Since April 2008, we have tracked the general forest phenology of the UCSC-FERP through a network of 1-m^2 litter traps.   Every two weeks, interns record:
1. Species of leaves present
2. Species of flowers (or male cones, for conifers) present
3. Number of fruits or cones
4. Number of seeds (if separate from fruits)

 Click to download LitterTrapDataSheet  and the LitterTrapProtocol used to record data from 115 traps (42 traps on the original 6-ha plot from 2008-2012)

Phenology data are available on request from FERP Director at ggilbert@ucsc.edu.  Our data are contributed to the MASTIF network (led be Jim Clark) for comparative analysis of forest phenology around the world. See the numerous publications that have come from the phenology data.