Traditionally, surveys were carried out with the triangulation methodology, which consists of taking measurements manually, fixing reference-points (called stations) and triangulating every corner through a laser device or a meter rule tape.
Measurements were taken on a bi-weekly interval on counts of the number of leaves (recorded for the first 6 months), girth measured at 5 cm from the surface using a vernier calipers height measured to apex leaf using a meter rule and counts of number of primaries for 1 year.
Ewan turned to me and said: "I don't think anyone told him about the 10 meter rule".
"The challenge with a project like this is 'the half meter rule.' If you are standing closer than half a meter, you should be able to see the restoration work, but further away than that it shouldn't be noticeable," Bendall explains.
The two points were then measured using a meter rule to the nearest centimeter (cm), with an accuracy of 0.10.
The scale records weights in kilograms to the nearest 50 g and it also has a sliding meter rule attached to it for the purpose of height measurement.
The two fixed points were then measured using a meter rule to the nearest centimeter (cm), with an accuracy of 0.10.
