Short-term herbivore impact assessment on marked plants (Caprifoliaceae)

Subcategory: herbivory monitoring

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Description

Individual plants are marked and tracked over 1-2 growing seasons to quantify herbivore damage, plant growth parameters, and reproductive output through seed counting. Environmental variables affecting herbivory likelihood are also recorded.

Typical Equipment

forestry flagging
aluminum metal tags
measuring tape
collection containers

Output Measurements

larval web counts
plant volume
seed production
sun exposure
soil wetness

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Impacts of assisted migration: An introduced herbivore has short-term and long-term effects on its native host plant population

2024Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicatausing