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Loch Awe Level II plot - Description
| Date of installation | 23/03/1995 |
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| Planting year | 1971 |
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| Main tree species | Sitka Spruce |
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| Other tree species present in plot | |
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| Forest type | Plantation. BEAR code 33 |
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| Sylvicultural system | |
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| Tree density | |
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| Biomass/volume | 806 m3/ha (2005) |
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| Basal area | 75.3 m2/ha (2005) |
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| Local Yield Class | 24 |
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| Plot dimensions | 0.262 ha |
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| Altitude | 40 m |
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| Mean slope | 5 % |
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| Geology | |
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| Topography | Lower slope of valley side (Lochside) |
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| Aspect | North West |
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| Rainfall | 2200 mm |
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| Provisional soil type (FAO 1988) | Dystric gleysol |
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