New Zealand Journal of Botany abstracts

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A HEIGHT FREQUENCY METHOD FOR SAMPLING TUSSOCK AND SHRUB VEGETATION

D. Scott

Plant Physiology Division, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Palmerston North

Abstract The frequency of species at successive levels within a vegetation is determined from their intercepts on vertical sampling cylinders. The sampling cylinders are visually estimated using a rod with attached guide rings. The theory and statistical characteristics of the method are discussed and some examples of its use given.

N.Z. J. Bot. 3 : 253-60
{Received for publication 9 April 1965)

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