Ecology vegetation cover overlap calculator

Calculate plot layer-cover summaries with your own figures.

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Use plot layer-cover summaries to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Plot layer covers [plot ID,layer ID,cover %]
[[1,1,60],[1,2,50],[2,1,40],[2,2,30]]
Plot layer-cover summaries
[[1,110,60,100],[2,70,40,70]]

Try another scenario

Plot layer covers [plot ID,layer ID,cover %]
[[1,1,70],[1,2,60],[2,1,50],[2,2,40]]
Plot layer-cover summaries
[[1,130,70,100],[2,90,50,90]]
Calculation method

Calculation method

Plot layer-cover summaries

[plot,sum layer covers %,minimum possible union %,maximum possible union %]. Bounds=max(layer cover),min(100,sum); vertical overlap unknown.

Symbols and units
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Plot layer covers [plot ID,layer ID,cover %]

Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.

Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • Plot-layer cover observations, aggregation convention. Returns Layer totals and bounded-cover summaries. All coefficients and observations are user supplied; results describe only the stated mathematical model. Quantities are deterministic calculations from supplied observations and assumptions; no external data is fetched. Supported limits: Finite inputs only; numeric fields bounded as labelled. Lists and JSON records are limited to 256 entries unless a stricter tool bound is stated. No automatic design approval, legal conclusion, treatment recommendation or safety certification.
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