Survey Metadata

Vegetation

British Columbia

1993

Reconnaissance tree top biogeochemical survey, part of NTS 92O, Fish Lake area, west central British Columbia, 1993.





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Geological Survey of Canada, Northern Canada Division

Survey Description


During a three-day period in May 1993, lodgepole pine tree tops were sampled by helicopter at 276 sites in the Fish Lake area on the Fraser Plateau, British Columbia.  A 1625 km2 area was surveyed along 715 km of grid lines at a spacing of 2.5 km between sample sites.  The top 0.5 m (stem, branches, needles and cones) comprising 2-3 years of growth was collected from a healthy tree at each sample site.  The fresh weight of each sample varied from 500 g to 1 kg.  Wherever possible, a tree top was sampled within a 200 m radius of the preferred site.  The only departures from the pre-assigned grid were due to recent burns, pine beetle kill, bogs and complex multi-storied, multi-species stands.  Production was 22 sites/hour (2.75 minutes/sample) when flying along preset grid lines.  The data are published in GSC Open File 2839.

Publication History

Index Publication
1 Dunn, C.E., Balma, R.G., Spirito, W.A. (1994). Reconnaissance biogeochemical survey using Lodgepole pine tops: Fish Lake area (NTS 92 O), west-central British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 2839. ( more)

Project History

Index Year Project
1 1992-1994 Fish Lake area, British Columbia vegetation surveys, 1992 and 1993 ( more)

Downloadable Files

Index Description Size (bytes)
1
Diskette to accompany GSC Open File 2839 ( FileID=253 download )
58972
2
Introductory text for GSC Open File 2839 ( FileID=611 download )
1538545

Geographic Extent

Minimum Latitude Maximum Latitude Minimum Longitude Maximum Longitude
51.36° 51.9° -123.87° -123.29°

The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:

  • Covers part of NTS 92O, Fish Lake area, west-central British Columbia.

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