Lecture 3: Vegetation Sampling - Alaska Geobotany Center

Photographs
• Photographs can be extremely valuable for later reference.
• We generally take at least three photographs:
(1) the loca4on of the plot within the general landscape, preferably
with a stake marked with the plot number in the center of the plot;
(2) one or more ver4cal close-­‐ups of the vegeta4on; and
(3) a photo of the soil profile that includes a label giving the plot
number, a ruled tape for scale, and markers (e.g. nails) that
delineate the boundaries between the soil horizons.