Terrestrial Vertical structure of vegetation - EuropaBON/EBV-Descriptions GitHub Wiki

Vertical structure of vegetation

Key Value
ID Eco_ES_str_plan_TE
Realm Terrestrial
EBV class Ecosystem structure
EBV name Vertical structure of vegetation
Step in identification process Expert workshop
Definition The vertical structure of above-ground vegetation over time, representing vegetation height, cover, density, structural variability and three-dimensional arrangement of vegetation biomass.
Metric
  • Vegetation height
  • Horizontal height variability (including edge and patch diversity)
  • Vegetation cover, canopy gaps and penetration ratios
  • Vertical vegetation variability (including foliage height diversity, vertical density ratios, understory density etc.)
  • Total plant biomass per vegetation strata
Spatial resolution unit 1x1m-10x10m
Temporal resolution unit 3 to 6 years
Entity European terrestrial habitats and wetlands

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