Subsurface temperature logging

Knowledge graph centered on Subsurface temperature logging with 34 nodes and 122 connections. Top connected: Rushes, climate change, elevational gradients, small mammals, thermal performance.

Method synopsis

Long-term monitoring of subsurface temperatures in pika habitat using buried data loggers to characterize thermal stress and microclimate conditions.

Synthesized from method descriptions across 3 papers 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 — Determinants of pika population density vs. occupancy in the Southern Rocky Mountains (2014), Ecological Applications. The protocol was originally introduced by Activity of American pikas, <i></i>Ochotona princeps<i></i> with respect to temperature along an elevational gradient (2006). Implementations in other papers (listed below) may differ.

1. Install temperature loggers
   HOBO temperature data loggers were buried in talus at mean depth of 75 cm. Four loggers were installed at each site under four randomly selected haypiles. At sites with fewer than four fresh haypiles, remaining loggers were buried under haypiles or in locations with large rocks and deep talus at a sample site selection.
   Quantities: 4 loggers per site buried at 75 cm mean depth, total across 18 sites = 72 loggersDuration: Installed between July 2008 and July 2009, recorded every 30 minutes until removal in September 2011Conditions: Buried under haypiles where available, or in rocky areas with deep talus
   Equipment: HOBO temperature data loggers, Onset U10-003, Natick, Massachusetts, USA

Typical Equipment

• HOBO temperature data loggers
• Onset U10-003

Output Measurements

• subsurface temperature time series
• thermal stress metrics

Papers Using This Protocol (3)

Species Studied With This Protocol