LTEP measures
Not yet evaluated
Based on Lande
(1996)
Simpson’s
diversity index
Biodiversity
Not yet evaluated
Calculated from
vegetation and soil data,
with measures of soil respiration
Ecosystem C
change
Net primary productivity
Soil structure and nutrients
Long-term productivity
Ongoing
One weather
station
Daily weather
records
Weather
LTEP only, pretreatment only
Standard FS
survey by Don Goheen
Presence or
absence
Diseases
LTEP only,
pretreatment only
Standard FS
survey by Catherine Parks
Presence or
absence
Insects
LTEP and burn
study, pretreatment
only
Sample 16 15- by
10-cm quantitative pits
by horizon: A, to 15 cm, and 15 to 30 cm;
place data in long-term archives;
Variability analysis by Homann et al.
(2001)
Soil map
Depth of horizons
Particle-size distribution
Bulk density
Soil chemistry
Soil biota
Seed bank
Soil
LTEP and burn
study, before and
after treatment
Census 15 50-m
transects in each treatment
unit with species, length, decay class, and
shape (see also fungal measures)
Species
End diameter, Length in plot
Decay class, Burn class
Fine and coarse woody debris, including stumps
LTEP and burn
study, before and
after reatment
Census on 16 3-
by 3-m shrub plots
Species,
Height, Cover
Understory herbs,
mosses
LTEP and burn
study, before and
after treatment
Census on 16 3-
by 3-m shrub plots
Species
Height
Cover
Live-crown
Diameter at base
Seedlings
and
shrubs
shrubs
LTEP only,
pretreatment only
pretreatment only
Interpret
low-elevation photos and video
(Gray 1998)
Maps of
structure
Canopy
LTEP and burn
study, before and
after treatment
Census and sample
five 18- by 18-m tree
plots
Produce entire-plot stem maps after LTEP
treatments put in
Species
Location
Diameter (dbh)
Height
Live crown, Crown class
Live or dead
Cores (pretreatment)
Trees
(>2 m in height)
(>2 m in height)
Where and when
Approach
Core measures
Subject
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