Data Package Metadata View Summary

Madison community-science field campaign to assess abundance and distribution of invasive jumping worms.

General Information

Data Package:
Local Identifier:	knb-lter-ntl.387.1
Title:	Madison community-science field campaign to assess abundance and distribution of invasive jumping worms.
Abstract:	Asian pheretimoid earthworms of the genera Amynthas and Metaphire (jumping worms) are leading a new wave of co-invasion into Northeastern and Midwestern states, with potential consequences for native organisms and ecosystem processes. However, little is known about their distribution, abundance, and habitat preferences in urban landscapes – areas which likely influence range expansion via human-driven spread. We led a participatory field campaign to assess jumping worm distribution and abundance in Madison, Wisconsin in September of 2017. By compressing 250 person-hours of sampling effort into a single day, we quantified presence and abundance of three jumping worm species across different land-cover types (forest, grassland, open space, residential lawns and gardens), finding that urban green spaces differed in invasibility. We show that community science can be powerful for researching invasive species while engaging the public in conservation. This approach was particularly effective here, where broad spatial sampling was required within a short temporal window.
Publication Date:	2020-05-26

Time Period

Begin:

2017-09-10

End:

2017-09-10

People and Organizations
Contact:	Ziter, Carly D (Concordia University (Montreal), Department of Biology) [ email ]
Creator:	Ziter, Carly D (Concordia University (Montreal), Department of Biology)
Creator:	Herrick, Bradley M (University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum)
Creator:	Johnston, Marie R (University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum)
Creator:	Turner, Monica G (University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Integrative Biology)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:	EDI_Data_Metadata_JumpingWorms.csv
Description:	Individual counts of different jumping worm species

Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table


Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-ntl/387/1/c472d5a7ac8a89a12100792e9b5705d3
Name:	EDI_Data_Metadata_JumpingWorms.csv
Description:	Individual counts of different jumping worm species
Number of Records:	124
Number of Columns:	14

Table Structure

Object Name:

EDI_Data_Metadata_JumpingWorms.csv

Size:

6208 bytes

Authentication:

532692ef35b362acf92a2712bfddb874 Calculated By MD5

Text Format:

Number of Header Lines:

Record Delimiter:

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Orientation:

column

Simple Delimited:

Field Delimiter:	,
Quote Character:	"

Table Column Descriptions

Column Name:

Site_ID

Landcover

SoilSig_Presence

JumpingWorm_Presence

Pour1_Density

Pour2_Density

Pour3_Density

Pour1_EuropeanEarthworm_Presence

Pour2_EuropeanEarthworm_Presence

Pour3_EuropeanEarthworm_Presence

Abundance_Tok

Abundance_Agr

Abundance_unk

Abundance_Mh

Definition:

Unique identifier for each sampling location

Landcover of the site: Forest, Grassland, Open Space, Residential Lawn, or Residential Garden

Whether or not the characteristic soil signature left by jumping worms was present at the site (Yes/No)

Whether or not jumping worms were seen anywhere within the site (Yes/No)

The number of jumping worms recovered from the first mustard pour

The number of jumping worms recovered from the second mustard pour

The number of jumping worms recovered from the third mustard pour

Whether or not any European earthworms (e.g. non-jumping worm species) were observed within the first mustard pour (Yes/No)

Whether or not any European earthworms (e.g. non-jumping worm species) were observed within the second mustard pour (Yes/No)

Whether or not any European earthworms (e.g. non-jumping worm species) were observed within the third mustard pour (Yes/No)

The number of recovered jumping worms from this site identified as Amynthas tokioensis

The number of recovered jumping worms from this site identified as Amynthas agrestis

The number of recovered jumping worms from this site that were unable to be identified to species (due to lack of visible markings), but that were corrected identified as jumping worms

The number of recovered jumping worms from this site identified as Metaphire hilgendorfi

Storage Type:

string

float

string

float

Measurement Type:

nominal

ratio

nominal

ratio

Measurement Values Domain:

Definition

Unique identifier for each sampling location

Definition

Landcover of the site: Forest, Grassland, Open Space, Residential Lawn, or Residential Garden

