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Clipping herbivory simulation
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Description
Experimental clipping treatment designed to reduce plant photosynthetic capacity by approximately 50% through removal of stems. Used to simulate herbivory stress and examine effects on mycorrhizal associations.
Typical Equipment
- clippers
- paper towels
- plastic ziplock bags
- refrigerator
- drying oven
Output Measurements
- dry weight of clipped material
- stress response in mycorrhizal colonization
Papers Using This Protocol (4)
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When resources don't rescue: flowering phenology and species interactions affect compensation to herbivory in <i>Ipomopsis aggregata</i>
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Plant size influences mycorrhizal colonization of <i>Polemonium foliosissimum</i>
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The response of Heracleum sphondylium (Apiaceae) and its herbivores to
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