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Core Research Site Web Seasonal Biomass And Seasonal And Annual Npp Data For The Net Primary Production Study At The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (1999-Present), Esteban Muldavin, Douglas I. Moore
Core Research Site Web Seasonal Biomass And Seasonal And Annual Npp Data For The Net Primary Production Study At The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (1999-Present), Esteban Muldavin, Douglas I. Moore
Sevilleta LTER Program Data
This long-term study at the Sevilleta LTER measures net primary production (NPP) across four distinct ecosystems: creosote-dominant shrubland (Site C, est. winter 1999), black grama-dominant grassland (Site G, est. winter 1999), blue grama-dominant grassland (Site B, est. winter 2002), and pinon-juniper woodland (Site P, est. winter 2003), which is now in its own dataset, SEV278 (Pinon-Juniper (Core Site) Quadrat Data). Net primary production is a fundamental ecological variable that quantifies rates of carbon consumption and fixation. Estimates of NPP are important in understanding energy flow at a community level as well as spatial and temporal responses to a range of …
Pinon-Juniper Plant Dimension Study At The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (1989-1999), Jim Gosz
Sevilleta LTER Program Data
This project was designed to investigate the response of plant growth and reproduction to short- and long-term variation in biotic and abiotic environmental variables. Several perennial taxa, including tree (Juniperus monsperma and Pinus edulis), shrub (Larrea tridentata) and bunch grasses (Oryzopsis hymenoides (now Achnaterum hymenoides) and Sporobolus contractus) species, were monitored at 1-3 sites differing in elevation and topography as well as edaphic variables and annual precipitation. The sites represented optimal or marginal/transitional zones for particular species. Demographic measurements were made biannually, after the 'wet' (fall) and 'dry' (spring) seasons. For tree and shrub species, estimates of growth and reproduction …
The Effect Of Kangaroo-Rat Activity On Plant Species Composition At The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (1999), Gyuri Kroel-Dulay, Debra Peters, Tamara Hochstrasser
The Effect Of Kangaroo-Rat Activity On Plant Species Composition At The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (1999), Gyuri Kroel-Dulay, Debra Peters, Tamara Hochstrasser
Sevilleta LTER Program Data
Our objective was to evaluate the effects of kangaroo rat mounds on species diversity and composition at a semiarid-arid grassland ecotone. We expected that source populations of plants occurring on kangaroo rat mounds have important influences on the species composition of vegetation at the landscape scale, and that these influences differ by grassland type. Our study was conducted at the Sevilleta LTER in New Mexico, where a grassland type dominated by Bouteloua gracilis, a shortgrass steppe species, and a grassland type dominated by B. eriopoda, a desert grassland species, meet to form patches across the landscape. Four 0.4 ha plots …
Warming-El Nino-Nitrogen Deposition Experiment (Wenndex): Net Primary Production Quadrat Data At The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (2006 -Present), Scott Collins, William Pockman, Joe Fargione
Warming-El Nino-Nitrogen Deposition Experiment (Wenndex): Net Primary Production Quadrat Data At The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (2006 -Present), Scott Collins, William Pockman, Joe Fargione
Sevilleta LTER Program Data
Humans are creating significant global environmental change, including shifts in climate, increased nitrogen (N) deposition, and the facilitation of species invasions. A multi-factorial field experiment is being performed in an arid grassland within the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) to simulate increased nighttime temperature, higher N deposition, and heightened El Niño frequency (which increases winter precipitation by an average of 50%). The purpose of the experiment is to better understand the potential effects of environmental change on grassland community composition and the growth of introduced creosote seeds and seedlings. The focus is on the response of three dominant species, all …
Rabbit Population Dynamics In Chihuahuan Desert Grasslands And Shrublands At The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (1992-Present), Robert Parmenter
Rabbit Population Dynamics In Chihuahuan Desert Grasslands And Shrublands At The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (1992-Present), Robert Parmenter
Sevilleta LTER Program Data
This study explores the population dynamics of black-tail jackrabbits (Lepus californicus) and desert cottontail rabbits (Sylvilagus auduboni) in the grasslands and creosote shrublands of McKenzie Flats, Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge. The study was initiated in January 1992, and continues quarterly each year. Rabbits are sampled via night-time spotlight transect sampling along the roads of McKenzie Flats once during winter, spring, summer, and fall. The route is 21.5 miles long. Measurements of perpendicular distance of each rabbit from the center of the road are used to estimate densities (number of rabbits per square kilometer) via Program DISTANCE. Results from January 1992 …
