Aquatic plant bryophyte macroalgae clip harvest (DP1.20066.001)

Aquatic plant, bryophyte, and macroalgae clip harvest sampling is conducted once per year at wadeable streams (during the mid-summer aquatic biology window) and three times per year in rivers and lake sites. During the first and third bouts in rivers and lakes, only presence/absence of vegetation is noted. During the mid-summer bout, samples are collected via quadrats in wadeable streams, and rake collection in lakes and rivers. Ten samples are collected per site if plants are present. In wadeable streams, clip harvest samples are collected near plant transect locations. In lakes and rivers, ten randomly selected points are sampled at depths that are colonized by plants. These samples are partitioned into samples for ash-free dry mass analyses and chemical analyses. Instrumentation: