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Snow melt manipulation experiment (Aphididae)
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Description
Experimental advancement of snow melt timing using shade cloth application to test effects on host plant phenology and aphid-plant interactions. Combined with temperature manipulation using open-top warming chambers.
Typical Equipment
- PVC poles
- EasyShade 50% Black Bulk Shade Cloth UV Resistant
- open-top warming chambers
Output Measurements
- snow melt date
- host plant flowering phenology
- aphid colony performance
Papers Using This Protocol (3)
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Host plant phenology shapes aphid abundance and interactions with ants
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Early snowmelt reduces aphid abundance <i>Aphis asclepiadis</i> by creating water stressed host plants <i>Ligusticum porteri</i> and altering interactions with ants
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