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Sphagnum and Vascular Plant Decomposition under Increasing Nitrogen Additions

General Information
Data Package:
Local Identifier:edi.369.1
Title:Sphagnum and Vascular Plant Decomposition under Increasing Nitrogen Additions
Alternate Identifier:DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:

Development of the oil sands has led to increasing atmospheric N deposition, with values as high as 17 kg N ha-1 yr-1; regional background levels <2 kg N ha-1 yr-1. Bogs, being ombrotrophic, may be especially susceptible to increasing N deposition. To examine responses to N deposition, over five years, we experimentally applied N (as NH4NO3) to a bog near Mariana Lakes, Alberta, at rates of 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 kg N ha-1 yr-1, plus controls (no water or N addition). In May of each year, we collected mixed vascular plant tissue and Sphagnum fuscum peat and placed homogenized mixtures in nylon bags and placed them approximately 10 cm below the peat surface in early June. Bags were collected again in October of each year, cleaned, dried, and weighed. Decomposition of Sphagnum moss and mixed vascular plant litter was affected by N inputs, on average losing 8 and 38 % of initial mass, respectively, over 5 months of decomposition. Water addition alone had no significant effect on decomposition of cellulose, Sphagnum, or vascular plant litter (p > 0.15).

Publication Date:2021-07-19

Time Period
Begin:
2014-05-01
End:
2015-10-31

People and Organizations
Contact:Wieder, Kelman R (Villanova University) [  email ]
Contact:Information Manager (Villanova University) [  email ]
Contact:Organization Lead (Villanova University) [  email ]
Creator:Wieder, Kelman R (Villanova University)
Creator:Vitt, Dale H (Southern Illinois University)
Creator:Vile, Melanie A (Villanova University)
Creator:Graham, Jeremy A (Southern Illinois University)
Creator:Hartsock, Jeremy A (Southern Illinois University)
Creator:Fillingim, Hope (Villanova University)
Creator:House, Melissa (Southern Illinois University)
Creator:Quinn, James C (Villanova University)
Creator:Scott, Kimberli D (Villanova University)
Creator:Petix, Meaghan (Southern Illinois University)
Creator:McMillen, Kelly J (Villanova University)
Organization:Center for Limnology
Organization:Trout Lake Station
Associate:Quinn, James C (Villanova University, instrument technician)
Associate:Doe, Jane (Center for Limnology, Equipment lead)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:
decomp.csv
Description:
Decomposition data
Data Table Name:
nitrogen.csv
Description:
Nitrogen data
Other Name:
ancillary_data.zip
Description:
Ancillary data
Other Name:
processing_and_analysis.R
Description:
Data processing and analysis script
Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table

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Description:Decomposition data
Number of Records:294
Number of Columns:7

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Table Column Descriptions
 
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year  
percent_loss  
taxa  
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Precision
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Data Table

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Description:Nitrogen data
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Table Column Descriptions
 
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plant_density  
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n_assimilated  
site_name  
site_lat  
site_lon  
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has unit milligram per kilogram per day		 contains measurements of type mass density,
has unit density unit		 contains measurements of type Plant Material Biomass Density,
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Coverage:                      
Methods:                      

Non-Categorized Data Resource

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Non-Categorized Data Resource

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Data Package Usage Rights

This data package is released to the "public domain" under Creative Commons CC0 1.0 "No Rights Reserved" (see: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). It is considered professional etiquette to provide attribution of the original work if this data package is shared in whole or by individual components. A generic citation is provided for this data package on the website https://portal.edirepository.org (herein "website") in the summary metadata page. Communication (and collaboration) with the creators of this data package is recommended to prevent duplicate research or publication. This data package (and its components) is made available "as is" and with no warranty of accuracy or fitness for use. The creators of this data package and the website shall not be liable for any damages resulting from misinterpretation or misuse of the data package or its components. Periodic updates of this data package may be available from the website. Thank you.

External Annotations

With link(s) out to external vocabularies
Dataset is about nitrogen proportion in whole plant

Keywords

By Thesaurus:
(No thesaurus)Villanova Peatland Biogeochemistry Group
https://vocab.lternet.edu/bog, peatland, vascular plants, mosses, decomposition

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:

$$ \frac{(D_{xy,t,t}+D_{yz,t})}{(L_{xy}+L_{yz})}=\frac{d_{ij,t}}{l_{ij}} $$

some markdown

$$ \frac{(D_{xy,t,t}+D_{yz,t})}{(L_{xy}+L_{yz})}=\frac{d_{ij,t}}{l_{ij}} $$

some markdown

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Description:

This method step describes provenance-based metadata as specified in the LTER EML Best Practices.

This provenance metadata does not contain entity specific information.

Data Source
The Bear Brook Watershed in Maine, USA: Long-term soil temperature 2001 - 2016
Description:

This method step describes provenance-based metadata as specified in the LTER EML Best Practices.

This provenance metadata does not contain entity specific information.

