Data Package Metadata View Summary

JRN SMES Rabbit Rabbit Survey on creosotebush and grassland routes 1995-2015

General Information

Data Package:
Local Identifier:	knb-lter-jrn.210086006.4
Title:	JRN SMES Rabbit Rabbit Survey on creosotebush and grassland routes 1995-2015
Alternate Identifier:	DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:	This data package contains rabbit survey data from areas within the Jornada Experimental Range (JER) and Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center (CDRRC) lands. Two study routes were established in 1996; one in black grama grassland and the other in creosotebush shrubland to compare the impact of herbivores on ecosystem processes between these vegetation types. Parallel studies were established at the Sevilleta LTER site (New Mexico, USA) and Mapimi Biosphere Reserve (Durango, Mexico). Each route is about 6 miles long. Data collected began in April 1996 and includes date and time of spotting lagomorph, species, habitat type, distance from vehicle, and comments on the weather, moon, and anything unusual. Survey is conducted quarterly every year, and this study is ongoing.
Publication Date:	2019-09-09

Time Period

Begin:

1996-04-09

End:

2015-10-27

People and Organizations
Contact:	Bestelmeyer, Brandon (USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range)
Contact:	Manager, Data (Jornada Basin LTER) [ email ]
Creator:	Lightfoot, David (Jornada Basin LTER (now at Univ. of NM))
Creator:	Bestelmeyer, Brandon (USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:	SMES JRN Rabbit Survey on creosotebush and grassland routes 1995-2015
Description:	SMES JRN Rabbit Survey on creosotebush and grassland routes 1995-2015
Other Name:	SMES veg quadrat measurement and data preparation protocol
Description:	SMES veg quadrat measurement and data preparation protocol
Other Name:	JRN SMES Rabbit Survey Protocol
Description:	JRN SMES Rabbit Survey Protocol

Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table


Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-jrn/210086006/4/dd67a16ac87e60f59f69db3515d0b455
Name:	SMES JRN Rabbit Survey on creosotebush and grassland routes 1995-2015
Description:	SMES JRN Rabbit Survey on creosotebush and grassland routes 1995-2015
Number of Records:	3655
Number of Columns:	8

Table Structure

Object Name:

SmesRabbitSurvey.csv

Size:

184959 bytes

Authentication:

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Text Format:

Number of Header Lines:

Record Delimiter:

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Orientation:

column

Simple Delimited:

Field Delimiter:

Table Column Descriptions

Column Name:

date_time

route

species

mileage

distance

direction

comment

Definition:

date and time data was collected

route = road route (1=creosotebush, 3=grassland)

species = species i.d. (LECA=Lepus californicus, SYAU=Sylvilagus audubonii, UNKN=unknown rabbit species), and the start (START), end (END), or gate (GATE) in route

milage = vehicle odometer mileage along rabbit route (miles)

distance = perpendicular distance from center of road to rabbit (meters)

direction = direction relative to road where rabbit was spotted (L=left, R=right, C=exact center of road)

cc = comment code (0=no comment; 1=there is a comment)

comment = comments, weather and anything unusual.

Storage Type:

date

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float

string

Measurement Type:

dateTime

nominal

ratio

nominal

Measurement Values Domain:

Format	YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss
Precision

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	1
Definition	1= creosotebush roue
Source

Code Definition

Code	3
Definition	3= grassland route
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	START
Definition	start of route
Source

Code Definition

Code	LECA
Definition	LECA=Lepus californicus
Source

Code Definition

Code	SYAU
Definition	SYAU=Sylvilagus audubonii
Source

Code Definition

Code	GATE
Definition	Gate in route
Source

Code Definition

Code	END
Definition	end of route
Source

Code Definition

Code	TURN
Definition	turn in route
Source

Code Definition

Code	UNKN
Definition	unknown species
Source

Unit	mile
Type	real
Min	0
Max	9.2

Unit	meter
Type	real
Min	0
Max	152

Definition

direction = direction relative to road where rabbit was spotted (L=left, R=right, C=exact center of road)

Definition

cc = comment code (0=no comment; 1=there is a comment)

Definition

comment = comments, weather and anything unusual.

