| Description |
1 online resource (267 p.) |
| Series |
ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Bks |
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ASA, CSSA, and SSSA Bks
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| Contents |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Photo Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- What is "Fieldwork?" -- Who Does Fieldwork? -- Why Am I Doing this? -- References -- Chapter 2 Types of Fieldwork -- Experimental Design -- Plot Experiment -- Survey -- Case Study -- Monitoring -- Sampling Design -- Event Sampling -- Grab Versus Composite Sampling -- Sampling for Laboratory Studies -- References -- Chapter 3 Preparation -- Site Selection -- Where Do I Need to Look? -- Risk Assessment -- Emergency -- Equipment -- Tools -- Consumables |
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Maps, Apps, and Fieldsheets -- Local or Regional Maps -- Sketch Maps -- Plot Diagrams -- Mobile Apps -- Field Sheets -- Photographs -- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) -- Vehicles -- Weather -- Target Conditions -- Precipitation -- Humidity and Temperature -- Wind -- Sunlight -- Soil Conditions -- River Conditions -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 4 Logistics -- Communication -- Your Team -- The Local Community -- Officials -- The Buddy System -- Checklists -- The Importance of the "Trial Run" -- In the Field -- Things Go Wrong! -- Delays -- Errors |
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Standard Operating Procedures and Quality Control -- Accidents -- Vandalism, Theft, and Interference -- Moving On -- Taking Care of Yourself in the Field -- Dressing for the Field -- Hydration -- Food -- Toilet -- Moving in the Outdoors -- Fatigue -- Personal Safety -- Stress -- Accommodation -- Sample Management -- Packaging Samples -- Labeling -- Wildlife -- A Note on Insects -- Domestic Animals -- Zoonoses and Biosecurity -- References -- Chapter 5 Environmental Monitoring -- Resolution, Precision, Accuracy, and Hysteresis -- Monitoring Arrays: An Overview -- Components |
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Logger-Box or Enclosure -- The Data-Logger -- Power -- Power Calculation -- Example -- Sensors -- Air, Soil, and Water Temperature -- Stage -- Humidity -- Wind Speed -- Rain Gauges -- Volumetric Soil Water Content -- Matric Potential -- Step-by-Step Installation -- References -- Chapter 6 Soil Techniques -- Soil Sampling Equipment -- Soil Survey -- Pore-Water Sampling -- References -- Chapter 7 Water Techniques -- Surface Water Sampling -- Freshwater -- Instream Parameters -- Stream Width and Depth -- Physico-Chemical Parameters -- Using a Multiparameter Probe -- Sampling for Laboratory Analysis |
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Autosamplers -- Sediment (Bed, Bank, and Water Column) -- Groundwater Sampling -- Microbial and Sterile Sampling -- Soil and Sediments -- Water -- Sample Preservation -- References -- Chapter 8 Plants -- Finding a Slope -- Randomizing Plots -- Marking Field Plots -- Applying Treatment to Field Plots -- Phenology -- Wheat -- Corn -- Perennial Forage Grasses -- Soybeans -- Vegetation Sampling -- Root Sampling -- Plant Height -- Yield -- Forage Crops -- Grain Crops -- References -- Chapter 9 Animal Techniques -- Live-Catch Trapping -- Use of Trail Cameras -- References -- EULA |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Environmental sciences -- Research -- Methodology
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Agriculture -- Research -- Methodology
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Fieldwork (Educational method)
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fieldwork (research)
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Agriculture -- Research -- Methodology
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Environmental sciences -- Research -- Methodology
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Fieldwork (Educational method)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780891183808 |
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0891183809 |
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