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Post-fire Variability in Siberian Alder in Interior Alaska: Distribution Patterns, Nitrogen Fixation Rates, and Ecosystem Consequences I - Alder Diameter 2014

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Data Package:
Local Identifier:knb-lter-bnz.741.2
Title:Post-fire Variability in Siberian Alder in Interior Alaska: Distribution Patterns, Nitrogen Fixation Rates, and Ecosystem Consequences I - Alder Diameter 2014
Alternate Identifier:DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:

This data set was collected as a part of Brian Houseman's MS Thesis, Post-fire Variability in Siberian Alder in Interior Alaska: Distribution Patterns, Nitrogen Fixation Rates, and Ecosystem Consequences (December 2017). Data include Siberian alder (Alnus viridis ssp. fruticosa) growth characteristics (height, number of ramets, ramet diameter, and growth status) and density. Data were collected on study plots established across two burn scars (2004 Boundary Fire and 1971 Wickersham Dome Fire) within the Yukon-Tanana Uplands ecoregion of interior Alaska. The data were collected in 2014.

Short Name:knb-lter-bnz.741.2
Publication Date:2020-03-01
For more information:
Visit: http://www.lter.uaf.edu/data/data-detail/id/741

Time Period
Begin:
2014-06-03
End:
2015-09-28

People and Organizations
Contact:Data Manager (Bonanza Creek LTER) [  email ]
Creator:Houseman, Brian R (Former Graduate Student)
Creator:Ruess, Roger W. (Primary Investigator)
Creator:Hollingsworth, Teresa Nettleton (LTER Co-Principal Investigator)
Organization:Bonanza Creek LTER
Associate:Ruess, Roger W. (Professor of Biology, Associated party)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:
741_alder_dia_2014.csv
Description:
This dataset contains Siberian alder (Alnus viridis ssp. fruticosa) population metrics, specifically the live stem diameter (cm) for each ramet on each plant within each quarter of each study plot. Siberian alder population data were collected at each releve study plot (re: releve_plots_2014.csv) established in the Boundary Fire (n=183) and Wickersham Dome Fire (n=80). This data set was collected as a part of Brian Houseman's MS Thesis.
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Data Entities

Data Table

Data:https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-bnz/741/2/59fdaf5290908f05d268557b34ece803
Name:741_alder_dia_2014.csv
Description:This dataset contains Siberian alder (Alnus viridis ssp. fruticosa) population metrics, specifically the live stem diameter (cm) for each ramet on each plant within each quarter of each study plot. Siberian alder population data were collected at each releve study plot (re: releve_plots_2014.csv) established in the Boundary Fire (n=183) and Wickersham Dome Fire (n=80). This data set was collected as a part of Brian Houseman's MS Thesis.
Number of Columns:5

Table Structure
Object Name:741_alder_dia_2014.csv
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Number of Header Lines:1
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Table Column Descriptions
 plot_IDquarterlive_stem_diameterno_alderstand_type
Column Name:plot_ID  
quarter  
live_stem_diameter  
no_alder  
stand_type  
Definition:plot identifierthe quarter (out of 4) on which the ramet was measured; method adopted from point-centered quarter method; q1 was 0 to 90 degrees, q2 was 91 to 180 degrees, q3 was 180 to 270 degrees, q4 was 270 to 360 degreeslive ramet diameter, rounded to whole numberindicates whether or not alder was present within the quarter; 0 = alder present, 1 = alder not presentstand type as determined by hierarchical clustering and indicator species analysis
Storage Type:string  
string  
integer  
integer  
string  
Measurement Type:nominalnominalrationominalnominal
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Allowed Values and Definitions
Enumerated Domain 
Code Definition
CodeBF
Definition Boundary Fire; WDF = Wickersham Dome Fire;
Source
Definitionthe quarter (out of 4) on which the ramet was measured; method adopted from point-centered quarter method; q1 was 0 to 90 degrees, q2 was 91 to 180 degrees, q3 was 180 to 270 degrees, q4 was 270 to 360 degrees
Unitcentimeter
Typereal
Definitionindicates whether or not alder was present within the quarter; 0 = alder present, 1 = alder not present
Definitionstand type as determined by hierarchical clustering and indicator species analysis
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Data Package Usage Rights

Data Use

This work has been produced as part of the Long Term Ecological Research Program and data users should adhere to the Data Use Agreement of the Long Term Ecological Research Network.

