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Example line and surface photos:

 Each transect is photographed from the plot center and one meter along each transect is randomly selected for a surface photo.  Changes from year to year can be observed from these photos

Transect photo at Double Mountain Fire (Vale, OR) in 2006

 

The same transect in 2007

Notice the increase in thistle

Surface photo at the Keeney Pass Fire (Vale, OR) in 2006

Same surface photo in 2007

Notice the increase in litter and cheatgrass from year 1-2

 

 

 

 

 


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