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Data from "Grassland woody plant management rapidly changes woody vegetation persistence and abiotic habitat conditions but not herbaceous community composition"

General Information

Data Package:

Local Identifier:

edi.1678.1

Title:

Data from "Grassland woody plant management rapidly changes woody vegetation persistence and abiotic habitat conditions but not herbaceous community composition"

Alternate Identifier:

DOI PLACE HOLDER

Abstract:

These files contain microhabitat, soil, vegetation structure, and woody plant species data used in the paper "Grassland woody plant management rapidly changes woody vegetation persistence and abiotic habitat conditions but not herbaceous community composition". The project was conducted at seven publicly accessible remnant (i.e., unplowed or old-growth) tallgrass prairie within 100 miles of Madison, Wisconsin, United States starting in the 2020 growing season and commencing following the 2022 growing season. The goal was to assess the initial effects of different management interventions on woody vegetation persistence, abiotic habitat conditions, and herbaceous community composition, including physical and chemical management interventions and their combination.

Publication Date:

2024-06-19

For more information:
Visit:	DOI PLACE HOLDER

Time Period

Begin:

2020

End:

2022

People and Organizations
Contact:	Charton, Katherine T. (University of Wisconsin-Madison) [ email ]
Creator:	Charton, Katherine T. (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Creator:	Damschen, Ellen I. (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:	Microhabitat_data
Description:	Microhabitat data from June, July, and August of 2021 and 2022 collected at 15-minute intervals by TMS-4 dataloggers in subplot centers
Data Table Name:	Soil_data
Description:	Soil data from June 2021 aggregated from 8 collections at a depth of -15 cm within the plot
Data Table Name:	Structural_data
Description:	Structural data collected in June and August 2020, 2021, and 2022 on woody vegetation persistence, abiotic habitat conditions, and herbaceous community composition
Data Table Name:	Woody_data
Description:	Woody plant species data collected in August 2020, 2021, and 2022

Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table


Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/1678/1/f2894c64484450c0a41d54e1fd310ea9
Name:	Microhabitat_data
Description:	Microhabitat data from June, July, and August of 2021 and 2022 collected at 15-minute intervals by TMS-4 dataloggers in subplot centers
Number of Records:	838753
Number of Columns:	11

Table Structure

Object Name:

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Table Column Descriptions

Site code

Plot code

Split subplot code

Management treatment

Seeding treatment

Date

Time

Belowground temperatue

Surface temperature

Air temperature

Soil moisture

Column Name:

Site

Plot

Split

Management

Seeding

Date

Time

Belowground

Surface

Air

Moisture

Definition:

Two letter site code indicating from which site the data were collected

One digit plot code indicating from which plot within a site the data were collected

One letter subplot code indicating from which subplot within a plot within a site the data were collected

Type of management intervention applied at the beginning of the 2021 and 2022 growing seasons

Type of seeding treatment applied at the beginning of the 2021 and 2022 growing seasons

Date on which microhabitat data were collected

Time at which microhabitat data were collected

Temperatures at a depth of -6 collected at 15-minute intervals by TMS-4 dataloggers in subplot centers

Temperatures at a depth of +2 cm collected at 15-minute intervals by TMS-4 dataloggers in subplot centers

Temperatures at a depth of +15 cm collected at 15-minute intervals by TMS-4 dataloggers in subplot centers

Soil moisture at a depth of -6 cm collected at 15-minute intervals by TMS-4 dataloggers in subplot centers

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Code Definition

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Code Definition

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Source

Code Definition

Code	HR
Definition	Empire Prairies State Natural Area Hauser Road Unit
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Code Definition

Code	OP
Definition	Oliver Prairie State Natural Area
Source

Code Definition

Code	SP
Definition	Snapper Prairie State Natural Area
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Code Definition

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Code Definition

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Definition	South subplot
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Code Definition

Code	W
Definition	West subplot
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Code Definition

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Code Definition

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Definition	Plots in which all aboveground woody plant biomass was cut using hand clippers
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Code Definition

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Definition	Plots in which all aboveground woody plant biomass was cut using hand clippers and exposed cut stems were immediately treated with a 20% Triclopyr 4 in oil surfactant penetrant and basal bark oil solution using a spot applicator
Source

