Pitcher Plants - Exp. 3, 2010
- HF-ID: HFS2010-06
- Category: Research Samples
- Creator: Gotelli, N., Ellison, A.M.
- Date: October 1, 2010
- Location: Belchertown MA
- Media: Samples - litter
- Contents:
- Leaf litter dried and stored in paper bags. 2 boxes.
- Keywords: carnivorous plants, biogeography, food webs, insects
- Abstract:
- Swift River Bog, Belchertown, MA
- hf159-06: MAPP experiment 3
- Belchertown experiment: In this experiment, we simulate herbivory by Exyra fax larvae cutting a hole in a Sarracenia leaf that mimics the effects of larval feeding. To increase the realism of the experiment, we rub the inside of the wound with scrapings from real Exyra attacks, to facilitate the transfer of fungi and bacteria that are often associated with natural bore holes. Four experimental treatments were applied to 80 randomly selected adult plants (at least 10 cm longest leaf) at Swift River Bog in Belchertown, Massachusetts: 1) control (no plant manipulations), 2) single Exyra attack (only the first leaf of the season has a hole-punch), 3) multiple Exyra attacks (all leaves are perforated with a hole-punch), 4) single leaf removal (the first leaf of the season is entirely removed before it opens). Treatments were applied in 2007 and 2009. Plant growth, prey capture, and ant-nest distributions were measured in July (ants) and September (growth, prey capture) annually from 2007-2010.
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- Archives Location: Sample Archive, Bay 1, stack 1, shelf 5
- Access: Active
- Administrative Notes:
- 7/10/15 Labels were created for boxes.
- 10/7/2022 Former title: Moths, Ants and Pitcher Plants - Exp. 3
- Disposal Notes: Never Dispose. never.