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The Effects of Vegetation Composition on the Abundance, Species Diversity and Activity of Birds on the Jornada Basin LTER,1997

General Information

Data Package:
Local Identifier:	knb-lter-jrn.210121006.78
Title:	The Effects of Vegetation Composition on the Abundance, Species Diversity and Activity of Birds on the Jornada Basin LTER,1997
Alternate Identifier:	DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:	Changes in plant composition have the potential to cause disturbances in both structure and function throughout the ecosystem. One element of the ecosystem that can be affected is bird diversity and behavior. Certain species of birds depend more, or entirely, on habitats containing specific functional groups or species of vegetation. Habitat preferences in birds develop because of factors such as availability of food, nesting and perching locations, and cover. Certain species of birds may be generalists while others use a small variety of plants due to strict habitat requirements. In this study we examine how different growth types of plants affect bird abundance, bird species diversity, and bird activity on the Jornada Basin. The experiment took place on the Biodiversity plots (25m X 25m)at the New Mexico State University Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center from June through August 1997. The site contained 6 blocks, each containing 8 treatments, including: control, perennial grass removal, reduced Larrea cover, reduced Prosopis cover, shrub removal, only a single dominant species of each growth form remaining, subshrubs removal, and succulents removal. The following data were recorded in each plot: species type, time spent in plot, type of vegetation utilized, presence of a pair or family group, and behavior. Behaviors recorded included perching, singing, calling, foraging on the ground, foraging in the vegetation, nesting , and preening. Birds were observed in each plot for periods of 35 minutes with a 10 minute acclimation period prior to the start of the observation period. The replications were done according to a predetermined schedule which was developed in such a manner so as to reduce sampling error as much as possible. This study is complete.
Short Name:	JornadaStudy_121_biodiversity_bird_survey_data
Publication Date:	2019-07-11
Language:	English

Time Period

Begin:

1997-07-01

End:

1997-09-21

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

Data Entities
Data Table Name:	data_JornadaStudy_121_biodiversity_bird_survey
Description:	Data file information for the following Jornada data set: The Effects of Changing Vegetative Composition on the Abundance, Species Diversity and Activity of Birds in the Chihuahuan Desert
Other Name:	Bird Species Codes
Description:

Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table

Data:

https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-jrn/210121006/78/a61208e614f0e0ab254035457a7469b8

Name:

data_JornadaStudy_121_biodiversity_bird_survey

Description:

Data file information for the following Jornada data set: The Effects of Changing Vegetative Composition on the Abundance, Species Diversity and Activity of Birds in the Chihuahuan Desert

Number of Columns:

Time Period

Begin:

1997-07-01

End:

1997-09-21

Table Structure

Object Name:

JornadaStudy_121_biodiversity_bird_survey_data.csv

Size:

1681

Text Format:

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Field Delimiter:	,
Quote Character:	"

Table Column Descriptions

block number

plot number

treatment

number of birds

time in plot by family group-s

time in plot by family member-s

number of bird species

number of birds foraging on ground

number of birds foraging in vegetation

number of birds perching

species list

Column Name:

block

plot

treatment

indv_count

time1

time2

spp_count

fg_count

fv_count

p_count

spp_list

Definition:

block number at BD

Plot number

plot treatment

total number of individual birds seen in plot

total time (seconds) in plot by family group (Time1 is the total time in seconds that any bird spent in a particular plot. Time1 is different from Time2 in that if a family group was present, the young were not counted as individuals, (since they were probably just following their parent and not choosing that plot for any. For Time2, these young were counted as separate individuals. This is also true of pairs of birds. For Time1, they were counted as 1 total, and for Time2, they were counted as separate individuals.)

total time in plot by family member (Time1 is the total time in seconds that any bird spent in a particular plot. Time1 is different from Time2 in that if a family group was present, the young were not counted as individuals, (since they were probably just following their parent and not choosing that plot for any. For Time2, these young were counted as separate individuals. This is also true of pairs of birds. For Time1, they were counted as 1 total, and for Time2, they were counted as separate individuals.)

number of bird species seen in plot

number of birds foraging on ground in plot

number of birds foraging in vegetation in plot

number of birds perching in vegetation plot

species codes of birds in plot

Storage Type:

string

Measurement Type:

nominal

ratio

nominal

Measurement Values Domain:

Definition

block number at BD

Definition

Plot number

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	1
Definition	Control
Source

Code Definition

Code	2
Definition	PG; perennial grass removed; all perennial grasses removed, (Muhlenbergia, Dasychloa, Setaria, etc.)
Source

Code Definition

Code	3
Definition	RedL; reduced minus Larrea; dominant of each growth form removed, only subordinates remain; Larrea removed as dominant shrub
Source

Code Definition

Code	4
Definition	RedP; reduced minus Prosopis; dominant of each growth form removed, only subordinates remain; Prosopis removed as dominant shrub
Source

Code Definition

Code	5
Definition	S; shrub removal; all shrubs removed (Larrea, Prosopis, Ephedra, etc.)
Source

Code Definition

Code	6
Definition	Simp; simplified; only a single species (the dominant) of each growth form remaining, all subordinate species removed; plot contains only LATR, ZIAC, MUPO, and YUBA, ( Larrea, Zinnia, Muhlenbergia, and Yucca)
Source

