We made some changes to our methodology just in case there is no WiFi in the areas we visit. At Tara Farms, we made the main house (Zone 0) the reference point for the perimeter of the sampling area (1 hectare). Using a 50 meter measuring tape and some graphing paper, we measured 50 meters (N, S, E, W) from the main house and divided each quadrant into 5x5 meter plots (10x10 plots per quadrant). In the pre-test we tried doing a complete inventory of system components (biotic, abiotic, manmade, etc.) in 4 plots. So far, it took the two enumerators about 20 minutes per plot. In the actual fieldwork, we decided to do a random sampling of ten plots per quadrant...click for the full article.