40 cm > 40 cm Mor Moder Mull Depth cm Type o m COARSE FRAGMENT CONTENT < 0% 0 35% 35 70% > 70% TERRAIN COMPONENT: TC1 TC TC3 TERRAIN TEXTURE SURFICIAL MATERIAL SURFACE EXPRESSION GEOMORPH PROCESS ECOSYSTEM COMPONENT: EC1 EC EC3 BGC UNIT SITE SERIES STRUCTURAL STAGE ECOSYSTEM POLYGON SUMMARY % SS SM ST EC1 EC EC3 ECOSECTION SITE MODIFIERS CROWN CLOSURE % TC1 TC TC3 TERRAIN POLYGON SUMMARY % Classification

6 DOMINANT / INDICATOR PLANT SPECIES TOTAL % A: B: C: D: L. SPECIES % L. SPECIES % L. SPECIES % Tree Mensuration COMPLETE PARTIAL Ht. Calculation to DBH Spp. DBH Top Bot SD SL HD HT Ht. to DBH Total HT BH Age Path Y/N NOTES (site diagram, exposure, gleying, etc.)

7 ECOSYSTEM FIELD FORM DATE Y M D PLOT NO. SITE DESCRIPTION GENERAL LOCATION FOREST REGION AIRPHOTO NO. PLOT REPRESENTING BGC UNIT MOISTURE REGIME ELEV. MINISTRY OF FORESTS BC ENVIRONMENT MAPSHEET X CO-ORD. SITE SERIES NUTRIENT REGIME SLOPE m. % UTM ZONE SITE INFORMATION ASPECT PROJECT ID. LOCATION NOTES LAT./ NORTH. Y CO-ORD. TRANS./ DISTRIB. SUCCESS. STATUS MAP UNIT MESO SLOPE o POS. STRUCT. STAGE LONG./ EAST. ECOSECTION SURFACE TOPOG. REALM/ CLASS FIELD NO. SITE DISTURB. EXPOS. TYPE ORG. MATTER SURVEYOR(S) SITE DIAGRAM PHOTO ROLL FRAME NOS. SUBSTRATE (%) ROCKS DEC. WOOD BEDROCK MINERAL SOIL WATER FS88 (1) HRE 98/5 SPP. TREE (A) SHRUB (B) HERB (C) MOSS / LICHEN (D) SURVEYOR(S) PLOT PAGE OF LIST A1 A SHRUBS % NOTES: VEGETATION COMP. % COVER PART. BY LAYER NO. TREES A3 A B1 B B HERB LAYER (C) % MOSS / LICHEN / SEEDLING (D) % B1 B B ADDITIONAL SPECIES LAYER FS88 (3) HRE 98/5

8 SOIL DESCRIPTION GEOLOGY TERRAIN BEDROCK TEXTURE 1 SOIL CLASS. HUMUS FORM ROOTING DEPTH cm ROOT TYPE R. Z. PART. SIZE RESTRICT. LAYER DEPTH ORGANIC HORIZONS/LAYERS HOR/ FABRIC MYCEL. FECAL LAYER DEPTH STRUCTURE vpost AB. AB. MINERAL HORIZONS/LAYERS HOR/ LAYER DEPTH COLOUR ASP. TEXT. C. F. LITH. SURVEYOR(S) SURFICIAL 1 SURFACE 1 GEOMORPH. 1 MATERIAL EXPR. PROCESS HYDROGEO. WATER SOURCE DRAINAGE cm SEEPAGE cm FLOOD RG. ROOTS AB. SIZE ph COMMENTS (consistency, character, fauna, etc): % COARSE FRAGMENTS ROOTS STRUCTURE ph G C S TOTAL SHAPE AB. SIZE CLASS KIND PLOT NO. PROFILE DIAGRAM COMMENTS (mottles, clay films, effervesc., etc): NOTES: FS88 () HRE 98/5 MENSURATION TREE# CONK BL. CONK SCAR. F. OR C. F. CRACK MISTLE. R. BRAN. D. OR B. TOP MENSURATION FORM SURVEYOR(S): SPP. DBH HEIGHT CALCULATIONS TOP BOT. SD SL. HD HT. HT. TO DBH TOTAL HT. BH AGE SI SUP. DAMAGE TYPE SEV. SITE SERIES NOTES TREE DIAMETER TALLY TREE # SPP. DBH TREE # SPP. DBH FS 88 (4) HRE 98/5

9 Proj. id. Plot no. Species 5-letter code Surveyor Hab use / Ssn Plot type Sp. L.R. Ssn. FD SH TH Com. Habitat feature Conf. Date Distance (km) y F/C Imp. L.R. m Habitat feature d Plot-in-context Conf. N-hab. feature Distance (km) type dst. F/C Imp. L.R. page of FD SH TH Suit. Com. WILDLIFE HABITAT ASSESSMENT Comments / Notes FS 88 (5) HRE 98/5

10 Project id. Evidence of Use Species Sex Life Stage Plot no. Inside plot Outside plot and inside ecosystem unit Activity Des. No. Com. Sex Life Activity Des. No. Sex Life Activity Des. No. Com. Stage Stage WILDLIFE HABITAT ASSESSMENT Comments / Notes Abbreviated Tree Attributes for Wildlife Simple Coarse Woody Debris Sampled m of 30 m transect Piece # B.A.F. Area Min DBH Decay class No. of trees No. dead No. live Diam. class Piece # Avg. DBH (cm) Avg. length (m) Decay class Avg. lich load class Comments Diam. class Comments Management Species (Sp. group) Use Ssn. F/C LR(s) Cap. Mgmt. Tech. M. Feat / Int Comments / Notes FS 88 (5) HRE 98/5

11 TREE ATTRIBUTES FOR WILDLIFE Project id. Plot no. Surveyor B.A.F (m /ha) Plot size (m ) Minimum DBH (cm) Date y m d Length Height Wildlife Codes Comments Tree Species DBH (cm) Rem. to No. Bark Top Bot Bot Slope live pos (%) (%) (%) Distance crown (m) (m) (m) FS 88 (6) HRE 98/5 Stand/Fall M or E Estimated length (m) Cr. Class Appear Crown Bark Wood Lichen Wildlife use

12 COARSE WOODY DEBRIS Project id. Tree No Azimuth Species FS 88 (7) HRE 98/5 Diameter (cm) Transect #1 (0 359) Sampled Class Tilt Angle Length (m) Height of end (cm) of 4 m Angle grnd. Plot no. Azimuth Species Diameter (cm) Transect # (0 359) Sampled Class Tilt Angle Length (m) Height of end (cm) Date y m d Surveyor of 4 m Angle grnd. Pile # Degree and Type of Piling (in plot boundaries) Size of pile (m) length width height Comments Diam (cm) spac. Inter.