Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center

29 Aug, 02 AM - 29 Aug, 09 AM

Your application describes your activities on the reserve as follows. If this description does not include the activities you will be undertaking please update your application. If your project has changed substantially, please submit a new application. This project currently has seven sites but will have ten by the conclusion of this project. At each of these sites, transects will be used to document the number of species and their cover at each site. From each species, as small number of leaves will be collected and analyzed in a lab for specific leaf area and nitrogen, carbon and phosphorus content. Measurements of the photosynthetic maximums for each plant species will be taken using a LiCor 6400. If the leaves are smaller than 6 cm2, then they will be collected and their area calculated in a lab. Water use efficiency will be determined by collecting a small number of leaves in the period immediately following the growing period for the area and analyzing them for C13 content. For decomposition experiments, leaf litter will be collected from each site, weighed, and placed in litter bags. These litter bags will be returned to the sites for different amounts of time before being recollected and weighed. Remote sensing will be used to determine the phenology of the area across multiple years.

Visit #29544 @Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center

Approved

Under Project # 23138 | Research

Variation in plant traits at species and community levels along an altitudinal gradient

graduate_student - University of California, Riverside

Reservation Members(s)

Group of 2 Graduate Student Aug 29, 2012 (1 days)

Reserve Resources(s) | Create Invoice