The Tree of Life
Using Four Techniques for Sampling
Arthropod Diversity On and Around a Tree

Berlese Funnel

Anthropod Collecting

Pittfall Trapping

References

Group
Projects

References

Books

Blanton, C.M. (1990). "Canopy arthropod sampling: A sampling comparison of collapsible bag and fogging methods." J. Agr. Entomology. 7, 41-50.

Dindel. (1990).Soil Biology Guide. John Wiley and Sons. New York, NY.

Evans H.E., (1993). Life on a Little Known Planet. The Lyons Press.  ISBN 1558212493

Marshall, S.A., R.S. Anderson, R.E. Roughley, V. Behan-Pelletier, and H.V. Danks. (1994) Terrestrial arthropod biodiversity: planning a study and recommended sampling techniques. A Brief prepared by the Biological Survey of Canada (Terrestrial Arthropods) 33pp.

New, T.R. (1967). "Trap-banding as a collecting method for Neuroptera and their parasites, and some results obtained."Entomol. Gazette., 18: 37-45.

Norton R.A. and J. Kethley. (1988). "A collapsible full-sized Berlese funnel system." Entomological News 99: 41-47.

Southwood, T.R.E., (1978) Ecological Methods with Particular Reference to the Study of Insect Populations. 2nd edition. Chapman & Hall, London. 524pp.

Steyskal, G.C., W.L. Murphy, and E.M. Hoover (editors). (1986). Insects and mites: techniques for collection and preservation.  United States Department of Agriculture, Miscellaneous Publication No. 1443, 103 pp.

Stork, N.E., J. Adis, and R.K. Didham (editors). (1997). Canopy Arthropods. Chapman and Hall, London

Websites

1.    http://wh/protocols/seb.missouri.edu/~bioscish  - This link is under development but has several good pictures and descriptions of insects found during trapping

2.    http://www.people.virginia.edu/~sos-iwla - A good site for modifying for use in and around streams

3.    http://www.cciw.ca.eman-temp/research/protocols/arthropod - Excellent site for monitoring protocols

4.   http://www.amnh.org/science/biodiversity/biodiversity_counts - This site has a place for students to put up their data for others to review and use.

5.   http://www.amnh.org/learn/biodiversity_counts - This is the site for posting the data.

Acknowledgements

The authors wish to thank Kefyn Catley for his guidance and assistance on this project, Dan Jennings for information about bark collection techniques, and Chuck for the buckets.

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