Code Definition

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Definition	Plots that received no management intervention for the duration of the study
Source

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Code Definition

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Code Definition

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Accuracy Report:

Accuracy Assessment:

Coverage:

Methods:

Data Table


Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/1678/1/6b5562a369e125a902cd72a24d007204
Name:	Soil_data
Description:	Soil data from June 2021 aggregated from 8 collections at a depth of -15 cm within the plot
Number of Records:	56
Number of Columns:	14

Table Structure

Object Name:

Soil_data.csv

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Table Column Descriptions

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Plot code

Management treatment

Sand content

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Clay content

Bulk density

Water content

Organic matter

NO3

NH4

Column Name:

Site

Plot

Management

Sand

Silt

Clay

NO3

NH4

Definition:

Two letter site code indicating from which site the data were collected

One digit plot code indicating from which plot within a site the data were collected

Type of management intervention applied at the beginning of the 2021 and 2022 growing seasons

Percent sand content in the aggregated soil sample

Percent silt content in the aggregated soil sample

Percent clay content in the aggregated soil sample

The mass of soil per unit volume in the aggregated soil sample

The ratio of the mass of water to the mass of dry soil in the aggregated soil sample

Percent organic matter in the aggregated soil sample

pH of the aggregated soil sample

Amount of phosphorus in the aggregated soil sample

Amount of potassium of the aggregated soil sample

Percent nitrate in the aggregated soil sample

Percent ammonium in the aggregated soil sample

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Code Definition

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Definition	Curtis Prairie
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Code Definition

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Definition	Faville Prairie State Natural Area
Source

Code Definition

Code	HR
Definition	Empire Prairies State Natural Area Hauser Road Unit
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Code Definition

Code	OP
Definition	Oliver Prairie State Natural Area
Source

Code Definition

Code	SP
Definition	Snapper Prairie State Natural Area
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Code Definition

Code	YP
Definition	York Prairie State Natural Area
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Allowed Values and Definitions

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Code Definition

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Definition	Plots in which all woody plant leaves were sprayed with a 5% Triclopyr 3 in water solution using a hand-held fine-mist sprayer
Source

Code Definition

Code	physical
Definition	Plots in which all aboveground woody plant biomass was cut using hand clippers
Source

Code Definition

Code	physical + chemical
Definition	Plots in which all aboveground woody plant biomass was cut using hand clippers and exposed cut stems were immediately treated with a 20% Triclopyr 4 in oil surfactant penetrant and basal bark oil solution using a spot applicator
Source

Code Definition

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Accuracy Report:

Accuracy Assessment:

Coverage:

Methods:

Data Table


Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/1678/1/39fddc459584ed2133ddb7396d91d40c
Name:	Structural_data
Description:	Structural data collected in June and August 2020, 2021, and 2022 on woody vegetation persistence, abiotic habitat conditions, and herbaceous community composition
Number of Records:	319
Number of Columns:	21

Table Structure

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Table Column Descriptions

Site code

Plot code

Split subplot code

Management treatment

Seeding treatment

Year

Percent burned

Percent bare soil

Litter depth

Percent gray dogwood within the 1-m2 subplot

Percent gray dogwood within the 10-m2 subplot

Percent all woody cover within the 1-m2 subplot

Percent all woody cover within the 10-m2 subplot

Early-season number of gray dogwood ramets

Early-season average height of the gray dogwood ramets

Late-season number of gray dogwood ramets

Late-season average height of the gray dogwood ramets

Percent canopy openness

Total herbaceous species richness

Forb percent cover

Graminoid percent cover

Column Name:

Site

Plot

Split

Management

Seeding

Year

Burned

Soil

Litter_depth

Dogwood_1m2

Dogwood_10m2

Woody_1m2

Woody_10m2

Ramet_count_early

Ramet_height_early

Ramet_count_late

Ramet_height_late

Openness

Total_richness

Forb_cover

Graminoid_cover

Definition:

Two letter site code indicating from which site the data were collected

One digit plot code indicating from which plot within a site the data were collected

One letter subplot code indicating from which subplot within a plot within a site the data were collected

Type of management intervention applied at the beginning of the 2021 and 2022 growing seasons

