Objective:
A meteorological station tracks hourly climate data, rodent trapping webs consisting of 145 Sherman traps catch rodents twice yearly, two passive funnel bee traps track the world’s longest continuously monitored bee community, 1m X 1m quadrats estimate plant biomass twice yearly for 265 plant species, and belt transects capture changes in plant phenology and grasshopper biodiversity.
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Long Term Monitoring Layers (AKA Core Sites):
Core Site Design
Core Site Evolutionary Monitoring