Code Definition

Code	7
Definition	Ss; subshrub removed; (Zinnia, Xanthocephalum, etc)
Source

Code Definition

Code	8
Definition	Succ; succulent removed; all leave and stem succulents removed (Yucca, Opuntia, etc)
Source

Unit	number
Type	real
Min	0
Max

Unit	second
Type	real
Min	0
Max

Unit	second
Type	real
Min	0
Max

Unit	number
Type	real
Min	0
Max

Unit	number
Type	real
Min	0
Max

Unit	number
Type	real
Min	0
Max

Unit	number
Type	real
Min	0
Max

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	BTSP
Definition	black-throated sparrow
Source

Code Definition

Code	SCOR
Definition	Scott's oriole
Source

Code Definition

Code	LOSH
Definition	loggerhead shrike
Source

Code Definition

Code	CACW
Definition	cactus wren
Source

Code Definition

Code	WEKI
Definition	western kingbird
Source

Code Definition

Code	SCQU
Definition	scaled quail
Source

Code Definition

Code	GAQU
Definition	Gambel's quail
Source

Code Definition

Code	CRTH
Definition	crissal thrasher
Source

Code Definition

Code	HUMMER
Definition	unknown species of hummingbird
Source

Code Definition

Code	BCHU
Definition	black-chinned hummingbird
Source

Code Definition

Code	UNKN
Definition	unknown bird species
Source

Code Definition

Code	UNSP
Definition	unknown sparrow
Source

Code Definition

Code	HOFI
Definition	house finch
Source

Code Definition

Code	PYRR
Definition	pyrrhuloxia
Source

Code Definition

Code	NOMO
Definition	northern mockingbird
Source

Missing Value Code:

Code	.
Expl	missing value

Accuracy Report:

Accuracy Assessment:

Coverage:

Methods:

Non-Categorized Data Resource

Name:

Bird Species Codes

Entity Type:

document

Physical Structure Description:

Object Name:

BirdSpeciesCodes.txt

Size:

8242

Externally Defined Format:

Format Name:

text/plain

Data:

https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-jrn/210121006/78/7f777c456929e980fc780ed10afb9b76

Data Package Usage Rights

Data Policies

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Keywords

By Thesaurus:
LTER Core Area	Populations
Jornada Dataset Keywords	Plant-Animal Interactions, non-core
LTER Controlled Vocabulary	birds, vegetation, habitats
keywords	behavior, breeding birds, desert birds, habitat preference, perching, singing

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:

-Observations (using binoculars) of birds and their behavior were recorded on field data sheets.

Description:

The treatments consisted of plots of land (25m x25m) which had been altered by removing plant types in a systematic fashion. Species were removed based on plant functional group and species dominance within the community (control, perennial grass removal, reduced Larrea cover, reduced Prosopis cover, shrub removal, only a single dominant species of each growth form remaining, subshrubs removal, and succulents removal). Birds were observed in each plot for periods of 35 minutes with a 10 minute acclimation period prior to the start of the observation period. The acclimation period was meant to allow time for birds to settle and to orient the observer. Observations started at sunrise and ended between and 8:30 and 9:00 am. In all cases, observer movement was coordinated so as not to disturb other observers. Four observers participated each day, each observing a total of four plots. They watched (using binoculars) their assigned plot from a step ladder at the corner of the plot in order to get a better view of the entire plot. Also, in order to help the observers distinguish between adjacent plots, markers were placed around the perimeter of the plots. These markers were put in place the day before and then promptly taken down so that ecosystem function was not disrupted. An attempt was made to choose and place the markers so as not to frighten or attract the birds in any way. The following data were recorded in each plot: species type, time spent in plot, type of vegetation utilized, presence of a pair or family group, and behavior. Behaviors recorded included perching, singing, calling, foraging on the ground, foraging in the vegetation, nesting , and preening. Birds that simply flew over the plot or that landed on the plot boundaries were not counted. There were four replications over the course of ten weeks. The replications were done according to a predetermined schedule which was developed in such a manner so as to reduce sampling error as much as possible. In order to do this, the following were avoided: replications of the same plot at the same time of day, replicating all of the 6 similar treatments on the same day, and having the same observer do more than one of the replications of a single plot.

Quality Control
Quality Control Step 1:

Description:

>The data are a compilation of all observations of the 4 replicates over the entire sampling period across treatments and plots.

People and Organizations

Publishers:

Organization:

Jornada Basin LTER

Web Address:

http://jornada.nmsu.edu/lter

Creators:

Individual:	Laura Huenneke
Organization:	Jornada Basin LTER

Contacts:

Individual:	Data Manager
Organization:	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:

1997-07-01

End:

1997-09-21

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/).

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_121_biodiversity_bird_survey

Time Period

Begin:

1997-07-01

End:

1997-09-21

Project

Maintenance

Maintenance:

Description:	Sampling was done times from July to September 1997 -- Replication 1: July 1,2,3 Replication 2: July 15,16,17 Replication 3: July 24,25,26 Replication 4: September 16,17,18,19,20,21. This study is complete.
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Additional Info


Additional Information:
	From the stone pillars at the south entrance of the Jornada Experimental Range (USDA), follow the road west approximately 4 miles to the first (wretched) gate on the right (north). Go through this gate approximately one quarter mile, parking spot is on west side of road under power lines. The biodiversity site is on the right (east) side of the road across from the parking spot.

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