1.
Gather
Supplies. Before heading to a site for Total Demo, pack equipment needed for
collecting demography data.
a.
Visor
i. verify form “EaDemo2016” is on the
visor
ii. check for low batteries
b.
Aluminum
plant tags
c.
Flag
bag and colored flags for the patented “Ea Total Demo Flaggin’ System™”
d.
Site
stake files loaded on GRS-1 units
e.
GRS-1
unit (Sulu or Chekov), poles, extra batteries, Flaggin’ System™ reminder stickers.
f.
Clipboard(s)
with site map for the site(s) that will be visited.
2.
Initialize
visors; this “dummy record” facilitates data management
a.
Create
a new record in the “EaDemo2016” form
b.
Select
the appropriate site from the drop down menu in the demo form
c.
Enter
“-33” in the “loc” field. Some sites have multiple stake files. For each new
stake file enter a new dummy record with “-33” in the loc field and the stake
file’s “super code” in the note field.
3.
Set
up GRS-1 machine and import stake file
a.
Open
data connection
b.
Open
TopSurv
c.
Create
a new job, for demo job name should be “SURV_YYYYMMDD_MachineName” where
machine name is either SULU or CHEK
d.
Import
a Stake File – once the TopSurv menu is open:
i. Select “Import”
ii. “From File”
iii. “Next”
iv. Change the “Type” field to “All
files”
v. Then Select the appropriate .csv
for the site
1.
Check
that the filename matches the site’s paper map code.
2.
Record
this filename in the gps captain’s log.
vi. For “file style” select Name,
E(Lon), N(Lat), Notes
e.
Select
the first “loc” for the site and hit stake.
4.
The
GPS operator should stake to the locs for the site in consecutive order and
flag the locs with the appropriate flag color (see “Ea Total Demo Flaggin’
System™” below).
5.
Demographers
should follow behind the gps operator collecting demography information on each
loc, it is important that demography info is collected for EVERY loc.
6.
If
a loc has a tag and a plant then record demographic information in the visor, as follows
a.
Enter the loc number
b.
Record the plant status
(i.e. flowering, basal, etc.)
c.
Count and record the
number of rosettes (basal & flowering together),
d.
Count and record number
of normal flowering heads and other flowering heads (use demography codes in
Demography Dictionary below). For basal plants, enter “0” in normal/other
flowering head fields.
e.
Look for other plants
within 12cm and record distance and direction to any near neighbors. Record
identity of neighbors as “b” for untagged basal plant, or tag.demoCode for
tagged neighbors.
f.
Note: Make detailed notes if you encounter
strange situations
7.
If
there is a plant with no tag #we need to discuss this
a.
Select
the “No tag” option in the “loc status” field.
b.
If
you are certain that the plant is associated with the loc (a plant that has
flowering stems from the previous year) continue with demo
c.
If
you are not certain that the plant is associated with the loc (multiple nearby
plants) select “loc uncertain” option in the “loc status” field. #is loc uncertain an option?
8.
No
plant found, but tag present
a.
Select
the “No pla” option in the “loc status” field.
b.
Enter
“not present” in the “plant status field”
9.
No
plant, no tag
a.
Select
the “No tag” option in the “loc status” field
b.
Select
the “No pla” option in the “loc status” field.
c.
Enter
“not present” in the “plant status field”
10. Plant more than 15 cm from the stake point
with a tag.
a.
Create
two demo records, one for the loc and one for the plant with a tag.
b.
In
the loc record enter “loc uncertain”, “no tag”, “no pla” in the “loc status”
field.
c.
In
the plant demo record do not enter a loc in the loc field but enter “new loc”
and flag the plant with a white flag so that a gps point will be shot.
11. Plant more than 15 cm from stake point with no
tag.
a.
YOU
CAN’T BE CERTAIN THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT PLANT, refer to no plant, no tag.
12. Multiple locs, one tag
a.
Create
two demo records
i. The record for the first loc should contain
all demography information.
1.
The
second loc should have the loc in the loc field, “multiple equivalent locs” in
the “loc status field” and the two equivalent locs in the “equivalent locs”
field written: firstLoc;secondLoc
b.
Multiple
locs, multiple tags
i. Refer to “Multiple locs, one tag”
except in the first demo record also select “Multiple tags; keep one” in the
“loc status”.
ii. Collect the newest tag, unless the
older tag is illegible.
1.
Enter
the tag that is kept in the “tag” field and the collected tag in the “collected
tags” field
b.
One
loc, multiple tags.
1.
Collect
the newest tag, unless the older tag is illegible.
2.
Enter
the tag that is kept in the “tag” field and the collected tag in the “collected
tags” field
c.
Dead
lvs, with a tag.
1.
Enter
“dead last yrs lvs” in the “plant status” field if the dead leaves are from
last year
2.
Enter
“dead this yrs lvs” in the “plant status” field if the dead leaves are from
this year
d.
Flowering
plant with new loc this year
1.
If
there is a point for this plant on the map, enter the tag number in the loc
field
e.
New
flowering plant
1.
Give
the plant a tag
2.
Enter
“new loc” and “new tag” #verify “new tag” is an option in
the “loc status” field
3.
Flag
the plant with a white flag so that a gps point will be shot.
13.
Reminders: Use your detective skills!
a.
Search carefully for old
tags buried under the thatch/gravel/soil
14. Wrap-up
a.
Double
check that demo records have been made for all existing locs and new flowering
plants.
b.
Double
check that points have been shot for all plants with white flags.
c.
Create
an end record in the visor with “-99” in the “loc” field.
1.
Pink,
for locs ending in 1 and 6
2.
Blue,
for locs ending in 2 and 7
3.
Orange,
for locs ending in 3 and 8
4.
Red,
for locs ending in 4 and 9
5.
Yellow,
for locs ending in 5 and 0
-Remember
PBORY order by “Peanut butter on rye” or when working backwards, YROBP, “Why
rob P?”
-White
flags will be used to indicate if a point needs to be shot at a plant.
-Demographers
should collect the flags after they do demography at the loc. The flags should
be returned to the gps operator as needed.
When entering demographic information in the textLocId field of
the GRS-1 GPS units, use the format “tag#.code” (see examples below). Note that
any head that produces pollen or seeds is considered normal. Use D only for
heads that fail to flower due to some disease or deformity. If a plant has
clear symptoms of aster yellows you can use survey note "day."
Code interpretation
U unattached tag
B basal plant
# number of normal heads
M stem(s) mowed off
T head(s) toppled by
weevil (rare)
D head with some other
disease or
deformity*
S bud did not make it
to fl for unknown
reason
F head/stem broken by
observer or measurer
day aster yellows
6.x non-echinacea object
x
Examples:
tag#.2 2 normal heads
tag#.2M1 2 normal heads
and
1 mowed off stem
tag#.M3 3 heads mowed off
tag#.1M2S3 1 normal head, 2
mowed, and three
buds