Research
Cannonteign 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 | 23/08/2002 |
|---|---|
| Planting year | 1972 |
| Main tree species | Beech |
| Other tree species present in plot | |
| Forest type | Plantation |
| Sylvicultural system | |
| Tree density | |
| Biomass/volume | 232 m3/ha (2005) |
| Basal area | 37.3 m2/ha (2005) |
| Local Yield Class | 7 |
| Plot dimensions | 0.3 ha |
| Altitude | 200 m |
| Mean slope | 18 % |
| Geology | Granite |
| Topography | Fairly level, sloping ground |
| Aspect | North |
| Rainfall | 1000 mm |
| Provisional soil type (FAO 1988) |
