Comparison of different vegetation measurement methods for determination of range land conditions
Özet
The study was carried out to determine range condition
by identifying plant species and comparing different
measurement methods in the experimental field of Bingol
University for two years. Vegetation measurement, plant
coverage area, botanic composition and quality degree
were estimated by using transect, loop and point frame
methods. Plant covered area was determined as 85.2%
by point frame method, 91.2% by loop method and 83.1%
by transect method. In respect of botanical composition;
grasses, legumes and other family plants were found to
be 69.8%, 19.8% and 10.4% by point frame method;
67.1%, 21.5% and 11.4%; by loop method and 59.5%,
32.3% and 8.2% by transect method, respectively. Quality
degrees was found as 3.85 by transect method; 3.02 by
loop method and 3.07 by point frame method and the
range was ranked as ‘poor range’ by each of the three
methods used. Consequently, of the methods used, the
point frame method and loop method were found
producing similar results.
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