Data Package Metadata View Summary

Termite foraging data from bait mass loss at eleven locations at the Jornada Basin LTER site, 1988-2000

General Information

Data Package:
Local Identifier:	knb-lter-jrn.210010001.84
Title:	Termite foraging data from bait mass loss at eleven locations at the Jornada Basin LTER site, 1988-2000
Alternate Identifier:	DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:	This data package contains data on yearly mass loss of termite baits at the Jornada Basin LTER site in southern New Mexico, USA. Termites are important to litter decomposition and nutrient cycling in desert grasslands. This study measured annual feeding activity on paper baits by subterranean termites in desert shrubland and black-grama (Bouteloua eriopoda) grassland ecosystems over twelve years. Eleven sites, known as the "consumer plots" were included in the study. Toilet paper roll termite baits were placed on grids on each consumer plot. Data include initial bait weights before deployment, and bait weights after they were retrieved from the field each year. Mass loss of the baits was calculated as a measure of termite foraging activity. This study is complete.
Publication Date:	2019-12-10

Time Period

Begin:

1988-06-03

End:

2000-01-14

People and Organizations
Contact:	Anderson, John (New Mexico State University)
Contact:	Data Manager(Jornada Basin LTER) [ email ]
Creator:	Lightfoot, David (Jornada Basin LTER; now at Univ. of NM)
Creator:	Whitford, Walter (Jornada Basin LTER)
Creator:	Anderson, John (New Mexico State University)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:	Pre- and post-deployment mass of termite baits over time
Description:	Pre- and post-deployment mass of termite baits over time
Other Name:	Comment history and notes for the dataset
Description:	Comment history and notes for the dataset

Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table


Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-jrn/210010001/84/49fafc7774945161ec2093c721d9ca81
Name:	Pre- and post-deployment mass of termite baits over time
Description:	Pre- and post-deployment mass of termite baits over time
Number of Records:	3100
Number of Columns:	14

Table Structure

Object Name:

JRN_010001_termite_bait_data.csv

Size:

220122 bytes

Authentication:

9efc2124b1b3b842cde4e03740f68b0f Calculated By MD5

Text Format:

Number of Header Lines:

Record Delimiter:

Orientation:

column

Simple Delimited:

Field Delimiter:

Table Column Descriptions

Column Name:

date_put

date_get

zone

site

plot

quad

roll

gridID_orig

weight_initial

weight_final

weight_loss

activity

comments

Definition:

Date bait was deployed

Date bait was retrieved

Vegetation zone [C, G, M, T]

Site ID [CALI, SAND, GRAV, IBPE, BASN, RABB, WELL, WEST, EAST, SUMM, NORT]

Plot ID [A, B, C, D]

Quadrat ID within plot [1-9]

Temite bait roll number [1-25]

Original grid ID string (zone-plot/quad-termite)

Initial, oven-dry weight in grams of bait roll before deployment

Cleaned, oven-dry weight in grams of bait roll after retrieval

Change in mass in grams [weight_initial - weight_final]

Visible termite activity noted after retrieval [Y=termite activity present; N=no noticeable termite activity; M=maybe; F=fungal hypha present; C=some termite carton still present, not possible to remove all without removing paper; P=problem with initial weight probably. Baits weighed in Annex; perhaps left out too long before weighing; P#: See history log for details]

Problem/comment code [0 or 1]

Comments

Storage Type:

date

string

float

string

float

string

Measurement Type:

dateTime

nominal

ratio

nominal

ratio

nominal

Measurement Values Domain:

Format	YYYY-MM-DD
Precision

Format	YYYY-MM-DD
Precision

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	C
Definition	Creosotebush shrubland
Source

Code Definition

Code	G
Definition	Grassland
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
Source

