Chapter 20. Sampling Plant Populations in a Community
Equipment and Materials
You’ll need the following items to complete this field session. (The standard kit for this book, available from www.thehomescientist.com, includes the items listed in the first group.)
Materials from Kit
Centrifuge tubes (specimen containers)
Magnifier
Ruler
Materials You Provide
Gloves
Assistant
Camera (optional, with macro feature)
Hammer or mallet
Marking pen (for labeling)
Field guides to plants and trees (for your region)
Plastic bags (specimen containers)
Pocket knife
Scissors
Stakes (see text)
String or cord (250 feet or 75 meters)
Tape measure (50-foot or 15-meter)
Background
In this field session we’ll define a survey area and do sample counts of the plant populations within that ...
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