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<h1>Cover Board Method</h1>
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<h2>Description and Uses</h2>
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The Cover Board Method is used to evaluate vertical cover and vegetation structure over time.  It requires a profile board or density board to estimate the vertical area of a board covered by vegetation from a specified distance away.  Many different types of boards have been developed.  While they vary in dimensions they are generally narrow boards with bands of alternating colors that define vertical bands. 
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This method is applicable to a wide variety of vegetation types and is particularly useful when used with those vegetation types that show potential for changes, such as woody riparian vegetation.
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<h2>Advantages and Limitations</h2>
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The Cover Board technique is a fast and easily duplicated procedure. The size of the board can be modified to meet the purpose of the study.
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<h2>Manuals</h2>
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<li class="level1">Utilization Studies and Residual Measurements (Technical Reference 1734-3) <a href="http://www.blm.gov/nstc/library/pdf/utilstudies.pdf" class="urlextern" title="http://www.blm.gov/nstc/library/pdf/utilstudies.pdf"  rel="nofollow">http://www.blm.gov/nstc/library/pdf/utilstudies.pdf</a></li>
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<h2>Technical and Application References</h2>
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<li class="level1">Nudds, Thomas D. 1977. Quantifying the vegetative structure of wildlife cover. Wildlife Society Bulletin 5:113-117. </li>
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<h2>Similar Approaches</h2>
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<a href="/doku.php/field_methods:vegetation_structure_-_cover_pole_method" class="wikilink1" title="field_methods:vegetation_structure_-_cover_pole_method">Vegetation Structure - Cover Pole Method</a>, <a href="/doku.php/field_methods:visual_obstruction_method" class="wikilink1" title="field_methods:visual_obstruction_method">Visual Obstruction Method - Robel Pole</a>, Line-point intercept with height
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