Data Package Metadata View Summary

Herbaceous vegetation size and cover data in grasshopper survey quadrats at the Jornada Basin LTER site, 1984 to 1985

General Information

Data Package:

Local Identifier:

knb-lter-jrn.210370002.33

Title:

Herbaceous vegetation size and cover data in grasshopper survey quadrats at the Jornada Basin LTER site, 1984 to 1985

Alternate Identifier:

DOI PLACE HOLDER

Abstract:

This dataset contains annual herbaceous plant data collected in association with grasshopper surveys during 1984 and 1985 as part of the Jornada Basin LTER program. Annual herbaceous plant data was collected from Jornada grasshopper plots on the east bajada of the Dona Ana Mts. Three plots were situated on the bajada parallel to and 200 m south of the LTER-I transect. Two additional sets of three plots were located 5 km and 10 km south of the LTER transect. Each plot is composed of two 50 m belt transects, each divided into ten 5-meter-squared quadrats. Annual plants were measured in the northeast 1 square meter of each quadrat. All individuals of each species were counted and measured. A mean diameter, height, and the total number of individuals per 1-square-meter quadrat were recorded. Measurements were taken in May, July, and September of 1984, and in May and September of 1985. This dataset consists of the date of collection, plot number, transect number, quadrat number, plant species code, mean plant diameter, and mean plant height. This dataset is complete.

Publication Date:

2021-12-15

Language:

English

For more information:
Visit:	https://jrn.lternet.edu
Visit:	DOI PLACE HOLDER

Time Period

Begin:

1983-05-01

End:

1985-09-01

People and Organizations
Contact:	Jornada Basin LTER Information Manager (Jornada Basin LTER) [ email ]
Creator:	Lightfoot, David C (Jornada Basin LTER (now at Univ. of NM))
Creator:	Whitford, Walter G (Jornada Basin LTER/New Mexico State University)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:	Vegetation data from grasshopper plots
Description:	Vegetation data from grasshopper plots, including species id, diameters, height, and density.
Other Name:	Plant and grasshopper species codes (lst file)
Description:	Numerical codes and species names for plants and grasshoppers (lst file)
Other Name:	JRN DSD file (Dataset Documentation)
Description:	Old data documentation file for old data management system

Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table


Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-jrn/210370002/33/b8de52e63c2603f0677349f3464aa2af
Name:	Vegetation data from grasshopper plots
Description:	Vegetation data from grasshopper plots, including species id, diameters, height, and density.
Number of Records:	2319
Number of Columns:	10

Table Structure

Object Name:

JRN370002_grasshopperveg_data.csv

Size:

102211 byte

Authentication:

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Text Format:

Number of Header Lines:

Number of Foot Lines:

Record Delimiter:

Orientation:

column

Simple Delimited:

Field Delimiter:	,
Quote Character:	"

Table Column Descriptions

Year

Month

Plot

Transect

Quadrat

Species

Mean_Diameter

Mean_Height

Total_Number

Species binomial

Column Name:

year

month

plot

transect

quad

species

plant_diam

plant_ht

density

species_binomial

Definition:

Year of observation

Month of observation

Plot number [10-18]

Transect number [1-2]

Quadrat number [1-20]

Original plant species or cover code [see jgrashop.lst.txt]

Mean plant diameter [cm]

Mean plant height [cm]

Total number of individuals per square meter per quadrat

Plant species binomial name based on "species" column

Storage Type:

date

integer

float

integer

string

Measurement Type:

dateTime

interval

ratio

interval

nominal

Measurement Values Domain:

Format	YYYY
Precision	1

Format	MM
Precision	1

Unit	number
Type	integer

Unit	number
Type	integer

Unit	number
Type	integer

Unit	number
Type	integer

Unit	centimeter
Type	real

Unit	centimeter
Type	real

Unit	number
Type	integer

Definition

any text

Missing Value Code:

Code	NA
Expl	Invalid/unknown code or value

Code	NA
Expl	Missing value - data not collected or otherwise unavailable

Code	NA
Expl	Missing value - data not collected or otherwise unavailable

Code	NA
Expl	Missing value - data not collected or otherwise unavailable

Code	NA
Expl	Invalid/unknown code or value

Accuracy Report:

Accuracy Assessment:

Coverage:

Methods:

Non-Categorized Data Resource

Name:

Plant and grasshopper species codes (lst file)

Entity Type:

otherEntity

Description:

Numerical codes and species names for plants and grasshoppers (lst file)

Physical Structure Description:

Object Name:

jgrashop.lst.txt

Size:

4967 byte

Authentication:

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Externally Defined Format:

Format Name:

text/plain

Data:

https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-jrn/210370002/33/6664279004a0e8f1a4e951d02fe654d9

Non-Categorized Data Resource

Name:

