Automated climate monitoring (Caprifoliaceae)

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Method synopsis

Time-lapse cameras and data loggers used to continuously monitor snow melt timing and air temperature to calculate growing degree days and assess treatment effectiveness.

Synthesized from method descriptions across 1 paper using this protocol.

Procedure from a recent peer-reviewed implementation

Steps below were extracted from the most recent peer-reviewed implementation of this protocol in the corpus — Snow melt timing acts independently and in conjunction with temperature accumulation to drive subalpine plant phenology (2021), Global Change Biology. Implementations in other papers (listed below) may differ.

1. Record temperature data
   Mounted time-lapse cameras to record snow melt timing for four quadrants within each plot, defined as at least 50% visible ground within quadrant. Data loggers recorded air temperature every 15 min. Additional data loggers rotated among Valeriana individuals for 1 week at a time throughout season.
   Quantities: 15-minute intervals, 1-week rotation periodsDuration: July 3 to August 22Conditions: Continuous monitoring throughout study period
   Equipment: mounted time-lapse cameras, data loggers, Onset Computer Corporation Additional data loggers

Typical Equipment

• mounted time-lapse cameras
• data loggers
• Onset Computer Corporation Additional data loggers

Output Measurements

• snow melt date
• air temperature timeseries
• growing degree days

Papers Using This Protocol (1)

Species Studied With This Protocol