TV025

Attribute: SUBS

code		description
FOFLO		Intact forest floor: mineral soil covered by varying amounts of litter or duff (l, f, or h layers)
LOG34		Log (wood >= 1m in length and >=10 cm in diameter), decay class 3 or 4 (Maser et al. 1979); includes "created" logs used for sdling study
LOG5		Log (wood >= 1m in length and >=10 cm in diameter), decay class 5 (Maser et al. 1979)
ORIGINAL		Intact forest floor, identical to FOFLO; probe used in GRID study but part of GAPSOIL study
SHADE40		Intact forest floor, shaded by opaque shade cloth with 60% systematically removed in circular holes
SHADE90		Intact forest floor, shaded by opaque shade cloth with 10% systematically removed in circular holes
SKID		Skidtrail: trail created during logging by skidder, could be a mix of mineral soil and forest floor
SKIRT		Tree skirt: the accumulated bark and organic debris around the base of trees, usually Douglas-fir
SOIL		Exposed mineral soil substrate, created for sowing tree seed in sdling study