Shortgrass Steppe Long Term Ecological Research Project 2009 Field Crew Sampling Protocols 2 Table of Contents 2009 Field Crew Phone List……………………………………………………7 House Rules………………………………………………………………………8 SGS/LTER Field Crew Work Guidelines…………………………………….9 Guidelines for Field Safety and Courtesy………………………………….10 Road Policies for CPER and Pawnee Nat’l Grassland……………………11 Long-Term Sampling Field Study Information……………………………..11 STUDIES CONDUCTED ON THE CENTRAL PLAINS EXPERIMENTAL RANGE Phenology………………………………………………………………………...12 Principal Investigator: Bill Lauenroth,
[email protected] Study Objectives What to know before you start sampling Study Area Location and Design Sampling Protocol QAQC Instructions Data Sheet(s) ARS #03 Vegetation Sampling Ecosystem Stress Area (ESA)………….14 Principal Investigator: Dan Milchunas,
[email protected] Study Objectives Study Area Location and Design Equipment Density Sampling Protocol Point Frame Protocol for Basal Cover Sampling QAQC Instructions Density Data Sheet Point Frame Data Sheet Check off sheet for yearly sampling of control plots Check off sheet for all sampling every 5 years ARS #03 Vegetation Sampling for Humus Experiment (Overlaid on Ecosystem Stress Area, ESA)…………………………………20 Principal Investigator: Indy Burke,
[email protected] Study Objectives Study Area Location and Design Equipment Density Sampling Protocol Basal Cover Sampling Protocol Canopy Cover Sampling Protocol Biomass Sampling Protocol QAQC Instructions Data Sheet 3 ARS #06 Long Term Net Primary Production………………………………24