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My initial data collection day went as planned and I was able to implement my sampling strategy with relative ease, despite plots landing in black hawthorn bushes and one plot that was inches away from a large hornets nest! I brought along an assistant (my wife) to help with note taking and tape measure holding which aided in the process.
The soil texture results were as I thought they would be with courses texture results on the steep slope section, with the exception of one plot out of a total of 20. Given my successful experience implementing my initial data collection I intend to continue subsequent data collection in the same way.
A possible modification I may make is the spacing of my plots and transect lines. Currently transect lines are spaced 10m apart with plots every 15m on each transect line. I insured that I evenly captured both the gentle and steep slope sections, however, I wonder if I should attempt to cover a larger total area. I could do this either by allocated more distance between transect lines and/or between plots.
