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bags to packets. Therefore, it is 
best to just start off by develop¬ 
ing good eolleeting habits and 
teehniques and use paper packets 
for speeimen aequisition. A paek- 
et ean be folded from a sheet of 
photoeopy paper (although a 
heavier stock weight is required) 
to provide wet speeimens greater 
support until dried. Standard 
photoeopy paper easily falls 
apart or tears when wet so it 
should not be used. In extremely 
wet elimates, we find ‘water- 
repellent’ paper to be ideal 
although a bit more time will 
usually be required for the speei¬ 
mens to dry and the unit eost per 
paeket is greater. Other types of 
paper available in different eoun- 
tries may also be superior to pho¬ 
toeopy paper. As long as the 
paper selected does not readily 
tear when wet and dries quiekly 
then it can be used for eolleeting 
specimens. A folded paeket from 
a sheet of paper is generally 
around 9.5 x 14 em. 
In order to eonsistently 
obtain the same types of data 
about eaeh speeimen eolleeted, a 
template form with various eco¬ 
logical attributes is printed on 
sheets of paper and when folded 
into a paeket beeomes the front 
flap of the eolleeting paeket (Fig. 
3). This template is an easy way 
to doeument various attributes 
and eeologieal features regarding 
a eolleeted specimen. All one has 
to do is circle all of the appropri¬ 
ate habitat eonditions (i.e. avail¬ 
able light, moisture, substrate 
ete.) for that speeifie eolleetion 
and plaee the specimen in the 
paeket. The use of the template 
form on the front flap of the eol- 
Coll, N o 
UGHT; aunny, open, fittErad, parllal sJiadsy lull shaitie 
WATER; dry, mesiC. ssep, wri, submefiged to _m 
TOPOG: ridge, slope, vallgy, tmll, roadslcle. 
HABITAT; tleflMli'BpeiVPd: lorosi, woodland, sa-rannaH, grSsolaild, hee*h, 
chaparrai. deaart, rtpariar, sprirgyaeap, msaclow, bog-feni swamp, pend, laks, 
flverVatrearVoneek Oank. Intormltterf siraanilct 
SUBBTHATE; t|(3niijc. tnetajfloephlB, lodimEntarv, Kuleanlc,_ 
Soil; sand, gravel, ctey, rocky, litter, humus, peat, mrea 
Rook; outcrop. eSH, crevlw, lopiVvall ct bculdar/fock-slab, uddertiarig 
Tree: Paso, Irunk, stump, snag, log, lallerVdeedj'nciteri. brancli. 
dark, leal, shcuU, CliinlaBr,_ m/ft atoave graurd on__ 
Typo; conifer, hardwood, tide fern, palrn. 
ELEV:_ran A 5PECT N.S,E,W exposure 
DOMINANT PLANTS;____ 
Figure 2. Collecting packets are photocopied from 8.5 x 11 (short bond 
paper of heavier weight) that can withstand tearing when wet. Fold along the 
printed lines to create a uniform sized packet approximately 9.5 x 14 cm. 
CoEi. hlo 
JSi46 Taxon 
UGHT: sunn^operl^^Re^i^artia] shade, full shade 
submerged to__ m 
TOP 0 GrTfdg^''sio^^i^leyrt^j^ads}d0. 
HABITAT: dens'^dp^JjurtS^gyoodland, savannah, grassland, heath, 
chaparral, deserTTTF^rian'T’spillTg/seep, meadow, bog/fen, swamp, pond, lake, 
river/stream/creek bank, intermittent streamlet 
SUBSTRATE: granitic, metamorphic, sedimentary, volcanic,_ 
Soil: sand, gravel, clay, rocky, Utter, humus, peat, moss 
Rock; outcrop, cliff, crevice, top/walE of boulder/rock-slab, underhang 
ir'''TTee])baEe, tnjnlCstum^snag, log, fallerfdTead/roft^, branch, 
'^njaTk leaf, shmb.SaitrrtSer,_m/ft above grauna dh_ 
Type: conifet' hSPridwodB^ee fern, palm, 
ELEV:_m/ft"-"AS^gCT M.S.E.W exposure 
DOMlNAhTT PLANTS:_ 
Figure 3. The front flap of a bryophyte collecting packet lists a suite of 
ecological and habitat-specific categories. The collector simply circles all of 
the appropriate site specific attributes for that collection and then places the 
sample into the packet. The template provides a simple, easy, and consistent 
way to record data in the field. 
