THE

S A G E

PROJECT

A WORKSHOP REPORT

ON

TERRESTRIAL ARTHROPOD SAMPLING PROTOCOLS

FOR GRAMINOID ECOSYSTEMS

Albert T. Finnamore

Invertebrate Zoology
Provincial Museum of Alberta
12845 - 102 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
T5N 0M6

April 1996

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS

2. INTRODUCTION
   • SAGE - The Sustainable Arid Grassland Ecosystems Project

3. GRASSLAND ARTHROPOD RESEARCH IN CANADA
   • The Provincial Museum of Alberta
   • The University of Manitoba Department of Entomology Research Activities
   • The Biological Survey of Canada (Terrestrial Arthropods)
   • A Multi-Disciplinary Study of Crop Production Systems for the Canadian Prairies, Saskatoon Research Station
   • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London Pest Management Research Centre

4. PRAIRIE ECOZONE
   TERRESTRIAL ARTHROPOD SAMPLING PROTOCOLS
   • Climate Monitoring Protocols
   • Protocols for a Soil Ecosystem Approach for Characterizing Soil Biodiversity
   • Sampling Protocols for Microarthropods
   • Sifting and Berlese Protocols
   • Pitfall Trapping
   • Pan Traps
   • Corpse, Dung, and Mammal Burrow Protocols
   • Homopteran Sampling Techniques - Grasslands
   • Malaise/Flight Intercept Sampling Protocols
   • Sampling Protocols for Canopy Arthropods Associated With Riparian Habitats In Grasslands
   • Adjunct Sampling Protocols and Public Partnerships

5. ANNEX
   • List of Participants