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dc.contributor.authorMajer, Jonathan
dc.contributor.authorRecher, H.
dc.contributor.authorKeals, N.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T14:31:09Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T14:31:09Z
dc.date.created2008-11-12T23:21:00Z
dc.date.issued1996
dc.identifier.citationMajer, Jonathan D. and Recher, Harry and Keals, Natalie. 1996. Branchlet shaking: a method for sampling tree canopyarthropods under windy conditions. Australian Journal of Ecology 21: 229-234.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39152
dc.description.abstract

Chemical knockdown is a commonly used method for sampling canopy arthropods. The procedure is susceptible to high winds and in certain conditions may be virtually unusable. Here we introduce a new procedure, branchlet shaking, and compare it with chemical knockdown. Samples produced by branchlet shaking yield fewer arthropods per tree and tend to miss some larger (>l.Ocm) and some smaller (<O.2cm) animals. However, the two procedures generally produce data which can portray similar information about the canopy fauna. It is concluded that although chemical knockdown is a superior sampling procedure, branchlet shaking is a possible alternative for situations where chemical knockdown is impractical. Interpretation of the data must, however, take into account the limitations of the branchlet shaking procedure.

dc.relation.urihttp://www.blackwellpublishing.com/permis.asp?ref=1442-9985
dc.subjectarthropods - canopy - Eucalyptus - sampling - wind
dc.titleBranchlet shaking: a method for sampling tree canopyarthropods under windy conditions
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume21
dcterms.source.startPage229
dcterms.source.endPage234
dcterms.source.titleAustralian Journal of Ecology
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J.D. Majer, H. Recher, N. Keals (1996) Branchlet shaking: a method for sampling tree canopy arthropods under windy conditions, Australian Journal of Ecology v.21 pp.229-234

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Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Reproduced with permission.

curtin.identifierEPR-160
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyDivision of Resources and Environment
curtin.facultyMuresk Institute
curtin.facultyDepartment of Environmental Biology


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