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Taking a Deeper Look at the Community at Tombstone Pass
Taking a Deeper Look at the Community at Tombstone Pass
What species are present in this forest? Are the forest layers well represented? Is it a mature forest?
Community Analysis
Community Analysis
Keep in mind as you watch the video
Keep in mind as you watch the video
Take notes using the community analysis pages for each site provided in the assignment.
Identify which species are present in the different layers of this forest
Get a sense of the structural complexity of the forest
Note any special points of interest
Understanding the layers--Is this a mature forest?
Understanding the layers--Is this a mature forest?
Remember the layers in a forest. Are there tree seedlings and saplings in every layer?
Remember the layers in a forest. Are there tree seedlings and saplings in every layer?
Ground Cover -- dead organic matter covering the ground as well as the presence of mosses & herbaceous plants
Herbaceous Layer -- any plant 0-3 feet tall including woody plants (tree seedlings and shrubs) & ferns
Shrub Layer -- any woody plant (tree saplings and shrubs) or fern that are 3-15 feet tall
Understory -- any woody plant (small trees) that are between 15 ft .tall & the tallest plants in that community
Canopy -- the tallest trees in the community
Soil Analysis Take 1
Soil Analysis Take 1
Note the characteristics of the soil
Describe the effects of this type of soil on the vegetation
Soil Analysis Take 2
Soil Analysis Take 2
Compare this soil to the soil at House Rock
Identify what is in the ground layer
Check Your Knowledge
Check Your Knowledge
A few of the species at Tombstone Pass.
See if you can ID the plants below from what you saw on the video ... answers on the next page.
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