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Microarthropod effects on fluffgrass growth and nitrogen mineralization at the Joranda Basin, 1986

General Information

Data Package:
Local Identifier:	knb-lter-jrn.210385007.37
Title:	Microarthropod effects on fluffgrass growth and nitrogen mineralization at the Joranda Basin, 1986
Alternate Identifier:	DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:	This data package contains fluff grass (Erioneuron pulchellum) data from 1987. The purpose of this study was to test if changing densities of soil microarthropods and nematodes results in changes in fluff grass nitrogen mineralization and growth. Twenty plots (each 6m x 6m) with 3-meter buffers between were established on the Jornada Basin CDRCC. Four treatments were assigned to 5 plots each 1) Chlordane (to exclude microarthropods), 2) Chlordane and water, 3) Water, and 4) Control. At monthly intervals, randomly selected fluff grass plants were collected from each plot. This data set consists plant diameters, mites soil weight, root weight, nematode soil weight, root total nitrogen, and nematode number. This study was complete in November 1987. For additional data from this study, refer to other JRN packages: 210385004, 210385003, 210385008, 210385005, 210385006, 210385001. This dataset is from the following thesis: Silva, Solange Inacia. 1989. The effects of microarthropods on nitrogen availability within the rhizosphere of Erioneuron pulchellum in a northern Chihuahuan Desert ecosystem. New Mexico State University: Las Cruces, NM.
Publication Date:	2020-04-08

Time Period

Begin:

1986-01-01

End:

1987-11-01

People and Organizations
Contact:	Manager, Data [ email ]
Creator:	Whitford, Walt
Creator:	Solange, Silva
Associate:	Jornada Basin LTER

Data Entities
Data Table Name:	JRN_385007_fluffgrass_dynamics_data.csv
Description:	Microarthropod effects on fluffgrass growth and nitrogen mineralization at the Joranda Basin, 1986

Detailed Metadata

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Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-jrn/210385007/37/502415e13e32c1b734107b44c2dcd9d6
Name:	JRN_385007_fluffgrass_dynamics_data.csv
Description:	Microarthropod effects on fluffgrass growth and nitrogen mineralization at the Joranda Basin, 1986
Number of Records:	660
Number of Columns:	14

Table Structure

Object Name:

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Table Column Descriptions

Column Name:

DATE

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MITE_SOIL_WT

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NEMATODE

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Definition:

Date data was collected

Plot number

Treatment

Sample number

Plant diameter 1

Plant diameter 2

Plant height

Mites soil weight

Root weight (g/kg)

Nematode soil weight

Root Total Nitrogen from digestion 1 (mg/g)

Root Total Nitrogen from digestion 2 (mg/g)

Number of nematodes

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Definition

Plot number

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

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Code	W
Definition	Water
Source

Code Definition

Code	C
Definition	Control
Source

Code Definition

Code	CH
Definition	Chlordane
Source

Code Definition

Code	CHW
Definition	Chlordane and Water
Source

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Type	real
Min	5
Max	80

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Type	real
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Max	22

Unit	centimeter
Type	real
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Max	14

Unit	gram
Type	natural
Min	304
Max	1793

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Type	real
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Max	1

Unit	gram
Type	real
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Max	400

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Type	real
Min	4.38
Max	8.49

Unit	milligramsPerGram
Type	real
Min	3.99
Max	526

Unit	number
Type	real
Min	32
Max	1012

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Data Package Usage Rights

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Keywords

By Thesaurus:
Jornada Project Names	Study 385
LTER Core Area	Popultations
JRN Dataset Keywords	LTER I, Plant, Nitrogen, and Micronutrients
LTER Controlled Vocabulary	nematodes, invertebrates, desert, grasses, plant communities, plant physiology, trophic dynamics, plant properties, plant height, permanent plots, plant growth
Jornada Place Names	CDRRC

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:

Twenty 6 x 6 m plots with a 3-meter buffer zone were established on the Jornada Basin CDRCC in 1986. Five plots each were randomly assigned to one of four treatments: (1) chlordane amendment (100ml Al (Active Ingredients) per 10,000 ml) to exclude microarthropods, (2) water (irrigation 6 mm per week), (3) water (6 mm per week) plus chlordane amendment (100 ml Al per 10,000 ml) and (4) control, no treatment. During each month (January-November) randomly selected fluff grass plants from each plot were clipped at ground level and collected in a paper bag for height and diameter measurements. In addition, rhizosphere core samples (10 cm diameter, 15 cm depth) were taken for each plant collected. These samples were placed in a plastic bag, stored in a cooler, and transported to the lab. The first subsamples of roots were separated from soil using a 2 mm sieved and cleaned by hand, then oven dried at 50 C for 96 hours. Afterwards, the roots were weighed and ground up in a Wiley Mill for total nitrogen analyses. A micro Kjeldhal digestion was used to prepare samples using an aluminum block digestor. Nitrogen analyses were performed on the digest using automated procedures on a Scientific Instruments Continuous Flow Analyzer. The second rhizosphere subsamples were used for microarthropod and nematode extractions. Microarthropods were extracted in a modified Tullgren funnels into water (Santos et al. 1978), then counted and identified to species (Krantz 1978). After microarthropod extraction, the soil was sieved through a 2-mm screen mesh and roots were collected. On subsamples for nematode extraction, roots were carefully separated by hand, then nematodes were extracted by a modified sugar flotation technique (Freckman et al. 1977).

People and Organizations

Creators:

Individual:

Walt Whitford

Individual:

Silva Solange

Contacts:

Individual:

Data Manager

Email Address:

datamanager.jrn.lter@gmail.com

Associated Parties:

Individual:

Jornada Basin LTER

Email Address:

https://jornada.nmsu.edu/lter

Role:

Organization

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

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

Time Period

Begin:

1986-01-01

End:

1987-11-01

Geographic Region:

Description:

Basin_Floor

Bounding Coordinates:

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

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:

LTER I

Personnel:

Individual:	Walt Whitford
Role:	Principal Investigator

Funding:

No funding to report

Maintenance

Maintenance:

Description:	complete
Frequency:

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