Habitat Quality Score

  • Title

    Habitat Quality Score

  • Definition

    Habitat Quality Score, determined by the team at the Sampling Event site, as assessed by summing ten component scores as follows: Large Trees Score; Canopy Cover Score; Understory Score; Weediness Score; Recruitment Score; Litter Score; Loggy-ness; Patch Size; Neighborhood; Distance to Core.

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