Data Source
LAGOS-NE-LIMNO v1.087.1: A module for LAGOS-NE, a multi-scaled geospatial and temporal database of lake ecological context and water quality for thousands of U.S. Lakes: 1925-2013
Description:
This provenance metadata does not contain entity specific information.
Data Source
Collaborative Research: Understanding the controls on spatial and temporal variability in ice discharge using a Greenland-wide ice sheet model, 2008-3007
Description:
This provenance metadata does not contain entity specific information.
Data Source
Dataset 1 title
Description:
This provenance metadata does not contain entity specific information.
Data Source
Dataset 2 title

People and Organizations

Publishers:
Organization:Environmental Data Initiative
Email Address:
info@environmentaldatainitiative.org
Web Address:
https://environmentaldatainitiative.org
Creators:
Individual: Kelman R Wieder
Organization:Villanova University
Email Address:
kelman.wieder@villanova.edu
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5856-8473
Individual: Dale H Vitt
Organization:Southern Illinois University
Individual: Melanie A Vile
Organization:Villanova University
Email Address:
mvile@villanova.edu
Individual: Jeremy A Graham
Organization:Southern Illinois University
Email Address:
jeremyg@mtu.edu
Individual: Jeremy A Hartsock
Organization:Southern Illinois University
Email Address:
hartsock@siu.edu
Individual: Hope Fillingim
Organization:Villanova University
Email Address:
fillingimhope@gmail.com
Individual: Melissa House
Organization:Southern Illinois University
Email Address:
mhouse@siu.edu
Individual: James C Quinn
Organization:Villanova University
Email Address:
jcqui03@gmail.com
Individual: Kimberli D Scott
Organization:Villanova University
Email Address:
kscott@villanova.edu
Individual: Meaghan Petix
Organization:Southern Illinois University
Email Address:
meaghan.petix@wsu.edu
Individual: Kelly J McMillen
Organization:Villanova University
Email Address:
Kelly.Mcmillen@ttu.edu
Contacts:
Individual: Kelman R Wieder
Organization:Villanova University
Email Address:
kelman.wieder@villanova.edu
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5856-8473
Organization:Villanova University
Position:Information Manager
Email Address:
info@villanova.edu
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5856-8473
Organization:Villanova University
Position:Organization Lead
Email Address:
info@villanova.edu
Associated Parties:
Organization:Center for Limnology
Email Address:
cfl@wisc.edu
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5856-8473
Role:primary collaborator
Organization:Trout Lake Station
Email Address:
tls@wisc.edu
Role:secondary collaborator
Individual: James C Quinn
Organization:Villanova University
Email Address:
jcqui03@gmail.com
Role:instrument technician
Individual: Jane Doe
Organization:Center for Limnology
Email Address:
jdoe@email.com
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5856-8473
Role:Equipment lead

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

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

Time Period
Begin:
2014-05-01
End:
2015-10-31
Sampling Site: 
Description:site_1
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -89.43Latitude (degree): 45.23
Sampling Site: 
Description:site_2
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -89.44Latitude (degree): 45.24
Sampling Site: 
Description:site_3
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -89.45Latitude (degree): 45.25
Sampling Site: 
Description:site_4
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -89.46Latitude (degree): 45.26
Sampling Site: 
Description:site_5
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -89.47Latitude (degree): 45.27
Sampling Site: 
Description:site_6
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -89.48Latitude (degree): 45.28
Sampling Site: 
Description:site_7
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -89.49Latitude (degree): 45.29
Sampling Site: 
Description:site_8
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -89.5Latitude (degree): 45.3
Sampling Site: 
Description:site_9
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -89.51Latitude (degree): 45.31
Sampling Site: 
Description:site_10
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -89.52Latitude (degree): 45.32

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:Nitrogen Addition Experiments in Boreal Ecosystems: Understanding the Fate of Atmospherically Deposited Nitrogen in order to Determine Nitrogen Critical Loads
Personnel:
Individual: Kelman R Wieder
Organization:Villanova University
Email Address:
kelman.wieder@villanova.edu
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5856-8473
Role:Principal Investigator
Funding: Cumulative Environmental Management Association (CEMA) 2011-0003
Related Project:
Title:Decomposition in the real world
Personnel:
Individual: Melanie A Vile
Organization:Villanova University
Email Address:
mvile@villanova.edu
Role:Principal Investigator
Funding: NSF 111001
Related Project:
Title:Project title 3
Personnel:
Individual: Joe Smith
Organization:Villanova University
Role:Principal Investigator
Funding: NSF 101
Related Project:
Title:Project title 4
Personnel:
Individual: Chase Gacho
Organization:University of New Mexico
Email Address:
gachase@unm.edu
Role:Principal Investigator
Funding: NSF 111001

Maintenance

Maintenance:
Description:Completed: No updates to these data are expected
Frequency:

Additional Info

Additional Information:
 

Articles derived from this dataset:

Article 1

Article 2

Article 3

Other Metadata

Additional Metadata

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