Soil sieving for seed extraction (Ericaceae)

Subcategory: sample processing

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Description

Two-stage sieving protocol using 2000-micron and 500-micron mesh sieves to separate seeds and seed fragments from soil samples, followed by visual identification using herbarium resources.

Typical Equipment

paper bags
2000-micron mesh sieve
500-micron mesh sieve
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory Herbarium
camera

Output Measurements

seed counts
seed fragments
cotyledons

Papers Using This Protocol (1)

student_paper

Does the seedbank reflect the composition of the metacommunity for alpine plants?

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