Citation

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Acknowledgement

The Data User should acknowledge any institutional support or specific funding awards referenced in the metadata accompanying this dataset in any publications where the Data Set contributed significantly to its content. Acknowledgements should identify the supporting party, the party that received the support, and any identifying information such as grant numbers. For example: Data are provided by the Bonanza Creek LTER, a partnership between the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and the U.S. Forest Service. Significant funding for collection of these data was provided by the National Science Foundation Long-Term Ecological Research program (NSF Grant numbers DEB-1636476, DEB-1026415, DEB-0620579, DEB-0423442, DEB-0080609, DEB-9810217, DEB-9211769, DEB-8702629) and by the USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station (Agreement # RJVA-PNW-01-JV-11261952-231).

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Additional Acknowledgements

This research was supported in part by a UAF Center for Global Change Student Research Grant with funds from the UAF Center for Global Change; the Bonanza Creek Long-Term Ecological Research Program which is funded by the National Science Foundation (award number DEB-1026415); and the USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station (RJVA-PNW-01-JV-11261952-231)

Keywords

By Thesaurus:
Vegetationboreal forests, nitrogen fixation, nitrogen fixation, fires, fires, nitrogen, nitrogen, Alnus viridis, nitrogen balance, Alnus viridis, Siberian alder, nitrogen balance, ecosystem consequences, Siberian alder, ecosystem consequences

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 Design

This study was designed to assess Siberian alder N-fixation input variablity across post-fire age, fire severity levels, and stand types. Study plots were randomly located to capturue the variability of environmental factors across the landscape. Detailed site information for every research location in this study is available with the Study Location Information data package; the location information table from that package is included in this package as well. This particular includes 183 sites in the 2004 Boundary Fire and 80 sites in the 1971 Wickersham Dome Fire.

Methods

FIELD: Siberian alder density (plants ha-1) sampling occurred in summer 2014. Each study plot was circular (100-m diameter) and plots were spaced 200 m apart along randomly located toposequence transects of varying lengths [WDF (n = 21 transects), BF (n = 40 transects)]. Plots within the BF were randomly located within the same topographic range sampled in the WDF (324-581 m elevation, 0-360 degree aspect, and 0-26 degree slope). Alder density was estimated by measuring the distance between plot center and the nearest alder (if >50 m, then truncated to 50 m) on WDF sample plots (n = 80) and BF sample plots (n = 183). An individual alder was defined as one or more tightly clustered ramets spatially distinct from another individual on the same plot. For each alder density plot sampled in 2014, the plot was divided into four quarters; in each quarter the ramet basal diameter (cm), ramet height (m), number of ramets, and live or dead status of each ramet were measured for the individual alder nearest to plot center. LAB: null

Sampling Area and Study Extent
Sampling Description:

Sampling Frequency

One time

Sampling Extent:

