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Willow sap well damage assessment (Plantae)

Subcategory: physiological condition scoring
Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Description

A standardized 1-5 scale classification system for assessing the physiological condition and damage level of willow branches containing sapsucker sap wells, ranging from fresh wells on healthy branches to completely dead branches with peeled bark.

Typical Equipment

  • visual assessment criteria

Output Measurements

  • branch damage score (1-5)
  • branch health status
  • sap well condition

Papers Using This Protocol (1)

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Patterns of sap-foraging on willows (<i>Salix spp.i</i>) by a keystone species: the Red-naped Sapsucker (<i>Sphyrapicus nuchalis</i>)

2011introducing