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H&CS, Plant Path, Plant Biology 604.01
Measurements and Instruments

Date

Variable

Instrument/model

 
Community

1

Light quantity LI1000 and lightbar
Quantum meter
 

2

Light quality

spectroradiometer

omitted in 2003

3

Canopy architecture    
4 Spatial structure TTLQV analysis Excel template - transect

5

Leaf Area

LiCor 3100 area meter  

6

biodiversity

species richness
Shannons index
Simpson's Index
 

7


   

8

9

 

   

Whole plant

     

10

temperature thermocouple
hand-held radiometer
thermometer
 

11

porometer
stomata

   

12

soil water

TDR
gravimetric
volumetric
 

6-Nov

soil water potential

psychrometer

 

11-Nov

photosynthesis IRGA Excel template - photosynthesis

13-Nov

RWC

   

18-Nov

plant water use (VPD, ET, humidity)

   

 

psychrometer
   

 

pressure chamber

 

 

Other

 

  plant growth models

Growth analysis

Excel template - growth equations
  Excel    
  data loggers

Campbell CR21

Campbell CR10

 

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