Data Package Metadata View Summary

Termite Foraging Activity on Desertified Shrublands and Grasslands on the Jornada Basin LTER, 1988-2000

General Information

Data Package:
Local Identifier:	knb-lter-jrn.210010001.81
Title:	Termite Foraging Activity on Desertified Shrublands and Grasslands on the Jornada Basin LTER, 1988-2000
Alternate Identifier:	DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:	Termites are important to litter decomposition and nutrient cycling in desert grasslands. The annual feeding activity on paper baits of subterranean termites in desertified (degraded-shrub dominated ecosystems) and relatively undegraded black-grama (Bouteloua eriopoda) grasslands was measured over six years on 12 sites on the Jornada Basin. Toilet paper roll termite baits were placed on grids on each consumer plot. Data include initial bait weights and bait weights after baits had been retrieved from the field once each year. Weight loss was calculated as a measure of termite foraging activity. This study is complete.
Short Name:	JornadaStudy_010_termite_bait_data
Publication Date:	2019-07-11
Language:	English

Time Period

Begin:

1988-06-03

End:

2000-01-14

People and Organizations
Contact:	Manager, Data (Jornada LTER, datamanager.jrn.lter@gmail.com)
Creator:	Whitford, Walter

Data Entities
Data Table Name:	data_JornadaStudy_010_npp_termite_bait
Description:	Data file information for Jornada data set: Termite bait data

Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table

Data:

https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-jrn/210010001/81/25199f7dc092e6944fc896de5be79aee

Name:

data_JornadaStudy_010_npp_termite_bait

Description:

Data file information for Jornada data set: Termite bait data

Number of Columns:

Time Period

Begin:

1988-06-03

End:

2000-01-14

Table Structure

Object Name:

JornadaStudy_010_termite_bait_data.csv

Size:

205797

Text Format:

Number of Header Lines:

Number of Foot Lines:

Record Delimiter:

\r\n

Orientation:

column

Simple Delimited:

Field Delimiter:	,
Quote Character:	"

Table Column Descriptions

date placed

vegetation zone

site

plot id

grid id

bait roll

date collected

initial weight

final weight

activity type

weight loss

problem code

comments

Column Name:

date_put

zone

site

plot

grid

roll

date_get

weight_initial

weight_final

activity

weight_loss

comments

Definition:

Date baits placed in field

Vegetation zone

Site

Plot i.d. within a zone

Grid i.d.* = Grid i.d. where first 2 columns: CB=creosotebush GL=grassland MD=mesquite dune TB=tarbush 3rd column = '-' (without quote marks) 4th column = corresponds to plot 5th column = 1 of 9 quads within plot 6th column = '-' (without quote marks) 7th column = T(termite baits grid * Termite Bait Tag I.D.'s: T WEST: TB-A2-T1 through TB-A2-T25 T EAST: TB-B4-T1 through TB-B4-T25 ------ -------------------------- M RABB: MD-A9-T1 through MD-A9-T25 M RABB: MD-C1-T1 through MD-C1-T25 M WELL: MD-B5-T1 through MD-B5-T25 ------ -------------------------- G IBPE: GL-C6-T1 through GL-C6-T25 G IBPE: GL-A2-T1 through GL-A2-T25 G BASN: GL-B5-T1 through GL-B5-T25 G SUMM: GL-A2-T1 through GL-A2-T25 ------ -------------------------- C SAND: CB-B7-T1 through CB-B7-T25 C CALI: CB-A2-T1 through CB-A2-T25 C GRAV: CB-D9-T1 through CB-D9-T25

Termite bait roll number

Date baits collected from field

Initial pre-field oven-dry weight

Final post-field oven-dry weight

Visible activity noted while cleaning bait prior to oven-drying

Weight loss = initial weight - final weight

Problem code

comments if problem code of 1; if no comments a "." is given

Storage Type:

date

string

date

string

Measurement Type:

dateTime

nominal

ratio

dateTime

ratio

nominal

ratio

nominal

Measurement Values Domain:

Format	mm/dd/yyyy
Precision

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	C
Definition	creosotebush
Source

Code Definition

Code	G
Definition	grassland (blackgrama)
Source

Code Definition

Code	M
Definition	mesquite dune
Source

Code Definition

Code	T
Definition	tarbush
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	CALI
Definition	caliche site / termite baits
Source

