Measurement Protocols
KBS LTAR uses measurement protocols developed and adopted by the LTAR Network as listed below. Additional working protocols appear in our Data Catalog.
Protocols.io
2025
Wilke, B. J., & Boughton, E. H. (2024). USDA LTAR Common Experiment measurement: Cropland plant diversity. doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.j8nlk8wpxl5r/v1
Abendroth, L. J., Liebig, M. A., & Robertson, G. P. (2025). USDA LTAR Cropland Common Experiment: Standardized primary metric protocols. https://www.protocols.io/view/usda-ltar-cropland-common-experiment-standardized-dh3w38pe
Abendroth, L. J., Liebig, M. A., & Robertson, G. P. (2025). USDA ARS Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) Common Experiment. https://www.protocols.io/view/usda-ars-long-term-agroecosystem-research-ltar-com-dwyb7fsn
2024
Cassida, K. A., & Collins, H. (2024). USDA LTAR Common Experiment measurement: Obtaining quality metrics in forage aboveground biomass. Protocols.io. dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.n2bvjn6wpgk5/v1
Cordova S. C., C. Dell, M. Liebig, M. A. Cavigelli, D. R. Huggins, and G. P. Robertson. (2024). USDA LTAR Common Experiment measurement: Soil organic carbon stocks and change V.1. Protocols.io. dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.q26g7yo1kgwz/v1
Haddad, N. M., & Smith, J. D. (2024). USDA LTAR Common Experiment measurement: Butterfly diversity and abundance. Protocols.io. dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.14egn6bnpl5d/v1
Hamilton, S. K., Pisani, O., Kovar, J. L., Malone, R. W., Morrow, A. J., & Cole, K. J. (2024). USDA LTAR Common Experiment measurement: Total phosphorus (TP) and total dissolved phosphorus (TDP) concentration. Protocols.io. dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.8epv5r7m6g1b/v1
Hamilton, S. K., Moriasi, D. N., & Baffaut, C. (2024). USDA LTAR Common Experiment measurement: Channelized surface flow discharge. Protocols.io. dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.rm7vzj195lx1/v1
Malone, R. W., Morrow, A. J., Pisani, O., Kovar, J. L., Hamilton, S. K., & Cole, K. J. (2024). USDA LTAR Common Experiment measurement: Total nitrogen (TN) and total dissolved nitrogen (TDN) concentration. Protocols.io. dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.5jyl82rkrl2w/v1
Pisani, O., Lizotte, R., Veum, K. S., Kovar, J. L., Hamilton, S. K., & Malone, R. W. (2024). USDA LTAR Common Experiment measurement: Best practices for collection, handling, and analyses of water quality samples. Protocols.io. dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.q26g71z68gwz/v1
Robertson, G. P., Cavigelli, M. A., Collins, H. P., Dell, C., Huggins, D. R., Jin, V. L., Kahmark, K., & Liebig, M. A. (2024). USDA LTAR Common Experiment Measurement: Chamber-based fluxes of nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4) from soil. Protocols.io. dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.yxmvmemw5g3p/v1
Wilke, B. J., & Chilvers, M. I. (2024). USDA LTAR Common Experiment measurement: Cereal crop mycotoxin concentration. Protocols.io. dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.j8nlk8b6xl5r/v1 \
Wilke, B., Abendroth, L. J., & VanderWulp, S. (2024). USDA LTAR Common Experiment measurement: Aboveground biomass. Protocols.io. dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bp2l62zmkgqe/v1
Wilke, B. J. (2024). USDA LTAR Common Experiment measurement: Crop scouting for pests and diseases. Protocols.io. dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bp2l62mzdgqe/v1
Wilke, B. J., & Boughton, E. H. (2024). USDA LTAR Common Experiment measurement: Cropland plant diversity. https://protocols.io/view/usda-ltar-common-experiment-measurement-cropland-p-ddzd2726