Use of biomass predicted by regression from cover estimates to compare vegetational similarity of sagebrush-grass sites

Authors

L. David Humphrey, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho

Abstract

Regressions between vegetational cover, estimated with a two-tiered, gridded sampling frame, and biomass were used to obtain predicted biomass values from cover values. Comparisons of eight sites based on predicted biomass data and comparisons of the sites based on cover data indicate that predicted biomass data may better identify differences among sites. Also, some suggestions are made regarding the methods of using cover-biomass regressions to obtain predicted biomass values.

Recommended Citation

Humphrey, L. David (1985) "Use of biomass predicted by regression from cover estimates to compare vegetational similarity of sagebrush-grass sites," Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 45: No. 1, Article 13.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol45/iss1/13