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PROBLEM STATEMENT:
Take the observations of avian habitat in Seward Peninsula, Alaska, and plot it visually to
better see the variation that exists (2012). The aim is to emphasize the variations and bring
out strong patterns across several sites. What variations exist and what will the patterns
look like? Let's find out.
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NOTE:
Some features were diliberately omitted in order to look specifically at habitat variety and richness.
Specifically,
1. Site (Unique identifier for bird survey and habitat survey location),
2. Observer, (Initials of primary observer),
3. Subpoint, (Subsample identifier, 10-15 subsample plots associated with each site) and
4. VOR (Visual Obstruction Reading assessed at 2 meters and 0.5 meters from ground)
were omitted.
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FEATURES:
PDB: Percent cover of dwarf birch (Betula spp.) within 0.5 meter square sampling frame.
DBHT: Height in centimeters of the tallest dwarf birch (Betula spp.) plant within 0.5 meter square sampling frame.
PW: Percent cover of willow (Salix spp.) within 0.5 meter square sampling frame.
WHT: Height in centimeters of the tallest willow (Salix spp.) plant within 0.5 meter square sampling frame.
PE: Percent cover of ericaceous (Ericaceae)shrub within 0.5 meter square sampling frame.
EHT: Height in centimeters of the tallest ericaceous (Ericaceae) plant within 0.5 meter square sampling frame.
PA: Percent cover of alder (Alnus spp.) within 0.5 meter square sampling frame.
AHt: Height in centimeters of the tallest alder (Alnus spp.) plant within 0.5 meter square sampling frame.
PH: Percent cover of herbaceous plants within 0.5 meter square sampling frame.
PL: Percent cover of lichens (e.g., Cetraria, Cladina, Cladonia, Xanthoria, Umbilicaria spp.) within 0.5 meter
square sampling frame.
LHt: Height in centimeters of the tallest lichen (e.g., Cetraria, Cladina, Cladonia, Xanthoria, Umbilicaria spp.)
within 0.5 meter square sampling frame.
PB: Percent cover of bare ground or rock within 0.5 meter square sampling frame.
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