Beat-sheet sampling (Cicadellidae)

Subcategory: invertebrate collection

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Description

A standardized method for collecting arthropods from vegetation by beating branches and foliage onto a collection sheet while using an aspirator to capture specimens. Sampling was conducted for exactly 2 minutes per tree at a maximum height of 2.5 meters.

Typical Equipment

beat-sheet
aspirator

Output Measurements

arthropod specimens
species counts
individual abundance

Papers Using This Protocol (1)

student_paper

Comparison of Arthropod Diversity between Perennial Shrub versus Evergreen Tree Habitats at Sites Near Gothic, CO

2004using