Pollinator Monitoring: Timed Pollinator Count Guide
Author(s): Mindi Summers
University of Calgary
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Summary:
The Pollinator Monitoring: Timed Pollinator Count Guide aims to enhance understanding of pollinator diversity and the plants that support them. This guide empowers community scientists to contribute to this knowledge by conducting timed counts of…
Description
This guide provides clear instructions for conducting timed counts of pollinators visiting flowers. Following either a quadrat or transect method, participants observe a designated area for 5 or 10 minutes, documenting all insect visits to flowers. The guide emphasizes the importance of standardizing data collection for comparative analysis and offers resources for sharing results. This guide enables community members to contribute valuable data for understanding and supporting urban pollinator biodiversity through systematic monitoring.
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Researchers should cite this work as follows:
- Summers, M. (2024). Pollinator Monitoring: Timed Pollinator Count Guide. QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/QZD0-NX23