COMMUNITY SURVEY FORM INSTRUCTIONS 



' IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION 



MT^UAL 



Enter the version number of the MTNHP survey manual used in 

 completing this form (i.e., "91B" for this manual). 



UNITS (one-character code) 



Units of Length - enter "X" in the appropriate space to 

 describe if the units of length or height being entered are 

 feet or meters. 



PLOT NUMBER (seven-character alphanumeric code) 



Record in order the year (2-digits) , the first and second ini- 

 tial of the principal examiner ( 2-characters) , and the plot 

 ascension number (3-digits). 



Example: The 33rd plot sampled in 1991 by Hank Gleason 

 would be entered as 91HG033. 



EOCODE ( 14-character alphanumeric code) 



Element Occurrence Code - enter this code in the field only if 

 it's known. Record in order the MTNHP element code (10- 

 characters) , a period, and occurrence ascension number (3- 

 digits) . 



Example: The 23rd occurrence of the Douglas-fir/little 

 bluestem plant association would be entered as C2ABBABF0. 

 023 . 



PNC 



Potential Natural Community - if the PNC is guestionable, make 

 notes concerning the problem either in this field or in the 

 "Comments" field. 



CT 



Community Type - in many cases, the CT and PNC will be equiva- 

 lent. If the CT is questionable, make notes concerning the 

 problem either in this field or in the "Comments" field. 