Pinon-Juniper (Core Site) Quadrat Data For The Net Primary Production Study At The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (2003-Present ), Esteban Muldavin
Pinon-Juniper (Core Site) Quadrat Data For The Net Primary Production Study At The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (2003-Present ), Esteban Muldavin
Sevilleta LTER Program Data
This dataset contains pinon-juniper woodland quadrat data and is part of a long-term study at the Sevilleta LTER measuring net primary production (NPP) across four distinct ecosystems: creosote-dominant shrubland (Site C, est. winter 1999), black grama-dominant grassland (Site G, est. winter 1999), blue grama-dominant grassland (Site B, est. winter 2002), and pinon-juniper woodland (Site P, est. winter 2003). Net primary production is a fundamental ecological variable that quantifies rates of carbon consumption and fixation. Estimates of NPP are important in understanding energy flow at a community level as well as spatial and temporal responses to a range of ecological processes. …
Core Site Grid Quadrat Data For The Net Primary Production Study At The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (2013- Present), Esteban Muldavin
Core Site Grid Quadrat Data For The Net Primary Production Study At The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (2013- Present), Esteban Muldavin
Sevilleta LTER Program Data
Begun in spring 2013, this project is part of a long-term study at the Sevilleta LTER measuring net primary production (NPP) across three distinct ecosystems: creosote-dominant shrubland (Site C), black grama-dominant grassland (Site G), and blue grama-dominant grassland (Site B). Net primary production is a fundamental ecological variable that quantifies rates of carbon consumption and fixation. Estimates of NPP are important in understanding energy flow at a community level as well as spatial and temporal responses to a range of ecological processes.Above-ground net primary production is the change in plant biomass, represented by stems, flowers, fruit and and foliage, over …
Ukulinga Farms, South Africa: Species List, Alan Knapp, Melinda Smith, John Blair, Scott Collins, Deron Burkepile, Kevin Kirkman
Ukulinga Farms, South Africa: Species List, Alan Knapp, Melinda Smith, John Blair, Scott Collins, Deron Burkepile, Kevin Kirkman
Sevilleta LTER Program Data
The distribution, structure and function of mesic savanna grasslands are strongly driven by fire regimes, grazing by large herbivores, and their interactions. This research addresses a general question about our understanding of savanna grasslands globally: Is our knowledge of fire and grazing sufficiently general to enable us to make accurate predictions of how these ecosystems will respond to changes in these drivers over time? Some evidence suggests that fire and grazing influence savanna grassland structure and function differently in South Africa (SA) compared to North America (NA). These differences have been attributed to the contingent factors of greater biome age, …
Konza Prairie, Kansas Plant Species List, Alan Knapp, Melinda Smith, John Blair, Scott Collins, Deron Burkepile, Kevin Kirkman
Konza Prairie, Kansas Plant Species List, Alan Knapp, Melinda Smith, John Blair, Scott Collins, Deron Burkepile, Kevin Kirkman
Sevilleta LTER Program Data
The distribution, structure and function of mesic savanna grasslands are strongly driven by fire regimes, grazing by large herbivores, and their interactions. This research addresses a general question about our understanding of savanna grasslands globally: Is our knowledge of fire and grazing sufficiently general to enable us to make accurate predictions of how these ecosystems will respond to changes in these drivers over time? Some evidence suggests that fire and grazing influence savanna grassland structure and function differently in South Africa (SA) compared to North America (NA). These differences have been attributed to the contingent factors of greater biome age, …
Snakeweed (Gutierrezia Sarothrae) Habitat Vegetation Transect Data From The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (1996), Douglas I. Moore, Herb Grover
Snakeweed (Gutierrezia Sarothrae) Habitat Vegetation Transect Data From The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (1996), Douglas I. Moore, Herb Grover
Sevilleta LTER Program Data
In 1984, a research project was initiated on a relatively small disturbance patch just south of Deep Well. This disturbance was thought to be the result of an old praire dog town, probably dating back to when a nearby ranch was active, and a lot of old mammal mounds remained in the disturbed area. One of the things that made the disturbance patch particularily noticeable was the lush growth of snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae) within the patch. This prompted the designation of the disturbance patch as the "snakeweed patch" or "gutierrezia patch". In addition, there was an obvious increase in bare …
Biannual Grass Demography Study At The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (1989-1993), Douglas I. Moore
Biannual Grass Demography Study At The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (1989-1993), Douglas I. Moore
Sevilleta LTER Program Data
No abstract provided.