JRN DSD file (Dataset Documentation)

Entity Type:

otherEntity

Description:

Old data documentation file for old data management system

Physical Structure Description:

Object Name:

jveg.dsd.txt

Size:

14159 byte

Authentication:

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Externally Defined Format:

Format Name:

text/plain

Data:

https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-jrn/210370002/33/392ffff125b26f947b8cfc5727b5b805

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) 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 Core Research Areas	populations
LTER Controlled Vocabulary v1	abundance, deserts, forbs, grasses, grasshoppers, land cover, plant cover, populations, seasonality, vegetation
none	annual plants
Jornada Basin project names	study 370

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:

Locations and data collection

Three plots were situated on the bajada of the Dona Ana mountains, parallel to and 200 m south of the LTER-I transect. Two additional sets of three plots were located 5 km and 10 km south of the LTER transect. Each plot is composed of two 50 meter belt transects, each divided into ten 5-square-meter quadrats. Annual plants were measured in the northeast one square meter of each quadrat once in May, July and September in 1984, and again in May and September of 1985. All individuals of each species were counted and measured. A mean diameter, height, and the total number of individuals per square-meter quadrat were recorded.

The protocol for observations was to place a one square meter PVC pipe frame in the northeast corner of each quadrat (see abstract), then record all herbaceous plant species present in the frame, record mean diameter (cm), height (cm), and total number of individuals for each species.

Additional files

Two additional files are included with this dataset. The first - jgrashop.lst.txt - describes the codes for grasshopper species and vegetation observed in the data file. The other - jveg.dsd.txt - is a metadata text file from the earlier Jornada information management system and may contain useful metadata.

People and Organizations

Publishers:

Organization:

Environmental Data Initiative

Email Address:

info@environmentaldatainitiative.org

Web Address:

https://environmentaldatainitiative.org

Id:

https://ror.org/0330j0z60

Creators:

Individual:

David C Lightfoot

Organization:

Jornada Basin LTER (now at Univ. of NM)

Email Address:

dlightfo@unm.edu

Individual:

Walter G Whitford

Organization:

Jornada Basin LTER/New Mexico State University

Address:

P.O. Box 30003; MSC 3JER New Mexico State University,

Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 U.S.A.

Contacts:

Organization:

Jornada Basin LTER

Position:

Jornada Basin LTER Information Manager

Address:

P.O. Box 30003, MSC 3JER New Mexico State University,

Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 USA

Phone:

575-646-1739

Email Address:

jornada.data@nmsu.edu

Web Address:

https://lter.jornada.nmsu.edu/information-management/

Metadata Providers:

Organization:

Jornada Basin LTER

Address:

P.O. Box 30003; MSC 3JER New Mexico State University,

Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 USA

Web Address:

https://lter.jornada.nmsu.edu

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

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

Time Period

Begin:

1983-05-01

End:

1985-09-01

Geographic Region:

Description:

Western Bajada: Study occurred in the western bajada geomorphic zone in the Jornada Basin. More precise geographic coordinates for this study may be requested from the JRN LTER Data Manager (jornada.data@nmsu.edu).

Bounding Coordinates:

Northern:	32.542771	Southern:	32.467228
Western:	-106.851460	Eastern:	-106.729443

Geographic Region:

Description:

Basin Floor: Study occurred in the basin floor geomorphic zone in the Jornada Basin. More precise geographic coordinates for this study may be requested from the JRN LTER Data Manager (jornada.data@nmsu.edu).

Bounding Coordinates:

Northern:	32.749487	Southern:	32.473173
Western:	-106.872883	Eastern:	-106.692716

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:

Jornada Basin LTER

Personnel:

Individual:

Dr. Walter Whitford

Address:

P.O. Box 30003, MSC 3JER,

New Mexico State University,

Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 United States

Phone:

575-646-1739 (voice)

Email Address:

jornada.lter@nmsu.edu

Role:

Principal Investigator

Abstract:

The Jornada Basin Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program is part of a national network of long-term ecological research sites funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF). The Jornada LTER program has been continuously funded since 1982 to develop general principles governing changes between grassland and shrubland ecosystems based on long-term data collected in the Chihuahuan Desert. We translate our findings to dryland ecosystems around the world, and forecast the dynamics of future ecosystem states in response to changing climate and land use.

Funding:

At the time of this study, JRN LTER was funded by the National Science Foundation under award DEB 8114466 (LTER-I).

Maintenance

Maintenance:

Description:	complete
Frequency:	notPlanned

Other Metadata

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Herbaceous vegetation size and cover data in grasshopper survey quadrats at the Jornada Basin LTER site, 1984 to 1985

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Herbaceous vegetation size and cover data in grasshopper survey quadrats at the Jornada Basin LTER site, 1984 to 1985

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