Req 8c6c — Nested Plot Study
8c6c.
Nested Plot
A nested plot study compares vegetation at more than one scale. Instead of looking only at big trees or only at tiny ground plants, you study large, medium, and small plots inside one another.
What You’ll Complete
- Req 8c6c1 — Choosing Two Nested Plot Sites: Select two sites, with at least one different from your earlier field-botany location.
- Req 8c6c2 — Marking Off Nested Plots: Lay out nested study plots in two different plant communities.
- Req 8c6c3 — Recording a Nested Plot Inventory: Measure trees in a large plot, count trees and shrubs in a smaller plot, and examine ground-layer plants in the smallest plot.
This method is useful when you want to compare canopy, shrub, and ground layers in a structured way.