Code Definition

Code	SAND
Definition	sand site / termite baits
Source

Code Definition

Code	GRAV
Definition	gravel site / termite baits
Source

Code Definition

Code	IPBE
Definition	IBP exclosure site / termite baits
Source

Code Definition

Code	BASN
Definition	basin slope site / termite baits
Source

Code Definition

Code	SUMM
Definition	Summerford Mountain site / termite baits
Source

Code Definition

Code	RABB
Definition	Rabbit Rain Gage site/termite baits
Source

Code Definition

Code	WELL
Definition	West Well site / termite baits
Source

Code Definition

Code	WEST
Definition	west site / termite baits
Source

Code Definition

Code	EAST
Definition	east site / termite baits
Source

Definition

Plot i.d. within a zone

Definition

Unit	N/A
Precision	1
Type	real
Min	1
Max	25

Format	mm/dd/yyyy
Precision

Unit	grams
Precision	0.01
Type	real

Unit	grams
Precision	0.01
Type	real

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	Y
Definition	termite activity present
Source

Code Definition

Code	N
Definition	no noticeable termite activity
Source

Code Definition

Code	F
Definition	fungal hypha present
Source

Code Definition

Code	C
Definition	some termite carton still present; not possible to remove all of carton without removing paper
Source

Code Definition

Code	P
Definition	possible problem with initial weight. Baits weighed in Annex; perhaps left out too long before weighing.
Source

Unit	grams
Precision	0.01
Type	real

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	0
Definition	No problem
Source

Code Definition

Code	1
Definition	Check history log
Source

Definition

comments if problem code of 1; if no comments a "." is given

Missing Value Code:

Code	.
Expl	Missing value code

Code	.
Expl	Missing value code

Code	.
Expl	Missing value code

Code	.
Expl	Missing value code

Accuracy Report:

Accuracy Assessment:

Coverage:

Methods:

Data Package Usage Rights

Data Policies

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Keywords

By Thesaurus:
LTER Core Area	Organic Matter
JRN Dataset Keywords	core, Plant,Nitrogen, and Micronutrients, Plant-Animal Interactions
Jornada Keywords	C-CALIC-GRAV, C-SAND, G-BASN, G-IBPE, G-SUMM, T-EAST, T-WEST, M-RABB, M-NORT, M-NORT, NPP locations
keywords	foraging activity
LTER Controlled Vocabulary	termites, consumers, 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:

-Field data sheets were used.

Description:

Detailed Methods: A 5 by 5 grid of 25 toilet paper roll baits is randomly located in each consumer plot. Baits are positioned 1 m apart. Each bait is placed on a rebar rod driven into the ground, and covered with a #10 coffee can. Toilet paper rolls are James River (TM) brand, single-ply, white paper. Each bait is oven dried (55 C; 96 hours), weighed before placement in the field, and then oven dried and weighed again after being collected from the field. The difference in placement weight and retrieval weight is calculated as weight loss. Baits are placed in the field in mid-winter and picked-up the following mid-winter. After collection from field, baits are cleaned of dirt, termite casing, and other foreign debris prior to oven-drying. It should be noted that it is not usually possible to remove all casing material because of its strong adhesion to the bait.

People and Organizations

Publishers:

Organization:

Jornada Basin LTER

Web Address:

http://jornada.nmsu.edu/lter

Creators:

Individual:

Walter Whitford

Contacts:

Individual:	Data Manager
Organization:	Jornada LTER, datamanager.jrn.lter@gmail.com

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

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

Time Period

Begin:

1988-06-03

End:

2000-01-14

Geographic Region:

Description:

Our study site is located in the northern Chihuahuan Desert, approximately 25 km northeast of Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA (+32.6 N, -106.7 W, elevation 1315 m). Annual precipitation is 24 cm and maximum temperatures average 13 C in January and 36 C in June. Our study site includes the 78,000 ha Jornada Experimental Range operated by the USDA Agricultural Research Service (http://jornada.nmsu.edu/), and the 22,000 ha Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center (CDRRC, http://chihuahuansc.nmsu.edu/) operated by New Mexico State University (http://www.nmsu.edu/). Please contact our data manager for site locations.

Bounding Coordinates:

Northern:	32.7494871013	Southern:	32.4731725883
Western:	-106.87288312	Eastern:	-106.692716261
Altitude (meter):	1315

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to Data Table: data_JornadaStudy_010_npp_termite_bait

Time Period

Begin:

1988-06-03

End:

2000-01-14

Project

Maintenance

Maintenance:

Description:	Once per year (samples left in the field for 12 months). This study is complete.
Frequency:

Additional Info


Additional Information:
	LTER-II consumer plots located at C-CALI,C-GRAV,C-SAND,G-BASN, G-IBPE,G-SUMM,T-EAST,T-WEST,M-RABB,M-NORT,M-WELL.

Other Metadata

Additional Metadata

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Data Package Metadata View Summary

Termite Foraging Activity on Desertified Shrublands and Grasslands on the Jornada Basin LTER, 1988-2000

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