Roy, K.A., Atkinson, C.T., and Granthon, C., 2019, Hawaii Island Environmental Sampler Comparison 2016-2018: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9QN1HBT.
Summary
We designed two new samplers for monitoring airborne particulates, including fungal and fern spores and plant pollen, that rely on natural wind currents (Passive Environmental Sampler) or a battery operated fan (Active Environmental Sampler). Both samplers are modeled after commercial devices such as the Rotorod® and the Burkard samplers, but are more economical and require less maintenance than commercial devices. We compared our two new samplers to Rotorod® samplers using Xyleborus spp. boring dust (frass) known to contain fungi responsible for Rapid ʽŌhiʽa Death. The comparison was done in a large outdoor field cage to determine relative effectiveness of the three samplers for capturing windblown boring dust. The dataset contains [...]
Summary
We designed two new samplers for monitoring airborne particulates, including fungal and fern spores and plant pollen, that rely on natural wind currents (Passive Environmental Sampler) or a battery operated fan (Active Environmental Sampler). Both samplers are modeled after commercial devices such as the Rotorod® and the Burkard samplers, but are more economical and require less maintenance than commercial devices. We compared our two new samplers to Rotorod® samplers using Xyleborus spp. boring dust (frass) known to contain fungi responsible for Rapid ʽŌhiʽa Death. The comparison was done in a large outdoor field cage to determine relative effectiveness of the three samplers for capturing windblown boring dust. The dataset contains counts of boring dust particles that were captured by the three types of samples over the course of twelve trials.
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Atkinson, C.T., Roy, K., Granthon, C. 2019. Economical Environmental Sampler Designs for Detecting Airborne Spread of Fungi Responsible for Rapid `Ōhi`a Death. Hilo, Hawaii: University of Hawaii at Hilo Hawaii Cooperative Studies Unit, Technical Report HCSU-087. 37 pages. Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/10790/4568
