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Subalpine plant community energetics census
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Description
Complete census of all individual plants in gridded plots with spatial mapping, tissue sampling, and photosynthetic area measurement for metabolic rate estimation in herbaceous plant communities.
Typical Equipment
- measuring tape or grid markers
- data recording sheets
- plant identification guides
- collection bags
- cutting tools
- plastic bags
- cooler
- ice
- flatbed scanner
- ImageJ 1.46 software
Output Measurements
- individual plant locations
- species identifications
- leaf counts
- photosynthetic area
- metabolic rate estimates
Papers Using This Protocol (10)
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Rare species do not disproportionately contribute to phylogenetic diversity in a subalpine plant community
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Moss and vascular plant cover across elevational gradients in a changing alpine climate
student_paper
Does the seedbank reflect the composition of the metacommunity for alpine plants?
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Frost sensitivity of leaves and flowers of subalpine plants is related to tissue type and phenology.
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Empirical tests of withinâ€and acrossâ€species energetics in a diverse plant community
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Revisiting Darwin's hypothesis: Does greater intraspecific variability increase species' ecological breadth?
student_paper
Competitive hierarchy or niche packing? An examination of the effects of competition on community.
student_paper
Testing the maximum entropy theory of ecology in the warming meadow
student_paper
Ecosystems impacts of climate change: snowmelt timing, species diversity, and plant productivity
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