Type of seeding treatment applied at the beginning of the 2021 and 2022 growing seasons

Year in which data were collected

Percent area of the 1-m2 subplot burned in the fire during the prior dormant season

Percent bare soil in the 1-m2 subplot following the fire during the prior dormant season

Accumulated litter depth in the 1-m2 subplot at the end of the growing season

Percent gray dogwood within the 1-m2 subplot at the end of the growing season

Percent gray dogwood within the 10-m2 subplot at the end of the growing season

Percent all woody plant species cover within the 1-m2 subplot at the end of the growing season

Percent all woody plant species cover within the 10-m2 subplot at the end of the growing season

Number of gray dogwood ramets within the 10-m2 subplot following the fire during the prior dormant season

Average height of the gray dogwood ramets within the 10-m2 subplot following the fire during the prior dormant season

Number of gray dogwood ramets within the 10-m2 subplot at the end of the growing season

Average height of the gray dogwood ramets within the 10-m2 subplot at the end of the growing season

Percent canopy openness at the center of the subplots at the end of the growing season

Total herbaceous species richness within the 1-m2 subplot at the end of the growing season

Total percent cover of all forb species within the 1-m2 subplot at the end of the growing season

Total percent cover of all graminoid species within the 1-m2 subplot at the end of the growing season

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Code Definition

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Definition	Black Earth Rettenmund State Natural Area
Source

Code Definition

Code	CP
Definition	Curtis Prairie
Source

Code Definition

Code	FP
Definition	Faville Prairie State Natural Area
Source

Code Definition

Code	HR
Definition	Empire Prairies State Natural Area Hauser Road Unit
Source

Code Definition

Code	OP
Definition	Oliver Prairie State Natural Area
Source

Code Definition

Code	SP
Definition	Snapper Prairie State Natural Area
Source

Code Definition

Code	YP
Definition	York Prairie State Natural Area
Source

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Enumerated Domain

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Code Definition

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Definition	East subplot
Source

Code Definition

Code	N
Definition	North subplot
Source

Code Definition

Code	S
Definition	South subplot
Source

Code Definition

Code	W
Definition	West subplot
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	chemical
Definition	Plots in which all woody plant leaves were sprayed with a 5% Triclopyr 3 in water solution using a hand-held fine-mist sprayer
Source

Code Definition

Code	physical
Definition	Plots in which all aboveground woody plant biomass was cut using hand clippers
Source

Code Definition

Code	physical + chemical
Definition	Plots in which all aboveground woody plant biomass was cut using hand clippers and exposed cut stems were immediately treated with a 20% Triclopyr 4 in oil surfactant penetrant and basal bark oil solution using a spot applicator
Source

Code Definition

Code	unmanaged
Definition	Plots that received no management intervention for the duration of the study
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	seeded
Definition	Seeds were added to the subplot
Source

Code Definition

Code	unseeded
Definition	Seeds were not added to the subplot
Source

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Accuracy Report:

Accuracy Assessment:

Coverage:

Methods:

Data Table


Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/1678/1/d3c319e60368c3b7495eb900e71346cf
Name:	Woody_data
Description:	Woody plant species data collected in August 2020, 2021, and 2022
Number of Records:	713
Number of Columns:	10

Table Structure

Object Name:

Woody_data.csv

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Authentication:

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Orientation:

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Simple Delimited:

Field Delimiter:	,
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Table Column Descriptions

Site code

Plot code

Split subplot code

Management treatment

Seeding treatment

Year

Genus

Species epithet

Percent cover within 1-m2 subplot

Percent cover within the 10-m2 subplot

Column Name:

Site

Plot

Split

Management

Seeding

Year

Genus

Species

Cover_1m2

Cover_10m2

Definition:

Two letter site code indicating from which site the data were collected

One digit plot code indicating from which plot within a site the data were collected

One letter subplot code indicating from which subplot within a plot within a site the data were collected

Type of management intervention applied at the beginning of the 2021 and 2022 growing seasons

Type of seeding treatment applied at the beginning of the 2021 and 2022 growing seasons

