Protocols
Field methods, manuals and compatible monitoring workflows for Rede C2 and partner networks
Caatinga Cerrado Protocols
Standardized protocols are the backbone of long-term monitoring: they keep data comparable across sites, teams and years.
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.
The DRYFLOR field manual is especially relevant for Rede C2 because it offers a standardized workflow for permanent plots in seasonally dry tropical forests, including plot layout, tagging, remeasurement and woody stem monitoring.
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.
DRYFLOR field manual
Dry forest permanent plots
A key manual for establishing and remeasuring permanent plots in seasonally dry tropical forests. It is especially useful for woody stems, tagging rules and long-term comparability.
ForestPlots.net
Field resources and manuals
ForestPlots.net provides field resources, publications and practical material that support tropical plot monitoring and interoperability across networks.
SECO
Dry tropics compatibility
SECO connects dry tropics monitoring initiatives and provides protocol pages and modules that align with DryFlor, ForestPlots and related networks.
SEOSAW
Linked woodland modules
SEOSAW offers interoperable protocols and datasheets for woodland monitoring, useful as a methodological reference for compatible modules and workflow design.
Recommended citation anchor
DRYFLOR Portuguese manual
This DOI can be used as a stable citation anchor when referring to the Portuguese DRYFLOR field manual in Rede C2 methods and protocol references.
Suggested Rede C2 sections
Plot establishment and remeasurement
Plot geometry, subplot layout, coordinates, tagging, recensus intervals and replacement rules.
Woody stems census
Diameter standards, multiple stems, damage codes, recruits, mortality and field note structure.
Herb layer and regeneration
Modules for herbs, seedlings and regeneration tracking compatible with dry-forest and savanna workflows.
Soils, traits and disturbance
Optional compatible modules inspired by partner networks to maximize interoperability and ecological interpretation.