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sweep net sampling (Acrididae) — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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sweep net sampling (Acrididae)

Subcategory: arthropod community survey

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 28 entities)

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Knowledge graph centered on sweep net sampling (Acrididae) with 28 nodes and 103 connections. Top connected: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Barbey's Larkspur, Nuttall's Larkspur, Larkspurs, Colorado East River Valley.

Method synopsis

Standardized 3-minute sweep net sampling over 4m² plots to quantify grasshopper abundance and biomass along elevational gradients. Includes measurement of individual lengths as biomass proxy.

Synthesized from method descriptions across 1 paper using this protocol.

Typical Equipment

insect sweep nets
measuring tools for grasshopper length

Output Measurements

grasshopper abundance
grasshopper biomass
individual lengths

Papers Using This Protocol (1)

Tests for Elevational Gradients in Herbivore Abundance and Plant Resistance in the Rocky Mountain Ecosystem

Species Studied With This Protocol

Helianthella quinquenervis

Asteraceae1 paper

Nuttall's Larkspur

Ranunculaceae1 paper

Erigeron speciosus

Asteraceae1 paper

Fragaria virginiana

Rosaceae1 paper

Potentilla pulcherrima

Rosaceae1 paper

Barbey's Larkspur

Ranunculaceae1 paper

Potentilla hippiana

Rosaceae1 paper

Potentilla gracilis

Rosaceae1 paper

Melanoplus

Acrididae1 paper

Erigeron

Asteraceae1 paper

Places Where Used

Colorado East River Valley

Colorado

Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory

study site1 paper

Schofield Pass

named point1 paper

North Pole Basin