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BGPVC Plant species composition in the Belowground Plot Experiment at Konza Prairie

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Data Package:
Local Identifier:knb-lter-knz.17.15
Title:BGPVC Plant species composition in the Belowground Plot Experiment at Konza Prairie
Alternate Identifier:DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:

Two permanent plant composition plots were marked with conduit in each of the 64 plots. Canopy cover was recorded in a 5 m2circular area surrounding each of the plots.  At approximately 5-year intervals, coverage is assessed in late July, using visual estimates of cover by species, based on a modified Daubenmire scale.

In 1989, sampling was done once in early July after mowing using one 10 m2 plot placed randomly in the approximate center of each plot. In 1994, plant composition sampling was done in early June in the unmowed plots; sampling in the mowed plots occurred in August. In 1999, two permanent conduits were placed in each plot, and sampling was conducted in June, before mowing, and again in August using 5 m2 plot sizes. In 2005 and afterward, sampling was reduced to one time in late July. Sampling occurred once every five years until 2015. Plots have been sampled annually since 2016.

Two of the long-term unburned plots in a wildfire in 1994 and 1995. Those plots and years of the fire are indicated on the linked plot map. The mowing treatment was discontinued after 2002 due to invasion of the mowed plots by old world bluestem grasses. Data users should check for exotic species impacts on specific mowed subplots prior to this. In addition, fertilization in all plots ceased in 2017 as part of recovery from chronic N enrichment experiment.

Purpose:

To determine the canopy coverage of all plant species and total species coverage, richness, and diversity.

Short Name:BGPVC
Publication Date:2024-01-29
For more information:
Visit: http://lter.konza.ksu.edu/content/bgpvc-plant-species-composition-belowground-plot-experiment-konza-prairie
Visit: DOI PLACE HOLDER

Time Period
Begin:
1989-06-01
End:
2022-12-30

People and Organizations
Contact:LTER, Konza  [  email ]
Creator:Blair, John 

Data Entities
Data Table Name:
BGPVC
Description:
Vegetation species composition for below ground plots. 64 plots were designed in different combination with burned, mowed, and fertilized treatment. Seven cover classes were used to estimate species canopy coverage. 1 - 0-1% cover; 2 - 2-5% cover; 3 -5-25% cover; 4 - 25-50% cover; 5 - 50-75%; 6 - 75-95% cover; 7 - 95-100% cover. Data were collected from July 19 to July 24, 1989, on August 30, 1994, and on August 23 and 24,1999.
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Data Table

Data:https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-knz/17/15/410e032a0651ce990c8c497be62c68f7
Name:BGPVC
Description:Vegetation species composition for below ground plots. 64 plots were designed in different combination with burned, mowed, and fertilized treatment. Seven cover classes were used to estimate species canopy coverage. 1 - 0-1% cover; 2 - 2-5% cover; 3 -5-25% cover; 4 - 25-50% cover; 5 - 50-75%; 6 - 75-95% cover; 7 - 95-100% cover. Data were collected from July 19 to July 24, 1989, on August 30, 1994, and on August 23 and 24,1999.
Number of Records:15816
Number of Columns:12

Time Period
Begin:
1989-01-02
End:
2022-12-30

Table Structure
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Table Column Descriptions
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Keywords

By Thesaurus:
Core AreasDisturbance, Populations
SectionOthers
Station KeywordsBelowground Plot Experiment, biodiversity, canopy cover, community composition, LTER, plant communities, plant species, prairie, plant species composition

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 of sampling stations: LTER belowground study plots. Sampling history: In 1989, sampling was done once in early July after mowing using one 10 m2 plot placed randomly in the approximate center of each plot. In 1994, plant composition sampling was done in early June in the unmowed plots; sampling in the mowed plots occurred in August. In 1999, two permanent conduits were placed in each plot, and sampling was conducted in June, before mowing, and again in August using 5 m2 plot sizes. In 2005 and afterward, sampling was reduced to one time in late July. Sampling occurred once every five years until 2015. Plots have been sampled annually since 2016.

Two of the long-term unburned plots in a wildfire in 1994 and 1995. Those plots and years of the fire are indicated on the linked plot map. The mowing treatment was discontinued after 2002 due to invasion of the mowed plots by old world bluestem grasses. Data users should check for exotic species impacts on specific mowed subplots prior to this. In addition, fertilization in all plots ceased in 2017 as part of recovery from chronic N enrichment experiment.

