EcoMet: Plants under snow

This manual describes how different plants over-winter, different plant adaptations to winter and the difference between evergreen and wintergreen plants. The field study focuses on the study of green plants under the snow cover and includes selection and location of sites, description of vegetation cover and report preparation.

This manual includes an instructive video of students and teachers conducting ecological research at "Ecosystem" Field Studies Center in Russia.

This instructive manual is a part of Ecological Field Studies Materials (http://www.ecosystema.ru/eng/eftm/index.htm), including 40 ecological field study activities illustrated with videos of students and teachers conducting ecological research at "Ecosystem" Field Studies Center.

Ecological Field Studies Materials help teachers and students to learn ecological concepts and field study skills in the context their local environment.