Post-Fire Response Of Perennial Grass Communities At Mckenzie Flats, Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (1998 And 2001), Debra Peters, Paul Drewa, Kris Havstad, Jeffrey Herrick, Anne Cross
Post-Fire Response Of Perennial Grass Communities At Mckenzie Flats, Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (1998 And 2001), Debra Peters, Paul Drewa, Kris Havstad, Jeffrey Herrick, Anne Cross
Sevilleta LTER Program Data
We evaluated the effects of a lightning-initiated fire on responses of vegetation communities. Following a fire in July 1998, 25 experimental plots were established on the eastern edge of MacKenzie Flats at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge. Ten of these plots were located in a Bouteloua gracilis (blue grama)- dominated site, while 15 were established in another area dominated by Bouteloua eriopoda (black grama). We evaluated basal and aerial cover of all plant species at the community level using a vertical line point intercept method along transects within plots. Sampling was conducted immediately after the fire during the last week …
Burn Study Sites Seasonal Biomass And Seasonal And Annual Npp Data For The Net Primary Production Study At The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (2004 - Present), Esteban Muldavin
Sevilleta LTER Program Data
In 2003, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service conducted a prescribed burn over a large part of the northeastern corner of the Sevilleta NWR. This study was designed to look at the effect of fire on above-ground net primary productivity (ANPP) within different vegetation types. Net primary production (NPP) is a fundamental ecological variable that measures rates of carbon consumption and fixation. Estimates of NPP are important in understanding energy flow at a community level as well as spatial and temporal responses to a range of ecological processes. While measures of both below- and above-ground biomass are important in estimating …
Post-Fire Responses Of Perennial Grass Populations At Mckenzie Flats, Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (1998 And 2001), Debra Peters, Paul Drewa, Kris Havstad, Jeffrey Herrick, Anne Cross
Post-Fire Responses Of Perennial Grass Populations At Mckenzie Flats, Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (1998 And 2001), Debra Peters, Paul Drewa, Kris Havstad, Jeffrey Herrick, Anne Cross
Sevilleta LTER Program Data
We evaluated the effects of a lightning-initiated fire on resprouting responses of perennial grasses at the population level. Following a fire in July 1998, 25 experimental plots were established on the eastern edge of MacKenzie Flats at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge. Ten of these plots were located in a Bouteloua gracilis (blue grama)-dominated site, while 15 were established in an area dominated by Bouteloua eriopoda (black grama). We evaluated basal cover of perennial grasses in systematically positioned quadrats (subsamples) within plots immediately after the fire (last week of July 1998), and in September-October 2001.
Snakeweed Patch Vegetation Quad Data At The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, Nm (1984, 1996), Douglas I. Moore, Herb Grover, James Gosz
Snakeweed Patch Vegetation Quad Data At The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, Nm (1984, 1996), Douglas I. Moore, Herb Grover, James Gosz
Sevilleta LTER Program Data
In 1984, a research project was initiated on a relatively small disturbance patch just south of Deep Well. This disturbance was thought to be the result of an old praire dog town, probably dating back to when a nearby ranch was active, and a lot of old mammal mounds remained in the disturbed area. One of the things that made the disturbance patch particularily noticeable was the lush growth of snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae) within the patch. This prompted the designation of the disturbance patch as the "snakeweed patch" or "Gutierrezia patch." In addition, there was an obvious increase in bare …
Pinon Juniper Net Primary Production Quadrat Data From The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico: 1999-2001, Esteban Muldavin
Pinon Juniper Net Primary Production Quadrat Data From The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico: 1999-2001, Esteban Muldavin
Sevilleta LTER Program Data
This three-year study at the Sevilleta LTER was designed to monitor net primary production (NPP) across two distinct ecosystems: pinon/juniper woodland (P) and juniper savannah woodland (J). Net primary production (NPP) is a fundamental ecological variable that measures rates of carbon consumption and fixation. Estimates of NPP are important in understanding energy flow at a community level as well as spatial and temporal responses of the community to a wide range of ecological processes. While measures of both below- and above-ground biomass are important in estimating NPP, this study focused on estimating above-ground biomass production (ANPP).To measure ANPP (i.e., the …
Biannual Juniper Branch Demography Study At The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (1989-1993), Diane Marshall
Biannual Juniper Branch Demography Study At The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (1989-1993), Diane Marshall
Sevilleta LTER Program Data
No abstract provided.
Ground Arthropod Community Survey In Grassland, Shrubland, And Woodland At The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (1992-2004), David Lightfoot
Ground Arthropod Community Survey In Grassland, Shrubland, And Woodland At The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (1992-2004), David Lightfoot
Sevilleta LTER Program Data
This data set contains records for the numbers of selected groups of ground-dwelling arthropod species and individuals collected from pitfall traps at 4 sites on the Sevilleta NWR, including creotostebush shrubland, both black and blue grama grasslands, and a pinyon/juniper woodland. Data collections begin in May of 1989, and are represented by subsequent sample collections every 2 months. One site (Goat Draw/Cerro Montosa) was discontinued in 2001, and a new site (Blue Grama) was initiated . Only three sites, creosotebush, black grama, and blue grama were continued between 2001-2004.