Year in which data were collected

Genus of observed woody plant species within the subplot

Species epithet of observed woody plant species within the subplot

Percent canopy cover of observed woody plant species within the 1-m2 subplot

Percent canopy cover of observed woody plant species within the 10-m2 subplot

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Code Definition

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Definition	Black Earth Rettenmund State Natural Area
Source

Code Definition

Code	CP
Definition	Curtis Prairie
Source

Code Definition

Code	FP
Definition	Faville Prairie State Natural Area
Source

Code Definition

Code	HR
Definition	Empire Prairies State Natural Area Hauser Road Unit
Source

Code Definition

Code	OP
Definition	Oliver Prairie State Natural Area
Source

Code Definition

Code	SP
Definition	Snapper Prairie State Natural Area
Source

Code Definition

Code	YP
Definition	York Prairie State Natural Area
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	1
Definition	Plot 1
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Code Definition

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Definition	Plot 2
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Code Definition

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Definition	Plot 3
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Definition	Plot 4
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Definition	Plot 5
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Definition	Plot 6
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Code	8
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Code	E
Definition	East subplot
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Code Definition

Code	N
Definition	North subplot
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Code Definition

Code	S
Definition	South subplot
Source

Code Definition

Code	W
Definition	West subplot
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	chemical
Definition	Plots in which all woody plant leaves were sprayed with a 5% Triclopyr 3 in water solution using a hand-held fine-mist sprayer
Source

Code Definition

Code	physical
Definition	Plots in which all aboveground woody plant biomass was cut using hand clippers
Source

Code Definition

Code	physical + chemical
Definition	Plots in which all aboveground woody plant biomass was cut using hand clippers and exposed cut stems were immediately treated with a 20% Triclopyr 4 in oil surfactant penetrant and basal bark oil solution using a spot applicator
Source

Code Definition

Code	unmanaged
Definition	Plots that received no management intervention for the duration of the study
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	seeded
Definition	Seeds were added to the subplot
Source

Code Definition

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Definition	Seeds were not added to the subplot
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Definition

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Unit	percent
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Missing Value Code:

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)	woody encroachment, ecological restoration, restoration outcomes, microhabitat, ecosystem structure, tallgrass prairie
LTER Controlled Vocabulary	vegetation dynamics, microclimate

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:

Experimental set-up. We conducted a field experiment at seven tallgrass prairie sites within 100 miles of Madison, Wisconsin. These sites, representing publicly accessible remnant prairies, were chosen based on their historical loss of fire regimes post-European colonization and the recent reintroduction of fire management. Sites were selected along a soil moisture gradient and varied in topography and vegetation communities. We focused on areas dominated by the native shrub Cornus racemosa Lam. due to its high abundance and management concern. We mapped regions with 20-60% C. racemosa canopy cover and randomly established eight 32-m2 plots per site for a total of 56 plots. Within each plot, we nested two 10-m2 and two 1-m2 subplots, totaling 112 subplots of each size.

Experimental treatments. Four treatment groups were assigned to the plots: unmanaged, physical intervention, chemical intervention, and combined physical and chemical intervention. Physical interventions involved cutting all woody biomass to 2 cm above ground. Combined interventions included applying a 20% Triclopyr 4 solution to cut stems. Chemical interventions involved foliar spraying with a 5% Triclopyr 3 solution. Plots were treated at the beginning of the growing season in 2021 and 2022, and all sites were burned during the dormant season before both the first and second treatment applications.

Data collection. We estimated woody vegetation persistence using measures of cover and abundance. Woody plant cover was estimated to the nearest whole percent annually in August from 2020 to 2022 within both the 1-m2 and 10-m2 subplots. We counted all vegetation that intersected with any part of the subplot and allowed species to overlap. Abundance was estimated as the number and height of C. racemosa ramets biannually in May and August from 2021 to 2022 in the 10-m2 subplots.

We estimated habitat conditions using measures of light availability and microclimate. Canopy openness was used as a proxy for light availability and was measured using hemispherical photos taken at ground level in the center of the subplots, analyzed with Gap Light Analyzer software. Temperature and soil moisture microclimate data were collected 15 cm above the soil surface and soil moisture 6 cm below the soil surface, respectively, continuously year-round in 2021 and 2022 at 15-minute intervals with TMS-4 dataloggers installed in the center of one of the two subplots. From these data, we calculated average daily means and 1st and 99th percentiles for June, July, and August.