Code Definition

Code	SAND
Definition	Sand site
Source

Code Definition

Code	GRAV
Definition	Gravel site
Source

Code Definition

Code	IBPE
Definition	IBP Exclosure site
Source

Code Definition

Code	BASN
Definition	Basin slope site
Source

Code Definition

Code	RABB
Definition	Rabbit rain gauge site
Source

Code Definition

Code	WELL
Definition	West well site
Source

Code Definition

Code	WEST
Definition	West site
Source

Code Definition

Code	EAST
Definition	East site
Source

Code Definition

Code	SUMM
Definition	Summerford Mountain site
Source

Code Definition

Code	NORT
Definition	North site
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	A
Definition	Plot A
Source

Code Definition

Code	B
Definition	Plot B
Source

Code Definition

Code	C
Definition	Plot C
Source

Code Definition

Code	D
Definition	Plot D
Source

Unit	number
Type	natural
Min	1
Max	9

Unit	number
Type	natural
Min	1
Max	44

Definition

Original grid ID string (zone-plot/quad-termite)

Unit	gram
Type	real
Min	137.94
Max	219.88

Unit	gram
Type	real
Min	0
Max	218.8

Unit	gram
Type	real
Min	-12.28
Max	209.94

Definition

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	0
Definition	No problem
Source

Code Definition

Code	1
Definition	Problem or comment (check history log)
Source

Definition

Comments

Missing Value Code:

Code	NA
Expl	Retrieval date unknown or not retrieved

Code	NA
Expl	Missing value

Code	NA
Expl	Missing value

Code	NA
Expl	Missing value

Code	NA
Expl	Activity not recorded

Code	NA
Expl	No comment for record

Accuracy Report:

Accuracy Assessment:

Coverage:

Methods:

Non-Categorized Data Resource

Name:

Comment history and notes for the dataset

Entity Type:

unknown

Description:

Comment history and notes for the dataset

Physical Structure Description:

Object Name:

termbait.his

Size:

13343 bytes

Authentication:

aefd47b6fc1e1983f8a1a61be52c08ba Calculated By MD5

Externally Defined Format:

Format Name:

unknown

Data:

https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-jrn/210010001/84/092b955a6c1b0b8b2bd06883005a56ce

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:
LTER Controlled Vocabulary	land cover, soils, termites, insects, invertebrates, detritus, herbivory, litter decomposition, nutrient cycling, deserts, grasslands, shrubs, long term monitoring
JRN Dataset Keywords	Plant-Animal Interactions
Jornada Place Names	C-CALI, C-GRAV, C-SAND, G-BASN, G-IBPE, G-SUMM, M-NORT, M-RABB, M-WELL, T-EAST, T-WEST
LTER Core Area	Disturbance, Land Use and Land Cover Change
(No thesaurus)	mass-loss, bait

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:

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.

Additional Documents

See the comment log ("termbait.his") for detailed comments about data collection and processing.

People and Organizations

Creators:

Individual:	David Lightfoot
Organization:	Jornada Basin LTER; now at Univ. of NM

Individual:	Walter Whitford
Organization:	Jornada Basin LTER
Id:	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1155-6162

Individual:	John Anderson
Organization:	New Mexico State University
Id:	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6417-8022

Contacts:

Individual:	John Anderson
Organization:	New Mexico State University
Id:	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6417-8022

Individual:

Data Manager

Organization:

Jornada Basin LTER

Email Address:

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:

The consumer site are located at 11 sites across the Jornada Basin, spanning 4 vegetation community types. This bounding box includes all 11 sites. More precise geographic coordinates for this study may be requested from the JRN LTER Data Manager.

Bounding Coordinates:

Northern:	32.669	Southern:	32.488
Western:	-106.865	Eastern:	-106.713

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:

Jornada Basin LTER-II

Personnel:

Individual:	Walter Whitford
Organization:	Jornada Basin LTER
Id:	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1155-6162
Role:	Principal Investigator

Funding:

NSF

Maintenance

Maintenance:

Description:	Once per year (samples left in the field for 12 months) from 1988-2012. This study is complete.
Frequency:

Other Metadata

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Data Package Metadata View Summary

Termite foraging data from bait mass loss at eleven locations at the Jornada Basin LTER site, 1988-2000

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Termite foraging data from bait mass loss at eleven locations at the Jornada Basin LTER site, 1988-2000

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