Frequency of sampling: see above. Variables measured: Estimated canopy coverage class for each species. Methods: to assess plant species composition all plant species in a 5 m2 circular plot are recorded. A surveyor's pin is placed in the conduit marking the center of the plot. Attached to the pin is a 1.26 m long chain with a ring at the free end. The observer holds the ring on a finger, pulls the chain taut, and walks in a circle around the circumference of the plot defined by the chain radius. For each plot, canopy coverage of all species is estimated using a modified Daubenmire cover scale (Bailey and Poulton, 1968, Ecology 49:1-13). Cover categories are: Class - Canopy cover - Mid-point:1 - '<1%' - '0.5%'; 2 - '1-5%' - '3.0%'; 3 - '5-25%' - '15.0%'; 4 - '25-50%' - '37.5%' ; 5 - '50-75%' - '62.5%'; 6 - '75-95%' - '85.0%'; 7 - '95-100%' - '97.5%'. Form of data output: canopy coverage is computed for each plot by averaging the midpoints of the cover class ratings for each species for the 2 plots at each sampling period.

For list of species codes used: please check (http://lter.konza.ksu.edu/sites/default/files/sp_list_0.pdf)(updated on Dec. 2022) Konza species list (PDF), or species list in Excel version (http://lter.konza.ksu.edu/sites/default/files/sp_list.xlsx)

For schematic of the plot-level treatments see: BGPVC Trt Map (http://lter.konza.ksu.edu/sites/default/files/BGPVCtrtmap.pdf)

For additional metadata information see: http://lter.konza.ksu.edu/sites/default/files/DC.pdf For additional methods information see: http://lter.konza.ksu.edu/sites/default/files/MM.pdf

People and Organizations

Publishers:
Organization:Environmental Data Initiative
Email Address:
info@edirepository.org
Web Address:
https://edirepository.org
Id:https://ror.org/0330j0z60
Creators:
Individual: John Blair
Address:
116 Ackert Hall, Division of Biology, Kansas State University,
Manhattan, KS 66506 US
Phone:
785-532-7065 (voice)
Phone:
785-532-6653 (facsimile)
Email Address:
jblair@ksu.edu
Id:http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0072-0721
Contacts:
Individual: Konza LTER
Address:
Division of Biology,
Manhattan, KS 66506 US
Phone:
785-532-6729 (voice)
Email Address:
knzlter@ksu.edu
Web Address:
http://lter.konza.ksu.edu
Metadata Providers:
Organization:Konza LTER
Web Address:
http://www.konza.ksu.edu/

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

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

Time Period
Begin:
1989-06-01
End:
2022-12-30
Geographic Region:
Description:HQC : Ungrazed and scheduled prescribed burned annually in the spring.
Bounding Coordinates:
Northern:  39.103Southern:  39.0995
Western:  -96.6149Eastern:  -96.6087

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to Data Table: BGPVC


Time Period
Begin:
1989-01-02
End:
2022-12-30

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:LTER: Manipulating drivers to assess grassland resilience
Personnel:
Individual: Jesse Nippert
Role:Principal Investigator
Funding: NSF: DEB-2025849
Related Project:
Title:LTER: Long-Term Research on Grassland Dynamics- Assessing Mechanisms of Sensitivity and Resilience to Global Change
Personnel:
Individual: Jesse Nippert
Role:Principal Investigator
Individual: John Blair
Role:Principal Investigator
Funding: NSF: DEB-1440484
Related Project:
Title:Konza Prairie LTER VI: Grassland Dynamics and Long-Term Trajectories of Change
Personnel:
Individual: John Blair
Role:Principal Investigator
Funding: NSF: DEB-0823341
Related Project:
Title:Konza Prairie LTER V: Long-Term Research on Grassland Dynamics and Global Change
Personnel:
Individual: John Blair
Role:Principal Investigator
Funding: NSF: DEB-0218210
Related Project:
Title:Long-Term Ecological Research in Tallgrass Prairie: The Konza Prairie LTER Program
Personnel:
Individual: Alan Knapp
Role:Principal Investigator
Funding: NSF: DEB-9632851
Related Project:
Title:Fire, Grazing, and Climatic Interactions in Tallgrass Prairie
Personnel:
Individual: Alan Knapp
Role:Principal Investigator
Funding: NSF: DEB-9011662
Related Project:
Title:The Role of Fire and Other Disturbances in Determining Ecosystem Processes and Patterns in the Konza Prairie, Kansas
Personnel:
Individual: Donald Kaufman
Role:Principal Investigator
Funding: NSF: DEB-8514327
Related Project:
Title:Long-Term Ecological Research in Tallgrass Prairie
Personnel:
Individual: Richard Marzolf
Role:Principal Investigator
Funding: NSF: DEB-8012166

Maintenance

Maintenance:
Description:

ongoing

Frequency:
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