Protocols

Complete excavation of plants followed by separation into above-ground, below-ground, and reproductive components, with subsequent drying and weighing to determine biomass allocation patterns.

Visual counting method for arthropods on sagebrush plants involving systematic counting of mobile species first (to avoid double-counting) followed by sedentary species. Targets mutualistic and non-mu...

Systematic sampling of soil from different plant successional stages within a landslide area to compare soil properties across a chronosequence. Uses stratified random sampling within defined communit...