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pitfall trapping — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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pitfall trapping

Scope: methodological

Papers: 2 | Mentions: 2

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Knowledge graph centered on pitfall trapping with 34 nodes and 115 connections. Top connected: Ligusticum porteri, phenological mismatch, elevational gradients, Helianthella, Artemisia.

Definition

Sampling method using buried containers with killing solution to capture ground-dwelling invertebrates

Related Terms (3)

pitfall trappitfallspitfall trap sampling

Publications (2)

The Effects of Elevation on Herbivorous Insect Communities and the Host Plant Boechera stricta.

Impact of the Western Thatching Ant (Formica obscuripes) on

2004URBEEframework

Related Concepts (8)

phenological mismatch

phenomenon1 shared paper

elevational gradients

framework1 shared paper

interspecific competition

process1 shared paper

species diversity

metric1 shared paper

climate-induced range shifts

phenomenon1 shared paper

mutualistic relationships

process1 shared paper

neighborhood effects

framework1 shared paper

macroinvertebrate community composition

measurement1 shared paper

Frequently Associated Species

Artemisia tridentata

Asteraceae1 paper

Wyethia arizonica

Asteraceae1 paper

Artemisia

Asteraceae1 paper

Drosophila novitskii

Drosophilidae1 paper

Wyethia amplexicaulis

Asteraceae1 paper

Ligusticum porteri

Apiaceae1 paper

Helianthella quinquenervis

Asteraceae1 paper

Boechera stricta

Brassicaceae1 paper

Arabidopsis

B. stricta