Data Package Metadata View Summary

Leaf litter quality induces morphological and developmental changes in larval amphibians.

General Information

Data Package:

Local Identifier:

edi.1658.1

Title:

Leaf litter quality induces morphological and developmental changes in larval amphibians.

Alternate Identifier:

DOI PLACE HOLDER

Abstract:

Aquatic consumers exhibit many types of inducible phenotypic responses to variation in resource quantity and quality. Leaf litter constitutes a primary resource in freshwater systems and variation in litter quality can alter the growth and development of aquatic consumers. It is therefore reasonable to hypothesize that variation in litter quality might also induce phenotypic changes in consumers. To test this hypothesis, we exposed two densities of wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus [Rana sylvatica]) tadpoles to six chemically distinct species of leaf litter from temperate broadleaf and coniferous trees. After several weeks, we quantified development rate, growth rate, intestinal length, size of the oral disc, and five external dimensions of the tadpoles. In addition to substantial changes in growth and development rates, we found striking changes in all morphological responses among different leaf litter environments, including up to 14% longer intestines, 11% deeper tails, and 6% deeper tail muscles. In addition, we found strong relationships of total nitrogen content with all morphological features except growth rate. Our results indicate that differences in resource quality can induce phenotypic changes that are as large as or larger than changes induced by resource quantity. Our study also has substantial implications for the future of aquatic consumers living in forested wetlands given that these forests are currently experiencing widespread changes in tree composition.

Publication Date:

2024-06-03

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People and Organizations
Contact:	Relyea, Rick A. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) [ email ]
Creator:	Stoler, Aaron
Creator:	Relyea, Rick A. (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:	tadpole_data
Description:	Tadpole responses to different species of leaf litter
Data Table Name:	leaf_chemistry
Description:	Leaf chemistry

Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table


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Name:	tadpole_data
Description:	Tadpole responses to different species of leaf litter
Number of Records:	47
Number of Columns:	10

Table Structure

Object Name:

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Size:

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Authentication:

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Table Column Descriptions

Leaf

Density

Mass

Musc_dep

Tail_dep

Tail_Length

Body_Depth

Body_Length

Mouthparts_PC1

Gut_Length

Column Name:

Leaf

Density

Mass

Musc_dep

Tail_dep

Tail_Length

Body_Depth

Body_Length

Mouthparts_PC1

Gut_Length

Definition:

Leaf litter species

Tadpole density

Individual tadpole mass

Mass-adjusted tail muscle depth

Mass-adjusted tail fin depth

Mass-adjusted tail length

Mass-adjusted body depth

Mass-adjusted body length

PC-1 of all mouthpart dimensions

Mass-adjusted gut length

Storage Type:

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Measurement Type:

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Measurement Values Domain:

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Definition	Bigtooth aspen
Source

Code Definition

Code	BW
Definition	Black Willow
Source

Code Definition

Code	SM
Definition	Sugar maple
Source

Code Definition

Code	SP
Definition	Red pine
Source

Code Definition

Code	SYC
Definition	American sycamore
Source

Code Definition

Code	WP
Definition	White pine
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	HIGH
Definition	High density
Source

Code Definition

Code	LOW
Definition	Low density
Source

Unit	Log (grams)
Type	real

Unit	centimeter
Type	real

Unit	centimeter
Type	real

Unit	centimeter
Type	real

Unit	centimeter
Type	real

Unit	centimeter
Type	real

Unit	PC-1 scores
Type	real

Unit	centimeter
Type	real

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Accuracy Assessment:

Coverage:

Methods:

Data Table


Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/1658/1/f98cd58c99e69642481b8666e67c7e63
Name:	leaf_chemistry
Description:	Leaf chemistry
Number of Records:	6
Number of Columns:	11

Table Structure

Object Name:

leaf_chemistry.csv

Size:

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Table Column Descriptions

Leaf

%Lignin

Lignin:N

C:N

C:P

Lignin:P

Tannin

Phenolics

Column Name:

Leaf

%Lignin

Lignin:N

C:N

C:P

Lignin:P

Tannin

Phenolics

Definition:

Leaf species

% Nitrogen

% Carbon

% Lignin

Ratio of lignin to nitrogen

Ratio of carbon to nitrogen

% phosphorus

Ratio of carbon to phosphorus

Ratio of lignin to phosphorus

Tannin conc.

Phenolic concentration

Storage Type:

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Measurement Type:

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Measurement Values Domain:

Definition

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Type	real

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Type	real

Unit	Ratio
Type	real

Unit	Ratio
Type	real

Unit	percent
Type	real

Unit	Ratio
Type	real

Unit	Ratio
Type	real

Unit	mg/L
Type	real

Unit	mg/L
Type	real

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Accuracy Report:

Accuracy Assessment:

Coverage:

Methods:

Data Package Usage Rights

This information is released under the Creative Commons license - Attribution - CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The consumer of these data ("Data User" herein) is required to cite it appropriately in any publication that results from its use. The Data User should realize that these data may be actively used by others for ongoing research and that coordination may be necessary to prevent duplicate publication. The Data User is urged to contact the authors of these data if any questions about methodology or results occur. Where appropriate, the Data User is encouraged to consider collaboration or co-authorship with the authors. The Data User should realize that misinterpretation of data may occur if used out of context of the original study. While substantial efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of data and associated documentation, complete accuracy of data sets cannot be guaranteed. All data are made available "as is." The Data User should be aware, however, that data are updated periodically and it is the responsibility of the Data User to check for new versions of the data. The data authors and the repository where these data were obtained shall not be liable for damages resulting from any use or misinterpretation of the data. Thank you.

Keywords

By Thesaurus:
(No thesaurus)	decomposition;, gut length, lignin, mouthpart size, phenolics;, aquatic subsidies

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:

All methods are detailed in the publication:

Stoler, A., and R. A. Relyea. 2013. Leaf litter quality induces morphological and developmental changes in larval amphibians. Ecology 94:1594–1603. doi: 10.1890/12-2087.1.

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:

Aaron Stoler

Individual:

Rick A. Relyea

Organization:

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Address:

Troy, NY 12180 US

Phone:

5182768342 (voice)

Email Address:

relyer@rpi.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6693-6950

Contacts:

Individual:

Rick A. Relyea

Organization:

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Address:

Troy, NY 12180 US

Phone:

5182768342 (voice)

Email Address:

relyer@rpi.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6693-6950

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

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

Sampling Site:

Description:

Pymatuning Lab of Ecology

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-80.455998

Latitude (degree):

41.569769

Taxonomic Range:

Classification:

Rank Name:	Species
Rank Value:	Rana sylvatica

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:

Leaf litter quality induces morphological and developmental changes in larval amphibians

Personnel:

Individual:	Aaron Stoler
Role:	Grad student

Individual:

Rick A. Relyea

Organization:

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Address:

Troy, NY 12180 US

Phone:

5182768342 (voice)

Email Address:

relyer@rpi.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6693-6950

Role:

Additional Award Information:

Funder:	NSF
Title:	Chemical stressor effects on amphibians: From individuals to communities

Maintenance

Maintenance:

Description:	All data are final.
Frequency:

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Leaf litter quality induces morphological and developmental changes in larval amphibians.

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