Revegetation Plan – Appendix III Field Protocol for Line-Point Transects
Revegetation Plan continued:
Equipment List
-100 m tape
-pencil, clipboard, and data sheets
-camera
-plastic bags for plant collection
Methods
All sites will be outfitted with permanent transect posts for measuring vegetation cover and composition. Readings will require stretching a 100 m tape between permanent posts and recording live hits every 0.5 m “point”. A live hit will be recorded when any living portion of a plant is intercepted under a point. Point intervals may vary between sites or may change as a result of data analysis. The plant will be identified to species and whether it was planted as part of the revegetation project. All plant species that are observed on the site but not encountered along the transects will also be noted on data sheets. Unknown species will be collected for identification.
In addition to data collection, observers will also note any need for management activities such as fence repair, weed control, or replanting.
Permanent photo points will be located at each site and pictures will be taken when transects are run.