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Grizedale Level II plot - Description
| Date of installation | 06/10/1994 |
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| Planting year | 1920 |
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| Main tree species | 100 % Sessile oak (Quercus petraea) |
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| Other tree species present in plot | Larch, Rowan, Beech, Birch in the vicinity |
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| Forest type | Plantation |
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| Sylvicultural system | |
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| Tree density | 230 trees/ha |
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| Biomass/volume | 218 m3/ha (2004) |
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| Basal area | 25.2 m2/ha (2004) |
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| Local Yield Class | 4 |
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| Plot dimensions | 0.2954 ha |
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| Altitude | 110 – 120 m |
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| Mean slope | 30 % |
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| Geology | |
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| Topography | Hilly, valley and valleyside |
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| Aspect | South West |
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| Rainfall | 1770 mm |
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| Provisional soil type (FAO 1988) | Cambic podzol |
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