Dear Colleagues,
There has been quite a bit of discussion about whether a pan trap protocol can successfully sample pollinators in forested ecosystems. This is particularly an issue in tropical countries such as Ghana and Brazil. We know that so much of activity of pollinators takes place up in the canopy, - so how can we sample there?
Simon Potts worked with Peter Kwapong and colleagues in Ghana to develop a methodology that can get pan traps up into the canopy. Simon tells us that, he has used this method extensively in Ghana, India, Congo, DRC and elsewhere, and that it works well and definitely is more effective in collecting pollinators in forests than putting pantraps on the ground!
They have submitted a publication on the methodology which should soon be published; please contact us to send a copy when it is available.
Photos of forest monitoring method
best,
Barbara
There has been quite a bit of discussion about whether a pan trap protocol can successfully sample pollinators in forested ecosystems. This is particularly an issue in tropical countries such as Ghana and Brazil. We know that so much of activity of pollinators takes place up in the canopy, - so how can we sample there?
Simon Potts worked with Peter Kwapong and colleagues in Ghana to develop a methodology that can get pan traps up into the canopy. Simon tells us that, he has used this method extensively in Ghana, India, Congo, DRC and elsewhere, and that it works well and definitely is more effective in collecting pollinators in forests than putting pantraps on the ground!
They have submitted a publication on the methodology which should soon be published; please contact us to send a copy when it is available.
Photos of forest monitoring method
best,
Barbara
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