Re: [ECOLOG-L] Catching soil invertebrates

2008-05-26 Thread Michel, Nicole L
jobs, news on behalf of Jordan M. Marshall Sent: Mon 5/26/2008 8:13 AM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Catching soil invertebrates Dave In my experiences with pitfall traps, I don't recall capturing many earthworms. I have captured occasional snails, slugs, and so

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Catching soil invertebrates

2008-05-26 Thread Kathleen Knight
Excellent methods for sampling earthworms are on this website: http://www.nrri.umn.edu/worms/research/methods_worms.html The liquid mustard method is easy and works very well, in my experience. -Kathleen -- Kathleen S. Knight Research Ecologist USDA Fo

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Catching soil invertebrates

2008-05-26 Thread Jordan M. Marshall
a: grants, jobs, news" > > 05/23/2008 10:54 PM > Please respond to > "David H. Byman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To > ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU > cc > > Subject > [ECOLOG-L] Catching soil invertebrates > > > > > > > Dear All: I

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Catching soil invertebrates

2008-05-25 Thread Elmer J. Finck
Mammalogists' webpage. mas tarde, EJF "David H. Byman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news" 05/23/2008 10:54 PM Please respond to "David H. Byman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU cc

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Catching soil invertebrates

2008-05-24 Thread J. Michael Nolan
This is all great stuff for field studies. Do not forget Burying Beetles. Some amazing things you can do with this Family of insect. If you have access to road-kill, etc. it can work very well. These are also Beetles you can bring into your classroom and do the same thing with. Not sure this ap

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Catching soil invertebrates

2008-05-23 Thread Sei, Makiri Dr.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 1:15 PM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Catching soil invertebrates Dear All: I would like to do a comparative study of soil macroinvertebrates inside and outside a deer exclosure. As I am interested in evaluating the available of

[ECOLOG-L] Catching soil invertebrates

2008-05-23 Thread David H. Byman
Dear All: I would like to do a comparative study of soil macroinvertebrates inside and outside a deer exclosure. As I am interested in evaluating the available of shrew food as affected by heavy deer browsing, I would like to census the populations of snails, slugs, earthworms and insect larvae