Research days are split into morning and afternoon sessions. On each research day, typically both sessions are completed, for a total of around 7 hrs of active field time and data input per day. On most morning sessions, sampling begins at 8:00 am, after breakfast, with assessing the map of forest types at the field site and identifying the two or three plots that will be sampled that day. Having arrived at the geographic centre of the first plot, with the help of a GPS, a 50 m tape measure is used to mark out the centreline of the plot. With the help of a shorter 5 m tape measure, the team will determine if a tree is located within the plot or not. For those deemed within, a DBH tape measure is used to measure its diameter. Those trees within the plot and of a diameter of at least 10 cm, are subsequently identified, with voucher specimens taken if field identification is not possible. Photos of leaves, flowers, and trunk are also taken to aid identification is some circumstances. The presence of Guadua bamboo in a plot is also noted. In the morning session between 1-2 plots can be finished. In the afternoon, after lunch, one plot is usually sampled, with the remainder of the session set aside for data input and discussions of tree identification techniques. All research schedules and activities are subject to change at the discretion of the team coordinator.