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Arthropod trophic groups at nutrient-rich and nutrient-poor Creosotebush Sites of the Jornada Basin, 1986

General Information

Data Package:
Local Identifier:	knb-lter-jrn.210369001.25
Title:	Arthropod trophic groups at nutrient-rich and nutrient-poor Creosotebush Sites of the Jornada Basin, 1986
Alternate Identifier:	DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:	This data package contains the composition of foliage arthropod trophic levels in nutrient-rich and nutrient-poor creosote bush sites at the Jornada Basin. This data was collected for the purpose of testing the hypothesis that creosotebush shrubs (Larrea tridentata) growing in naturally nutrient-rich sites had better quality foliage and supported greater populations of foliage arthropods than shrubs growing in nutrient-poor sites. Sampling took place in May of 1986 from random, high nutrient, and low nutrient shrubs. Total numbers of taxa and individuals of each major trophic group (herbivores, predators, and omnivores) from each of the 30 shrubs/sites are listed. This dataset consists of the date of collection, plot ID, shrub type, shrub number, numbers of taxa per shrub (grouped into chewing, sucking, predacious and omnivorous arthropods), and numbers of individuals per shrub (grouped into chewing, sucking, predacious and omnivorous arthropods). This dataset is complete.
Publication Date:	2020-12-09

Time Period

Begin:

1986-05-02

End:

1986-05-02

People and Organizations
Contact:	Data Manager(Jornada Basin LTER) [ email ]
Creator:	Lightfoot, David (Jornada Basin LTER)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:	Arthropod trophic group composition, 1986
Description:	Foliage arthropod trophic group composition at nutrient-rich and nutrient-poor Creosotebush sites of the Jornada basin in 1989
Other Name:	JRN DSD file (Dataset Documentation)
Description:	Early format Jornada metadata file for this dataset.

Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table


Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-jrn/210369001/25/59f7d055ef9ccc5156f0f41756159585
Name:	Arthropod trophic group composition, 1986
Description:	Foliage arthropod trophic group composition at nutrient-rich and nutrient-poor Creosotebush sites of the Jornada basin in 1989
Number of Records:	150
Number of Columns:	12

Table Structure

Object Name:

JRN_369001_arthropod_composition_data.csv

Size:

6539 bytes

Authentication:

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Text Format:

Number of Header Lines:

Record Delimiter:

\r\n

Orientation:

column

Simple Delimited:

Field Delimiter:

Table Column Descriptions

Column Name:

DATE

PLOT

TYPE

SHRUB_NO

CHEWTAX

CHEW_NO

SUCKTAX

SUCK_NO

PREDTAX

PRED_NO

OMNITAX

OMNI_NO

Definition:

Date of collection

Plot [A-E]

Shrub type [R = Random, H = High Quality, L = Low Quality]

Shrub number [1-10]

Number of chewing arthropod taxa per shrub

Number of chewing arthropod individuals per shrub

Number of sucking arthropod taxa per shrub

Number of sucking arthropod individuals per shrub

Number of predacious arthropod taxa per shrub

Number of predacious arthropod individuals per shrub

Number of omnivorous arthropod taxa per shrub

Number of omnivorous arthropod individuals per shrub

Storage Type:

date

string

float

Measurement Type:

dateTime

nominal

ratio

Measurement Values Domain:

Format	YYYY-MM-DD
Precision

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

Code Definition

Code	E
Definition	Plot E
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	R
Definition	Random Shrub
Source

Code Definition

Code	H
Definition	High Nutrient Shrub
Source

Code Definition

Code	L
Definition	Low Nutrient Shrub
Source

Unit	number
Type	natural
Min	1
Max	10

Unit	number
Type	whole
Min	0
Max	93

Unit	number
Type	whole
Min	0
Max	22

Unit	number
Type	natural
Min	2
Max	11

Unit	number
Type	natural
Min	2
Max	220

Unit	number
Type	whole
Min	0
Max	15

Unit	number
Type	whole
Min	0
Max	37

Unit	number
Type	whole
Min	0
Max	3

Unit	number
Type	whole
Min	0
Max	26

Missing Value Code:

Code	NA
Expl	Data not collected

Code	NA
Expl	Data not collected

Code	NA
Expl	Data not collected

Code	NA
Expl	Data not collected

Code	NA
Expl	Data not collected

Code	NA
Expl	Data not collected

Code	NA
Expl	Data not collected

Code	NA
Expl	Data not collected

Code	NA
Expl	Data not collected

Accuracy Report:

Accuracy Assessment:

Coverage:

Methods:

Non-Categorized Data Resource

Name:

JRN DSD file (Dataset Documentation)

Entity Type:

unknown

Description:

Early format Jornada metadata file for this dataset.