Time Period
Begin:
2014-06-03
End:
2015-09-28

People and Organizations

Publishers:
Organization:Bonanza Creek LTER
Address:
Boreal Ecology Cooperative Research Unit ,
University of Alaska Fairbanks,
P.O. Box 756780 ,
Fairbanks, AK 99775 USA
Phone:
907-474-6364 (voice)
Phone:
907-474-6251 (fax)
Creators:
Individual: Brian R Houseman
Position:Former Graduate Student
Email Address:
bhouseman@abrinc.com
Individual: Roger W. Ruess
Position:Primary Investigator
Address:
Institute of Arctic Biology University of Alaska Fairbanks P.O. Box 757000,
Fairbanks, AK 99775-0180 United States
Phone:
(907) 474-7153 (voice)
Phone:
(907) 474-6967 (fax)
Email Address:
rwruess@alaska.edu
Web Address:
http://people.iab.uaf.edu/roger_ruess
Individual: Teresa Nettleton Hollingsworth
Position:LTER Co-Principal Investigator
Address:
Boreal Ecology Cooperative Research Unit, PNW Research Station, USDA Forest Service, P.O. Box 756780,University of Alaska Fairbanks,
Fairbanks, AK 99775 United States
Phone:
(907) 474-2424 (voice)
Phone:
(907) 474-6251 (fax)
Email Address:
thollingsworth@fs.fed.us
Web Address:
http://www.becru.uaf.edu/personnel/Teresa.htm
Organization:Bonanza Creek LTER
Address:
Boreal Ecology Cooperative Research Unit ,
University of Alaska Fairbanks,
P.O. Box 756780 ,
Fairbanks, AK 99775 USA
Phone:
907-474-6364 (voice)
Phone:
907-474-6251 (fax)
Email Address:
uaf-bnz-im-team@alaska.edu
Web Address:
http://www.lter.uaf.edu
Contacts:
Organization:Bonanza Creek LTER
Position:Data Manager
Address:
Boreal Ecology Cooperative Research Unit ,
University of Alaska Fairbanks,
P.O. Box 756780 ,
Fairbanks, AK 99775 USA
Phone:
907-474-6364 (voice)
Phone:
907-474-6251 (fax)
Email Address:
uaf-bnz-im-team@alaska.edu
Web Address:
http://www.lter.uaf.edu
Associated Parties:
Individual: Roger W. Ruess
Position:Professor of Biology
Address:
Institute of Arctic Biology University of Alaska Fairbanks P.O. Box 757000,
Fairbanks, AK 99775-0180 United States
Phone:
(907) 474-7153 (voice)
Phone:
(907) 474-6967 (fax)
Role:Associated party
Metadata Providers:
Organization:Bonanza Creek LTER
Position:Data Manager
Address:
Boreal Ecology Cooperative Research Unit ,
University of Alaska Fairbanks,
P.O. Box 756780 ,
Fairbanks, AK 99775 USA
Phone:
907-474-6364 (voice)
Phone:
907-474-6251 (fax)
Email Address:
uaf-bnz-im-team@alaska.edu
Web Address:
http://www.lter.uaf.edu

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

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

Time Period
Begin:
2014-06-03
End:
2015-09-28
Geographic Region:
Description:Dataset geographic description information is unavailable. {datafile/geoCoverage is empty}
Bounding Coordinates:
Northern:  65.422555Southern:  64.961855
Western:  -148.185888Eastern:  -145.806556

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:The Bonanza Creek LTER
Personnel:
Individual: Keith Van Cleve
Organization:Bonanza Creek LTER
Position:Lead Principal Investigator
Role:Principal Investigator
Individual: F.S. Stuart Chapin
Organization:Bonanza Creek LTER
Position:Lead Principal Investigator
Address:
Department of Biology and Wildlife; Institute of Arctic Biology: University of Alaska Fairbanks 193 Arctic Health P.O. Box 757000,
Fairbanks, AK 99775 United States
Phone:
(907) 455-6408 (voice)
Phone:
(907) 474-6967 (fax)
Email Address:
terry.chapin@alaska.edu
Web Address:
http://terrychapin.org/
Role:Principal Investigator
Individual: Roger W. Ruess
Organization:Bonanza Creek LTER
Position:Lead Principal Investigator
Address:
Institute of Arctic Biology University of Alaska Fairbanks P.O. Box 757000,
Fairbanks, AK 99775-0180 United States
Phone:
(907) 474-7153 (voice)
Phone:
(907) 474-6967 (fax)
Email Address:
rwruess@alaska.edu
Web Address:
http://www.iab.uaf.edu/~roger_ruess/
Role:Principal Investigator
Funding:

NSF Grant numbers DEB-1636476, DEB-1026415, DEB-0620579, DEB-0423442, DEB-0080609, DEB-9810217, DEB-9211769, DEB-8702629

USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station (Agreement # RJVA-PNW-01-JV-11261952-231)

Maintenance

Maintenance:
Description:

additional

Data Credits: Sarah Lily (Field Assistant)

Status

Completed

Frequency:
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