Research
Loch Awe Level II long-term forest monitoring plot
Research Status:completed
A summary of the variables monitored at this site can be found here.
| Date of installation | 23/03/1995 |
|---|---|
| Planting year | 1971 |
| Main tree species | Sitka Spruce |
| Other tree species present in plot | |
| Forest type | Plantation. BEAR code 33 |
| Sylvicultural system | |
| Tree density | |
| Biomass/volume | 806 m3/ha (2005) |
| Basal area | 75.3 m2/ha (2005) |
| Local Yield Class | 24 |
| Plot dimensions | 0.262 ha |
| Altitude | 40 m |
| Mean slope | 5 % |
| Geology | |
| Topography | Lower slope of valley side (Lochside) |
| Aspect | North West |
| Rainfall | 2200 mm |
| Provisional soil type (FAO 1988) | Dystric gleysol |
