Data Package Metadata View Summary

Species and groundcover of understory herbaceous plants in a chronosequence of reforested urban sites, Lexington, KY USA

General Information

Data Package:

Local Identifier:

edi.1184.1

Title:

Species and groundcover of understory herbaceous plants in a chronosequence of reforested urban sites, Lexington, KY USA

Alternate Identifier:

DOI PLACE HOLDER

Abstract:

This dataset contains information on understory plant communities in across twenty urban reforestation sites planted as part of the Reforest the Bluegrass program in Lexington, KY. Urban reforested areas located in Lexington, Kentucky were evaluated over the course of summer 2020. At least three plots (and up to nine plots) were established in each site, with additional plots added if forested patches were sufficiently large. At each plot, we established a 0.008-ha (0.02-ac) circular sampling plot to survey understory plant species. Groundcover of all species, excepting tree- and shrub-forming species, was visually estimated in 10 grids, 0.6 m x 0.6 m. These data will contribute to understanding of understory plant community dynamics in developing urban forests.

Publication Date:

2022-08-03

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Time Period

Begin:

2020-06-01

End:

2020-08-15

People and Organizations
Contact:	Sena, Kenton (Lewis Honors College, University of Kentucky, Lecturer) [ email ]
Creator:	Sena, Kenton (Lewis Honors College, University of Kentucky, Lecturer)
Creator:	Hackworth, Zachary (Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Kentucky)
Creator:	Maugans, Julia (University of Kentucky)
Creator:	Jacobs, Sabrina (University of Kentucky)
Creator:	Comer, Kiernan (University of Kentucky)
Creator:	Wittenbraker, Williams (University of Kentucky)
Creator:	Jensen, Kailey (University of Kentucky)
Associate:	Wilson, Heather (LFUCG, Assisted with project planning and site access)
Associate:	Skinner, Nathan (LFUCG, Assisted with project planning and site access)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:	RTB_herbaceous_data_updated
Description:	Understory herbaceous plant community data from a chronosequence of reforested urban sites in Lexington, KY, USA

Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table


Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/1184/1/c29e5a806d4f5deb4b2f3e788759e4a7
Name:	RTB_herbaceous_data_updated
Description:	Understory herbaceous plant community data from a chronosequence of reforested urban sites in Lexington, KY, USA
Number of Records:	5851
Number of Columns:	11

Table Structure

Object Name:

RTB_herbaceous_data_updated.csv

Size:

465053 byte

Authentication:

621ab41de467ea7647957c5ccd794d0e Calculated By MD5

Text Format:

Number of Header Lines:

Record Delimiter:

\r\n

Orientation:

column

Simple Delimited:

Field Delimiter:	,
Quote Character:	"

Table Column Descriptions

Species

Site

Year

Plot

Grid

Perc_Groundcover

Present

Classification

Habit

Taxonomy

Habitat

Column Name:

Species

Site

Year

Plot

Grid

Perc_Groundcover

Present

Classification

Habit

Taxonomy

Habitat

Definition:

Latin binomial name, in format genus_species.

Reforest the Bluegrass site name

Year in which the given Reforest the Bluegrass site was planted

Plot number, 3 to 9 plots surveyed per site

Grid number, 10 grids surveyed per plot

Estimated percent groundcover by the given species in the given grid; estimates in intervals of 5%

Indicator for species present in the given grid but at less than 5% groundcover

Indicates origin of the given species

Growth form of the given species

Indicates taxonomic level of identification

Used to indicate the ecosystem in which the given taxon is typically found, such as open fields or open wetlands

Storage Type:

string

float

string

Measurement Type:

nominal

ratio

nominal

Measurement Values Domain:

Definition

Latin binomial name, in format genus_species.

