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percent cover

Scope: methodological

Papers: 7 | Mentions: 8

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Knowledge graph centered on percent cover with 72 nodes and 147 connections. Top connected: Ipomopsis, Delphinium, I. aggregata, Spruce, Asteraceae.

Definition

The percentage of ground area covered by a particular plant species when viewed from above

Related Terms (1)

coverage

Publications (7)

Effect of Nitrogen on Linaria vulgaris and Native Species

High-Resolution Snow-Covered Area Mapping in Forested Mountain Ecosystems Using PlanetScope Imagery

2022Remote Sensingmeasured variable

Revealing the direct and indirect effects of climate change on soil nutrient dynamics and forage resources in mountain ecosystems

2022measured variable

Climate and multiple dimensions of plant diversity regulate ecosystem carbon exchange along an elevational gradient

2021Ecospheremeasured variable

Climate change, phenological shifts, and species interactions: Case studies in subalpine plant and migratory fish populations

2019measured variable

Factors Controlling Seasonal Groundwater and Solute Flux from Snow-Dominated Basins

2018Hydrological Processesmeasured variable

A molecular investigation of soil organic carbon composition across a subalpine catchment

2018Soil Systemsmeasured variable

Related Concepts (10)

ecosystem function

process6 shared papers

fractional snow cover area

measurement5 shared papers

snowpack persistence

process5 shared papers

carbon cycling

process5 shared papers

climate change

phenomenon4 shared papers

elevation gradient

phenomenon4 shared papers

groundwater storage dynamics

process4 shared papers

phenology

process4 shared papers

nutrient limitation

theory3 shared papers

digital elevation model

measurement3 shared papers

Frequently Associated Species

Rushes

Taraxacum

Asteraceae3 papers

Delphinium

Ranunculaceae3 papers

Potentilla pulcherrima

Rosaceae3 papers

Potentilla

Rosaceae3 papers

Taraxacum officinale

Asteraceae3 papers

Achillea millefolium

Asteraceae2 papers

Bacteria

Delphinium nuttallianum

Ranunculaceae2 papers

Ranunculus

Ranunculaceae2 papers