Miscellaneous Code Issues

Conventions indicating a dead species

Convention Meaning
parentheses Species codes in parentheses indicate dead species
circled Circled species codes indicates dead species.  These were entered as the species code followed by "circled", i.e., "Atr circled".
number following a tree species code A  tree species code followed by a number indicates a trunk, i.e., "S 60".  The number is the diameter of the trunk in inches.
stump A tree stump
Cut A tree that has been cut; a stump
snag A dead, standing tree
logged A logged tree

Lifeform Codes

Code Lifeform
g grass
h herb
s shrub or tree seedling
Ss subshrub
t tree
x not specified
h, Ss herb or subshrub
h, Ss, s herb or subshrub or shrub
h, s herb or shrub
s, t shrub or tree
Ss, t subshrub or tree
litter litter
rock rock
Barren bare ground
barren bare ground
sS subshrub

Miscellaneous Codes

Code Meaning
codes following Lit Lit is the code for litter.  When followed by a string of species codes, the species codes indicate the composition of the litter.
R circled VTM Field Manual (p.86) lists this as meaning "Rock outcrops prohibiting vegetation".  However, it could also refer to a dead Redwood tree.
Rep Reproduction; a seedling.
Repro Reproduction; a seedling.
Sprout Reproduction; a seedling.
number A number instead of a species code usually indicates the specimen number for an unknown species.