Protocols

Field methods, manuals and compatible monitoring workflows for Rede C2 and partner networks

Field methods · Data standards · Partner manuals

Protocols for C2

Standardized methods keep field data comparable across sites, teams and years.

Caatinga Cerrado Permanent plots Data standards

Field methods, harmonized tables and partner manuals.

Protocol logic

Rede C2 works with permanent plots in dry ecosystems and connects with broader monitoring initiatives.

This page gathers core protocol references that can support plot establishment, remeasurement, field standardization, data harmonization and cross-network comparability.

Recommended anchor

The DRYFLOR field manual is especially relevant because it offers a standardized workflow for permanent plots in seasonally dry tropical forests, including plot layout, tagging, remeasurement and woody stem monitoring.

DRYFLOR DOI

Plots

Layout, tagging and remeasurement.

Woody stems

Diameter, recruits and mortality.

Herbs

Regeneration and herb layer modules.

Modules

Soils, traits and disturbance.

Core protocol references

Rede C2

Network base

Space for Rede C2’s own protocols, field sheets and coding standards for plot installation, recensus, disturbance records, traits and soils.

Plot protocol Datasheets Field codes

DRYFLOR field manual

Dry forest permanent plots

A key manual for establishing and remeasuring permanent plots in seasonally dry tropical forests. Useful for woody stems, tagging rules and long-term comparability.

Protocols page Português English

ForestPlots.net

Field resources

Field resources, publications and practical material that support tropical plot monitoring and interoperability across networks.

No campo Publications

SECO

Dry tropics compatibility

Protocol pages and modules aligned with DryFlor, ForestPlots and related networks for dry-tropics monitoring.

Protocols Project

SEOSAW

Linked woodland modules

Interoperable protocols and datasheets for woodland monitoring, useful as a reference for compatible modules and workflow design.

Manuals

Citation anchor

Portuguese DRYFLOR manual

Use the DOI as a stable citation anchor when referring to the Portuguese DRYFLOR field manual in Rede C2 methods and protocol references.

DOI

Suggested Rede C2 workflow

01

Plot establishment and remeasurement

Plot geometry, subplot layout, coordinates, tagging, recensus intervals and replacement rules.

02

Woody stems census

Diameter standards, multiple stems, damage codes, recruits, mortality and field note structure.

03

Herb layer and regeneration

Modules for herbs, seedlings and regeneration tracking compatible with dry-forest and savanna workflows.

04

Soils, traits and disturbance

Optional compatible modules inspired by partner networks to maximize interoperability and ecological interpretation.

Datasheets and standards

Datasheets and field sheets

Minimum tables for recording plot metadata, stems, recruits, mortality, disturbance notes and observer information.

Plot metadata Stems Observers

Field codes and data standards

Controlled vocabularies for species status, stem condition, damage, phenology, collection status and data-quality flags.

Controlled vocabulary Quality flags Harmonization