Physical Structure Description:

Object Name:

ltrophic.dsd.txt

Size:

17120 bytes

Authentication:

7adbecb7afbfb6bf0358aeff15e05336 Calculated By MD5

Externally Defined Format:

Format Name:

text/plain

Data:

https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-jrn/210369001/25/392ffff125b26f947b8cfc5727b5b805

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) has an ethical obligation 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 Core Areas	Populations
Jornada Dataset Keywords	Pant-Animal Interactions, LTER I, Study 369
Jornada Place Names	Dona Ana
LTER Controlled Vocabulary	Herbivores, Predators, Populations, Species composition, Herbivory, Arthropods

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:

Sampling design and laboratory analysis

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This data was collected in 1986 as part of the Jornada Basin LTER program.

Five plots, approximately 1 ha in size and labeled A-E, were randomly selected from a 1.0 by 0.5 km area within a creosotebush stand. The site area was situated on a gradually sloping east-facing alluvial slope below the Dona Ana mountains. Creosotebush was the dominant shrub in the area, associated with less abundant subshrubs and a variety of small annual forbs. Thirty shrubs were selected for sampling from each of the five plots. To test for differences in foliage characteristics and arthropod densities between nutrient-rich and nutrient-poor shrubs, 10 high nutrient shrubs and 10 low nutrient shrubs were selected in each plot. Shrub nutrient status was determined on the basis of the relative size of leaf litter accumulations on the ground beneath shrub canopies. Ten shrubs were selected at random from each plot prior to selecting different shrub types in order to provide measurements of natural variability of shrub characteristics and foliage arthropods.

Foliage arthropods were sampled from each of the 150 shrubs on May 2, 1986. Three branches were selected randomly from each shrub and shaken into an insect sweep net. A consistent-sized branch of 50 cm in length was sampled each time to provide a standardized sample from each shrub, regardless of shrub size. The contents of three branch samples per shrub were combined into one zip-lock plastic storage bag and taken to the lab, frozen, and later sorted. Field sampling was done in the morning at sunrise. Arthropods were classified into trophic groups, or guilds of taxa that had similar morphological feeding mechanisms and fed on similar food resources.

Additional Files

An additional metadata file - ltrophic.dsd.txt - from the earlier Jornada information management system is included and may contain useful metadata.

REFERENCES

Lightfoot, David C., and Walter G. Whitford. 1989. Interplant variation

in creosotebush foliage characteristics and canopy arthropods. Oecologia 81: 166-75.

People and Organizations

Publishers:

Organization:

Environmental Data Initiative

Email Address:

info@environmentaldatainitiative.org

Web Address:

https://environmentaldatainitiative.org

Creators:

Individual:	David Lightfoot
Organization:	Jornada Basin LTER

Contacts:

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:

1986-05-02

End:

1986-05-02

Geographic Region:

Description:

This study took place in the Basin Floor geomorphic unit. For more precise coordinates contact the data manager (datamanager.jrn.lter@gmail.com)

Bounding Coordinates:

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

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:

Jornada Basin LTER I

Personnel:

Individual:	David Lightfoot
Organization:	Jornada Basin LTER
Role:	Principal Investigator

Funding:

NSF 8114466

Related Project:

Title:

Jornada Basin LTER I

Personnel:

Individual:	Walter Whitford
Organization:	New Mexico State University
Id:	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1155-6162
Role:	Principal Investigator

Funding:

NSF 8114466

Maintenance

Maintenance:

Description:	Completed
Frequency:

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Arthropod trophic groups at nutrient-rich and nutrient-poor Creosotebush Sites of the Jornada Basin, 1986

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