destructive biomass sampling

Subcategory: biomass measurement

Standard reference: Chapman 1986; Catchpole and Wheeler 1992

Papers: 5 | Mentions: 5

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Description

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.

Typical Equipment

excavation tools
drying oven
scale for weighing

Output Measurements

total biomass
above-ground biomass
below-ground biomass
reproductive biomass

Papers Using This Protocol (5)

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Plant size and allocation to reproduction for plant demography

2020using

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Comparing predictive measures and model functions for estimating plant biomass: lessons from a sagebrush–rabbitbrush community

2019Plant Ecologyusing

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First-order controls of soil and leaf moisture

2018using

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Variation in root morphology and allocation of <i>Androsace septentrionalis</i> along a natural elevation/climate gradient

2013using

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Global warming and soil microclimate: results from a meadow-warming experiment

1995Ecological Applicationsusing