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	Bryan_Station
Definition	Bryan Station site
Source

Code Definition

Code	Coldstream
Definition	Coldstream Park
Source

Code Definition

Code	Hisle
Definition	Hisle Park
Source

Code Definition

Code	Horse_Park
Definition	Kentucky Horse Park
Source

Code Definition

Code	Jacobson
Definition	Jacobson Park
Source

Code Definition

Code	Liberty
Definition	Liberty Trail
Source

Code Definition

Code	Mary_Todd
Definition	Mary Todd site
Source

Code Definition

Code	Masterson_Station
Definition	Masterson Station Park
Source

Code Definition

Code	Ribbon
Definition	Ribbon Park
Source

Code Definition

Code	Shilito
Definition	Shilito Park
Source

Code Definition

Code	Spindletop
Definition	Spindletop Farm site
Source

Code Definition

Code	Town_Branch
Definition	Town Branch Trail
Source

Code Definition

Code	Veterans_Park
Definition	Veterans Park
Source

Code Definition

Code	Wellington
Definition	Wellington Park
Source

Unit	nominalYear
Type	integer

Unit	Count
Type	integer

Unit	Count
Type	integer

Unit	percent
Type	integer

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	0
Definition	Indicates that the species provided greater than 5% groundcover in the given grid
Source

Code Definition

Code	1
Definition	Indicates that the species was present in the given grid, but at less than 5% groundcover
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	NA
Definition	Indicates taxon not identified to a level sufficient for designating whether the taxon is native or introduced
Source

Code Definition

Code	Introduced
Definition	Designates taxon as introduced, rather than native
Source

Code Definition

Code	Native
Definition	Designates taxon as native
Source

Code Definition

Code	Unknown
Definition	Used to indicate that the nativity status of the given taxon is unclear; data from the USDA Plants Database
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	NA
Definition	Used to indicate that growth form is not applicable; for example, bare soil or litter were designated as NA
Source

Code Definition

Code	Fern
Definition	Taxon is a fern
Source

Code Definition

Code	Grass
Definition	Taxon is a grass or grass ally (includes rushes, sedges)
Source

Code Definition

Code	Herb
Definition	Taxon is a herbaceous plant
Source

Code Definition

Code	Moss
Definition	Taxon is a moss
Source

Code Definition

Code	Shrub
Definition	Taxon is a shrub
Source

Code Definition

Code	Vine
Definition	Taxon is a liana or vine-forming species
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	NA
Definition	Designates that taxonomic classification is not appropriate, such as for bare soil or litter
Source

Code Definition

Code	Family
Definition	Taxon identified to the family level
Source

Code Definition

Code	Genus
Definition	Taxon identified to the genus level
Source

Code Definition

Code	Species
Definition	Taxon identified to the species level
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	NA
Definition	Indicates that habitat is not appropriate for this row, such as for bare soil or litter
Source

Code Definition

Code	Field
Definition	Designates taxon as primarily found in open fields
Source

Code Definition

Code	Fields and open woodlands
Definition	Designates taxon as primarily found in fields and open woodlands
Source

Code Definition

Code	General
Definition	Designates taxon as generalist, occurring across a range of habitats
Source

Code Definition

Code	Open wetland
Definition	Designates taxon as primarily found in open wetlands
Source

Code Definition

Code	Open woodlands
Definition	Designates taxon as primarily found in open woodlands
Source

Code Definition

Code	Woodland
Definition	Designates taxon as primarily found in closed woodlands
Source

Missing Value Code:

Code	0
Expl	Zero used to indicate that the species was present, but provided less than 5% groundcover

Code	NA
Expl	Used to indicate that growth form is not applicable; for example, bare soil or litter were designated as NA

Code	NA
Expl	Designates that taxonomic classification is not appropriate, such as for bare soil or litter

Code	NA
Expl	Indicates that habitat is not appropriate for this row, such as for bare soil or litter

Accuracy Report:

Accuracy Assessment:

Coverage:

Methods:

Data Package Usage Rights

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Keywords

By Thesaurus:
(No thesaurus)	herbaceous plants, plant community, community forest, Afforestation
LTER Controlled Vocabulary	restoration, forest ecology

Methods and Protocols

These methods, instrumentation and/or protocols apply to all data in this dataset:

Methods and protocols used in the collection of this data package

Description:

Permanent monitoring plots were established in all RTB sites in summer 2020. The number of plots established in each site was generally proportional to site area, but a minimum of 3 plots were established in each site (mean ± SD: 4.6 ± 2.5 plots; max = 9). Plot centers were located at least 19.8 m from one another and from the site edge to avoid edge effects. Each monitoring plot center featured a nested plot design in which a 0.008-ha circular plot was delineated to survey trees ≥ 2.5 cm diameter at breast-height (dbh) and a 0.002-ha circular plot was delineated to survey understory trees and shrubs < 2.5 cm dbh; both plots were concentric on the plot center.

