10 Meter Plots
After gathering caterpillar specimens along the roadside we ventured into the Honey Island Swamp to count leaf matter and collect more caterpillar specimens. We bushwhacked a trail, marking our way with tree tagging tape so we would be able to find our way back out again. When we reached our destination, we set up a 10 meter plot and counted the leaf matter using estimation techniques; we also scanned the area visually for caterpillars. When we decided visuals weren't enough, we used "beat sheets" to collect more specimens. One person holds the "beat sheets" underneath a bush and/or tree while their partner strikes the top of the bush firmly so as to knock specimens out of the leaf matter.
Day 2/Question #5
How many square meters are there in a 10x10 meter plot?
Day 2/Question #6
About how many square feet is this?
Day 2/Question #7
Why do you think beat sheets are used? What advantage do they give the research scientists?
posted by Mrs. Moore @ 12:24 AM
2 Comments:
There are a hundred square meters in 10*10 plot space. There is about three hundred square feet in a hundred square meter space. Beat sheets are used to get caterpillars out of a bush or tree. Beat sheets give an advantage to research scientists because they can find caterpillars without an naked eye.
Correct! There are 100 square meters in a 10*10 plot.
There are approximately 3 feet in a meter. So, be careful, a 10*10 meter plot would measure about 30*30 feet which would mean a 10*10 meter plot is about 900 square feet!
Tricky, isn't it? :)
Beat sheets are used for EXACTLY what you stated. After doing a "visual" inspection of the plot we hit the tree tops with a piece of bamboo and place a beat sheet underneath to collect any caterpillars that may have been "hiding". Well done!
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