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Thetford Level II plot - Description
| Date of installation | 22/09/1994 |
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| Planting year | 1967 |
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| Main tree species | Scots Pine |
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| Other tree species present in plot | 1 – 5 % Weymouth Pine (Pinus strobus) |
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| Forest type | Plantation |
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| Sylvicultural system | |
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| Tree density | 688 trees/ha |
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| Biomass/volume | 364 m3/ha (2005) |
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| Basal area | 53.4 m2/ha (2005) |
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| Local Yield Class | 12 |
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| Plot dimensions | 0.303 ha |
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| Altitude | 30 m |
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| Mean slope | 1% |
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| Geology | Cretaceous |
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| Topography | Flat |
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| Aspect | North |
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| Rainfall | 615 mm per annum |
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| Provisional soil type (FAO 1988) | Ferralic arenosol |
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