Description:

To survey the herbaceous understory plant community, a 0.6-m x 0.6-m grid was randomly tossed 10 times within the 0.008-ha plot, avoiding overlapping. All plants present within the grid (excluding woody tree-forming and shrub-forming plants) were identified to the lowest taxonomic level possible according to Jones (2005); abundance of each species present within a grid was visually estimated as percent groundcover in 5% intervals. Jones, R. L. (2005). Plant Life of Kentucky: An illustrated guide to the vascular flora. University Press of Kentucky.

People and Organizations

Publishers:

Organization:

Environmental Data Initiative

Email Address:

info@edirepository.org

Web Address:

https://edirepository.org

Id:

https://ror.org/0330j0z60

Creators:

Individual:

Kenton Sena

Organization:

Lewis Honors College, University of Kentucky

Position:

Lecturer

Email Address:

kenton.sena@uky.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1822-9375

Individual:	Zachary Hackworth
Organization:	Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Kentucky

Individual:	Julia Maugans
Organization:	University of Kentucky

Individual:	Sabrina Jacobs
Organization:	University of Kentucky

Individual:	Kiernan Comer
Organization:	University of Kentucky

Individual:	Williams Wittenbraker
Organization:	University of Kentucky

Individual:	Kailey Jensen
Organization:	University of Kentucky

Contacts:

Individual:

Kenton Sena

Organization:

Lewis Honors College, University of Kentucky

Position:

Lecturer

Address:

1120 University Drive,

Lexington, KY 40526 USA

Email Address:

kenton.sena@uky.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1822-9375

Associated Parties:

Individual:	Heather Wilson
Organization:	LFUCG
Role:	Assisted with project planning and site access

Individual:	Nathan Skinner
Organization:	LFUCG
Role:	Assisted with project planning and site access

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to all data in this dataset:

Time Period

Begin:

2020-06-01

End:

2020-08-15

Geographic Region:

Description:

These data were collected from a series of reforested urban sites in Lexington, KY, USA

Bounding Coordinates:

Northern:	38.144122	Southern:	37.946937
Western:	-84.567818	Eastern:	-84.386647

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:

Reforest the Bluegrass: Evaluating twenty years of urban reforestation in Lexington

Personnel:

Individual:

Kenton Sena

Organization:

Lewis Honors College, University of Kentucky

Position:

Lecturer

Email Address:

kenton.sena@uky.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1822-9375

Role:

Individual:	Zachary Hackworth
Organization:	Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Kentucky
Position:	Research Analyst
Id:	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9854-1790
Role:	Analyst

Individual:	Julia Maugans
Organization:	Lewis Honors College, University of Kentucky
Role:	Intern

Individual:	Sabrina Jacobs
Organization:	Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Kentucky
Role:	Intern

Individual:	William Wittenbraker
Organization:	Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Kentucky
Role:	Intern

Individual:	Kailey Jensen
Organization:	Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Kentucky
Role:	Intern

Individual:	Kiernan Comer
Organization:	Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Kentucky
Role:	Intern

Abstract:

This project collected baseline environmental data, including plant communities, soil, water quality, and bird occupancy, to assess forest development in 20 planted urban forest sites across Lexington, KY, USA. The investigators hope to conduct additional surveys of these sites over time to assess ongoing forest development into the future.

Additional Award Information:

Funder:	Tracy Farmer Institute for Sustainability and the Environment
Title:	Sustainability Challenge Grant

Maintenance

Maintenance:

Description:	This dataset is considered complete; no maintenance is planned.
Frequency:

Other Metadata

Additional Metadata

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Species and groundcover of understory herbaceous plants in a chronosequence of reforested urban sites, Lexington, KY USA

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