Knowledge graph centered on Systematic grid mapping of sagebrush populations (Asteraceae) with 44 nodes and 138 connections. Top connected: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic, Crested Butte, Colorado East River Valley, Artemisia tridentata.
Method synopsis
Complete census of sagebrush individuals within systematic 16m × 16m grids divided into 1m² cells, with measurement of plant dimensions for size estimation.
Synthesized from method descriptions across 2 papers using this protocol.
Procedure from a recent peer-reviewed implementation
Grids 16 m x 16 m were laid out at each site and marked in 1 m increments, creating 256 grid cells of 1 m² each. The resulting 256 grid cells were marked using colored flags.
Quantities: 256 grid cells per site, 1 m × 1 m cell size, 16 m × 16 m total grid areaDuration: Not specifiedConditions: At three different elevational sites: upper (3150 m), middle (2970 m), and lower (2770 m) elevations
Equipment: colored flags, measuring equipment for 1 m increments
Map and measure sagebrush
Each sagebrush within the grid was marked with a flag, arbitrarily placed on the downslope side of the sagebrush stem. Each sagebrush was measured along the longest axis of its foliage and along the widest axis perpendicular to the long axis to give a rough estimate of the size of each plant.
Quantities: 84 sagebrush at upper site, 29 at middle site, 35 at lower siteDuration: Not specifiedConditions: Field conditions at three study sites
Equipment: flags, measuring equipment for plant dimensions