Realm: Terrestrial
Climate: Global
Biome: Multiple
Central latitude: 8.309909
Central longitude: -14.203988
Duration: 7 years, from 2007 to 2019
100632 records
5222 distinct species
Across the time series
Taraxacum is the most frequently occurring species
Methods
The MIREN road survey uses a stratified approach for recording plant species along mountain roads that traverse the major elevation gradient in a mountainous region (Fig. 1). Stratified sampling occurs within a Region along three different Roads. Along each Road there are 20 Sites evenly stratified by elevation, and at each Site there are three Plots at different distances from the road.
Each sample site consists of three plots (Fig. 1b), one plot parallel to the roadside (plot 1) and two plots perpendicular to the roadside plot. The intermediate plot (plot 2) adjoins the middle of the roadside plot forming a T”. The interior plot (plot 3) abuts plot 2 and ends 100 m from the roadside plot (Fig. 1b). Each plot is 2 m x 50 m.
All plots should be permanently marked in the field to facilitate monitoring
Abundance of each species on the following scale: 1 = 1 to 10 individuals (or ramets); 2 = 11 to 100 individuals; 3 = >100 individuals.
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