Berlese funnel extraction (Formicidae)

Subcategory: invertebrate extraction

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Description

Standard method using heat and light gradients to extract small arthropods from soil samples into preservative solution. Constructed funnels from plastic bottles with 60-watt bulbs for 36-hour extraction.

Typical Equipment

16.9 oz Gatorade bottles
75% ethyl alcohol
60 watt light bulbs

Output Measurements

micro-arthropod abundance
micro-arthropod diversity

Papers Using This Protocol (1)

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Ant presences alter plants: The impact <i>Formica obscuripes</i> presence on plants and soil micro-anthropod diversity

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