Protocols

Continuous data stream telemetered to cloud in quasi real-time over 14 months without servicing.

Analysis of autosome SNP genotypes using Arlequin input format for three grouse populations.

Surveyed bee communities across 83 sites including pine plantations, natural reference sites, and corn production sites over spring and summer seasons.

Resampling of 0.6m resolution imagery to 1m grid resolution using bilinear interpolation.

Creation of a binary map to define spatial boundaries of the study domain.

Calculation of carbon sequestration and biomass production in new trees and short-rotation coppice over 25 years.

Population counting and demographic data collection of plant species.

Assessment of host range determinants using phylogenetic and functional trait approaches across 18 Asclepias species.

Processing 8-km resolution observations into 100-km global gridded products. Daily generation of global temperature maps from satellite data.

PCR-based method used to detect coronavirus sequences in wildlife samples collected from various points along supply chains.

Dye injection near the Peeler fault zone for tracer studies.

Method exploring the impact of individual and group social phenotypes on individual fitness relative to each other.

Continuous 15-minute specific conductance measurements at stream monitoring sites. Used to develop salinity proxy model for the Colorado River Basin.

Drilling and extraction of geological core samples from the Mancos Shale Formation.

Map generated with the cost distance GRASS GIS module (r.cost) using estimated travel speeds as the cost function.

Trapping animals to record age, sex, locality, reproductive status, location changes, fate, and genetic information. Data collected across 37 years at 12 sites.

Field surveys to quantify percent canopy dieback and tree mortality following severe droughts.

Inversion of AEM data to produce regional cross-sections constraining electrical properties of subsurface to ~500m depth. Creates resistivity and IP models.

Used entropy techniques to identify temporal variability in geochemical constituents and their controls.

Systematic ranking of high-priority hazardous faults based on risk, characterization needs, and research potential.

Microscopic analysis of MASP binding to fungal pathogens using fluorescence techniques.

Forest inventory data collection from nearly 19,000 trees in unmanaged forests across three European regions.

Total inventory of all trees >=10 cm diameter-at-breast-height on the whole watershed measured in 25 m x 25 m plots. Trees 2-10 cm dbh subsampled using 3 meter wide strip along plot edge.

Sampling of 130 forest plots (1 ha) to quantify biomass allometric model errors at individual and plot levels.

Collection of fruit/seed trait data and fruiting phenology observations from July 2012 to June 2014.

Gap-filling methods applied to daily and yearly in-stream carbon and nitrogen concentrations, discharge, and calculated exports.

Survey of trees in gardens including measurements of size (circumference, diameter and height) and species identification.

Gas samples were collected with a peristaltic pump from pre-installed lysimeters and stored in pre-evacuated serum bottles.

Collection and analysis of rainbow trout gut samples to determine diet composition.

One-dimensional hydraulic model was calibrated to determine the inundation necessary to inundate each plot and combined with flow data to determine inundation duration.

R package to simplify discovery and retrieval of water data from Federal hydrologic web services including NWIS, EPA WQX, and NLDI.

Half-hour resolution temperature data collection using iButton sensors to measure degrees Celsius.

Analysis of data from Servicio Agrícola Ganadero of Chile describing geographic origin and importation records of bumblebee colonies and queens.

Development of GIS models using high-resolution spatial data to identify suitable urban greenspace for tree planting and short-rotation coppice.

Measured juvenile hormone titres to assess physiological responses to social environment.

Analysis of distances between leks and buffer designations to assess disturbance impacts.

Analysis of physical traits and behaviors affecting growth, survivorship and reproduction in response to environmental change.

Light intensities in lux recorded using HOBO data-loggers from 2008-2010. Readings taken exactly hourly at trap-nest sites.

Written requests to manufacturers of withdrawn devices to obtain clinical data and further information.

Fish capture and tagging with passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags to track individual fish movement and survival.

Used mathematical modeling framework to analyze vaccine effects on pathogen virulence evolution.

ARM instrument for retrieving atmospheric water content measurements using microwave radiometry.

Statistical validation approach for model selection and parameter optimization to ensure robust performance.

Depth measurement to map seafloor features and bathymetry. Early technique for discovering underwater topographic features like seamounts and trenches.

Vertical water column temperature measurement using bottle sampling from ship. Historical oceanographic method for measuring temperature at various depths.

Established 133 permanent 1m x 2m plots along the Gunnison River to monitor plant occurrence in relation to inundation patterns.

Measurement of neutrophilic phagocytosis of fungal conidia using recombinant components.

Blood plasma collection and proteomic analysis using aptamer-based measurements to assess protein abundance changes.

Systematic collection of environmental data from 59 plots across the study area.

Simulations to model how fine-grained distribution of non-native resources affects native consumer population dynamics.