Knowledge graph centered on Factorial arthropod manipulation on rabbitbrush (Formicidae) with 22 nodes and 91 connections. Top connected: Ligusticum porteri, Artemisia, mutualistic relationships, herbivory, trophic cascade.
Controlled manipulation of foraging ant access and treehopper density on individual rabbitbrush plants to test trophic cascade effects. Used exclusion barriers and manual abundance adjustments in a factorial design.
Synthesized from method descriptions across 1 paper using this protocol.
Steps below were extracted from the paper that introduces this protocol — Short-term, low-level nitrogen deposition dampens a trophic cascade between bears and plants (2018), Ecology and Evolution. Implementations in other papers (listed below) may differ.