Missing Value Code:

Code	NA
Expl	No date or time was recorded

Code	NA
Expl	No mileage was recorded

Code	NA
Expl	Vehicle was at START, END, or GATE in route or no mileage was recorded

Code	NA
Expl	No direction recorded, or at START, END, or GATE in route

Code	NA
Expl	No comment provided

Accuracy Report:

Accuracy Assessment:

Coverage:

Methods:

Non-Categorized Data Resource

Name:

SMES veg quadrat measurement and data preparation protocol

Entity Type:

unknown

Description:

SMES veg quadrat measurement and data preparation protocol

Physical Structure Description:

Object Name:

SMESvegquadprotocol.pdf

Size:

86866 bytes

Authentication:

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Externally Defined Format:

Format Name:

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Data:

https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-jrn/210086006/4/0e413f639d60c2745efb103c64774370

Non-Categorized Data Resource

Name:

JRN SMES Rabbit Survey Protocol

Entity Type:

unknown

Description:

JRN SMES Rabbit Survey Protocol

Physical Structure Description:

Object Name:

Rabbit_Survey_Protocol.pdf

Size:

101256 bytes

Authentication:

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Externally Defined Format:

Format Name:

unknown

Data:

https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-jrn/210086006/4/00b38b0401feab1c408fcb3708b35ade

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, land surface properties, herbivory, deserts, grasslands, shrubs, long term monitoring, populations, consumers, abundance, long term, small mammals, rabbits, vertebrates, fauna
JRN Dataset Keywords	Plant-Animal Interactions, core
Jornada Project Names	SMES, Study 086
Jornada Place Names	SMES
LTER Core Area	Disturbance, Land Use and Land Cover Change, Populations

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:

Long-term data is collected to determine population densities of rabbits in various habitats in order to test these hypotheses. This study began in April 1996.

The survey is conducted quarterly. The survey is performed at the end of January or the beginning of February, the end of April or beginning of May, the end of July or the beginning of August, and the end of October or the beginning of November. The dates are dependent upon the full moon. The survey should be conducted ± 3 days of the full moon. In determining the appropriate start time for the survey, be sure to start after the end of nautical twilight. The survey requires three people and truck spotlights. One person is in the truck cab driving and recording data while the other two researchers are in the bed of the truck, standing behind the cab on the right and left sides of the truck bed. Each researcher in the truck bed waves the spotlight in a slow sweeping motion from the middle of the road to the appropriate side of the road (approximately a 90° sweep for each light). The driver also should keep an eye out for lagomorphs in or near the road while driving at about 10 to 12 mph. When a lagomorph is spotted (eyes shine pink in the spotlight), the researcher will notify the driver, who will then stop the vehicle and record the data. It is best to conduct the survey ± 3 days of the full moon. However, the weather must be appropriate as well. There are two roads that the survey is conducted on, one in a creosotebush habitat (route 1) and the other in a grassland habitat (route 3). Each route is about 6 miles long. For more detailed methods, see Rabbit_Survey_Protocol.pdf. This study is ongoing.

People and Organizations

Creators:

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

Individual:	Brandon Bestelmeyer
Organization:	USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range
Id:	https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5060-9955

Contacts:

Individual:	Brandon Bestelmeyer
Organization:	USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range
Id:	https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5060-9955

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:

1996-04-09

End:

2015-10-27

Geographic Region:

Description:

SMES Creosotebush (site=C) site is located in the west bajada area. Contact the data manager for more precise study coordinates.

Bounding Coordinates:

Northern:	32.5427713	Southern:	32.46722784
Western:	-106.8514602	Eastern:	-106.7294433

Geographic Region:

Description:

SMES Grassland (site=G) site is located in the basin floor area. Contact the data manager for more precise study coordinates.

Bounding Coordinates:

Northern:	32.7494871	Southern:	32.47317259
Western:	-106.8728831	Eastern:	-106.6927163

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:

Jornada Basin LTER

Personnel:

Individual:	Brandon Bestelmeyer
Organization:	USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range
Id:	https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5060-9955
Role:	Principal Investigator

Funding:

NSF: DEB-1832194

Maintenance

Maintenance:

Description:	ongoing
Frequency:

Other Metadata

Additional Metadata

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JRN SMES Rabbit Rabbit Survey on creosotebush and grassland routes 1995-2015

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