Methods, Plant Paper

The Field research was conducted on September 16th, 2015. The sites used to conduct the research were Mt. Norwottuck, Amherst, Massachusetts (42o 18'N, elevation 400 m),  Plum Creek, Amherst, Massachusetts (42o 19'N, elevation 60 m) and at Deer Brook, Swanton, Vermont (44o 06'N, elevation 50 m). The density of Vaccinium vacillans was measured on 11 4x4m plots within each site. The 4 x 4 m plots were randomly chosen on each site. The number of individual Vaccinium vacillans per site, were counted, recorded and compared.