Last Thursday I took chlorophyll measurements of the Phragmites leaves in the chambers. I sampled one leaf per plant in every single chamber. That's over 150 plants! But it did not actually take too long. Just a few hours in the morning. I used this handy little chlorophyll meter. It doesn't have actual units, but it measures chlorophyll content relatively, so it's perfect for treatment comparisons!
And it was all worth it when I ran the data and found a trend!
Seeing results makes all the hours in the field totally worth it. There's a method to my madness of repeatedly getting sunburn, getting bitten by bugs, getting scratched by Phragmites, etc. Because it's in the name of science!
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