PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE DATA FORM 4: SPRING PLOT SAMPLING

Fill out one form for each plot after beetle release. Use for spring sampling.

 

Name(s) __________________________________________________________________

 

School ____________________________________________________________________

 

Teacher’s name ____________________________________________________________

 

Date (include year)__________________________________________________________

 

Plot # _____________________________________________________________________

 

Site name _________________________________________________________________

 

9. * Describe any features of quadrat (recent flooding, bird nests, insects, etc.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10. * Percent cover of purple loosestrife and cattail

 

Plant Species

Percent Cover

 

0%

1–5%

6–25%

26–50%

51–75%

76–100%

Purple Loosestrife

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cattail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.* Number of stems of purple loosestrife and cattail

Plant Species

Number of stems

Purple Loosestrife

 

Cattail

 

 

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*Numbers refer to steps in Baseline Plot Sampling on Release Site procedure, starting on p. 127.

 

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For use with Invasion Ecology, Section 3: Beyond Protocols