Rocky Mountain Research Station

Title: Monitoring the vegetation resources in riparian areas

Author: Winward, Alma H.

Date: 2000

Source: RMRS-GTR-47. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 49 p.

Station ID: GTR-RMRS-047

Description: This document provides information on three sampling methods used to inventory and monitor the vegetation resources in riparian areas. The vegetation cross-section method evaluates the health of vegetation across the valley floor. The greenline method provides a measurement of the streamside vegetation. The woody species regeneration method measures the density and age class structure of any shrub or tree species that may be present in the sampling area. Together these three sampling procedures can provide an evaluation of the health of all the vegetation in a given riparian area.

Keywords: riparian sampling, vegetation cross-section, greenline, woody regeneration

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Winward, Alma H.  2000.  Monitoring the vegetation resources in riparian areas.   RMRS-GTR-47. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 49 p..