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The figure shows an experimental diagram of the vertical stratification sampling stations. There is an illustration of a stand placed on the ground depicting the different levels of sampling. From the bottom, on the left, surface sample (0.0 meter), at the center, topsoil samples, and on the right, tent pegs to provide stability with an arrow pointing toward a tent peg. Above the leg braces (45 degrees) are sampling plates which are at a 0.5 meter sampling height. Moving upward, the sampling plates are now at 1.0 meter. Between the 1 meter sampling height and the top of the stand are hooks and guy ropes that are stretched from both sides of the stand and pined on the ground. On the top of the stand, the left sampling plate is at 2.0 meters, which is the maximum sampling height, and on the right, there are 10 millimeters by 150 millimeters petri dishes. In the background, there are silhouettes of a man, whose head is below the 2 meter sampling height level, and a child, whose head is halfway between the 0.5 meter and 1.0 meter sampling height level. Two trees are displayed in the background. The tree on the left reaches beyond the 2 meter sampling height, and the tree on the right just reaches the 2 meter maximum sampling height. On the top-right, under microclimate data (temperature, wind and humidity) six icons are displayed, namely, fan, water droplets, snow flake, wind, thermometer, and fire.