We estimated herbaceous community composition using measures of herbaceous species richness and cover. The number of herbaceous species was counted annually in August in the 1-m2 subplots. We visually estimated the percent cover of the graminoid and forb functional groups to the nearest whole percent in August in the 1-m2 subplots. We counted all vegetation that intersected with any part of the subplot and allowed functional groups to overlap.

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:

Katherine T. Charton

Organization:

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Email Address:

charton@wisc.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0869-7899

Individual:

Ellen I. Damschen

Organization:

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Email Address:

damschen@wisc.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7435-0669

Contacts:

Individual:

Katherine T. Charton

Organization:

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Email Address:

charton@wisc.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0869-7899

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

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

Time Period

Begin:

2020

End:

2022

Geographic Region:

Description:

Data were collected at seven publicly accessible remnant (i.e., unplowed or old-growth) tallgrass prairie within 100 miles of Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Bounding Coordinates:

Northern:	43.233008	Southern:	42.684028
Western:	-89.791029	Eastern:	-88.881245

Taxonomic Range:

General Coverage:

We considered various measures of woody and herbaceous plant species, where woody plants were identified to species, herbaceous plants were identified to functional group, and some measurements considered the focal woody plant species gray dogwood

Classification:

Rank Name:

Kingdom

Rank Value:

Viridiplantae

Common Name:

green plants

Identifer:

National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 33090 (Viridiplantae)

Classification:

Rank Name:

Phylum

Rank Value:

Streptophyta

Identifer:

National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 35493 (Streptophyta)

Classification:

Rank Name:

Subphylum

Rank Value:

Streptophytina

Identifer:

National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 131221 (Streptophytina)

Classification:

Rank Name:

Class

Rank Value:

Magnoliopsida

Common Name:

flowering plants

Identifer:

National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 3398 (Magnoliopsida)

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Order

Rank Value:

Cornales

Identifer:

National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 41934 (Cornales)

Classification:

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Family

Rank Value:

Cornaceae

Common Name:

dogwood family

Identifer:

National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 42219 (Cornaceae)

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Genus

Rank Value:

Cornus

Identifer:

National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 4281 (Cornus)

Classification:

Rank Name:	Species
Rank Value:	Cornus racemosa
Common Name:	panicled dogwood
Identifer:	National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI) Info for ID: 4284 (Cornus racemosa)

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:

Navigating global change for effective management of grassland plant communities

Personnel:

Individual:

Katherine T. Charton

Organization:

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Email Address:

charton@wisc.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0869-7899

Individual:

Ellen I. Damschen

Organization:

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Email Address:

damschen@wisc.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7435-0669

Abstract:

This project explores how grassland plants and communities respond to global change, management strategies, and their interactions through a multi-year field experiment in southern Wisconsin, United States of America. Grasslands, among the most threatened ecosystems globally, face degradation from shrub encroachment, climate change, and habitat conversion. Common management strategies include physical and chemical interventions combined with prescribed fire to maintain grass- and forb-dominated ecosystems. We first assess the initial impacts of physical and chemical interventions on controlling woody plant encroachment along a moisture gradient, examining woody vegetation persistence, abiotic habitat conditions, and herbaceous community composition. Building on these results, we use plant functional traits to analyze how different life history strategies in herbaceous communities respond to woody plant management practices. We also investigate the interaction between summer drought and site-specific moisture conditions with woody plant management by quantifying differences in woody and herbaceous plant morphology, physiology, and ecological fitness. These findings provide valuable insights into the effectiveness of woody plant management practices under variable conditions, informing grassland conservation strategies.

Additional Award Information:

Funder:	National Science Foundation
Number:	1754764
Title:	Collaborative Research: Can disturbance history predict plant species responses to environmental change?

Additional Award Information:

Funder:	University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum
Title:	Leopold Fellowship

Additional Award Information:

Funder:	University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Integrative Biology
Title:	Emlen Award Fund for Outstanding Graduate Work in Zoology

Additional Award Information:

Funder:	Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center
Title:	Graduate Research Assistantship

Additional Award Information:

Funder:	P.E.O. International
Title:	Scholar Award

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