Grasshopper counts and feeding damage at the GCE-LTER Seawater Addition Long-Term Experiment (SALTEx) in 2016

Grasshopper abundance and feeding damage were investigated at the Georgia Coastal Ecosystems (GCE) LTER Seawater Addition Long-Term Experiment (SALTEx) study area approximately monthly in 2016. We conducted visual surveys in each replicate plot and counted 3 species of grasshopper (Romalea, Leptysma, Orchelimum) and scored grasshopper feeding damage on 2 species of plants (Zizaniopsis, Pontederia).

2016年，研究人员约每月在佐治亚海岸生态系统（Georgia Coastal Ecosystems, GCE）长期生态研究（Long-Term Ecosystem Research, LTER）海水添加长期实验（Seawater Addition Long-Term Experiment, SALTEx）的研究区域内，开展了蚱蜢种群丰度与取食危害的调查。本研究在每个重复样地中开展目视调查，计数3种蚱蜢（Romalea、Leptysma、Orchelimum），并对2种植物（Zizaniopsis、Pontederia）的蚱蜢取食危害程度进行评分。