and then averaging across all bushes in each transect. Canopy cover
and ground cover were recorded along the diagonals of each
1 ha plot using a vertical tube densiometer (Geographic Resource
Solutions, Arcata, CA), recording the vegetation cover overhead
(canopy cover) and the vegetation cover on the ground (ground
cover) every 3 m for a total of 46 sampling points for each index.
This was then averaged per plot. We measured the density and
species richness of trees in flower throughout the entire plot based
on counts taken using binoculars.