A Litter-Bag Method for the Study of Microarthropods Inhabiting Leaf Litter
BS>A botanical method is described for use in sampling leaf litter in studies of succession of microarthropod species. This method uses fresh leaf litter in net bags that are placed on the forest floor. Sampling at intervals permits estimates of the rates of breakdown of the litter. During such studies it was found that microarthropods invade the bags freely and can be extracted with Tullgren funnels. An anaiysis of data indicated that the bags tended to produce high populations. The use of dm/sup 2/ litter bags was found to produce best results for quantitative sampling for Tydeus sp. and possibly other species. (C.H.)
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab., Tenn.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- NSA Number:
- NSA-17-007761
- OSTI ID:
- 4741075
- Journal Information:
- Ecology, Vol. 43, Issue 3; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-63; ISSN 0012-9658
- Publisher:
- Ecological Society of America (ESA)
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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