Definition

Whether or not the characteristic soil signature left by jumping worms was present at the site (Yes/No)

Definition

Whether or not jumping worms were seen anywhere within the site (Yes/No)

Unit	number
Type	whole
Min	0
Max	20

Unit	number
Type	whole
Min	0
Max	16

Unit	number
Type	whole
Min	0
Max	24

Definition

Whether or not any European earthworms (e.g. non-jumping worm species) were observed within the first mustard pour (Yes/No)

Definition

Whether or not any European earthworms (e.g. non-jumping worm species) were observed within the second mustard pour (Yes/No)

Definition

Whether or not any European earthworms (e.g. non-jumping worm species) were observed within the third mustard pour (Yes/No)

Unit	number
Type	whole
Min	0
Max	9

Unit	number
Type	whole
Min	0
Max	12

Unit	number
Type	whole
Min	0
Max	37

Unit	number
Type	whole
Min	0
Max	9

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Code	NA
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Accuracy Report:

Accuracy Assessment:

Coverage:

Methods:

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:
(No thesaurus)	Citizen Science, Community Science, Invasive Species, Amynthas, Earthworms, Urban Ecosystems, Urban Ecology, Wisconsin, NTL LTER, North Temperate Lakes LTER

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:

At each study site, teams visually surveyed the area for signs of jumping worm presence, including live organisms or the characteristic granular soil signature indicative of their activity. For example, in a residential yard, participants would walk through the space for approximately 10 minutes, brushing aside leaf litter and checking underneath planters or landscaping cloth (where the species are anecdotally known to congregate) for live earthworms, and examining garden soil for structural characteristics. Next, earthworms were censused at three haphazard locations using a 30cm x 30cm quadrat and a standard mustard extraction (Lawrence and Bowers 2002). Any suspected jumping worms found were collected and returned to the laboratory for visual identification following the field campaign. We identified jumping worms to species (A. tokioensis, A. agrestis, M. hilgendorfi) when possible (Chang et al. 2016a). Participants also recorded the presence/absence of any additional (European) earthworm species observed during

People and Organizations

Creators:

Individual:

Carly D Ziter

Organization:

Concordia University (Montreal), Department of Biology

Email Address:

carly.ziter@concordia.ca

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3731-9678

Individual:

Bradley M Herrick

Organization:

University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum

Email Address:

bradley.herrick@wisc.edu

Individual:

Marie R Johnston

Organization:

University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum

Email Address:

marierjohnston@gmail.com

Individual:

Monica G Turner

Organization:

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Integrative Biology

Email Address:

turnermg@wisc.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1903-2822

Contacts:

Individual:

Carly D Ziter

Organization:

Concordia University (Montreal), Department of Biology

Email Address:

carly.ziter@concordia.ca

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3731-9678

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

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

Time Period

Begin:

2017-09-10

End:

2017-09-10

Geographic Region:

Description:

City of Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Bounding Coordinates:

Northern:	43.156871	Southern:	43.011288
Western:	-89.51876	Eastern:	-89.268166

Taxonomic Range:

Classification:

Rank Name:

kingdom

Rank Value:

Animalia

Classification:

Rank Name:

subkingdom

Rank Value:

Bilateria

Classification:

Rank Name:

infrakingdom

Rank Value:

Protostomia

Classification:

Rank Name:

superphylum

Rank Value:

Lophozoa

Classification:

Rank Name:

phylum

Rank Value:

Annelida

Classification:

Rank Name:

class

Rank Value:

Clitellata

Classification:

Rank Name:

superorder

Rank Value:

Metagynophora

Classification:

Rank Name:

order

Rank Value:

Opisthopora

Classification:

Rank Name:

suborder

Rank Value:

Crassiclitellata

Classification:

Rank Name:

superfamily

Rank Value:

Megascolecoidea

Classification:

Rank Name:

family

Rank Value:

Megascolecidae

Classification:

Rank Name:

genus

Rank Value:

Amynthas

Classification:

Rank Name:	species
Rank Value:	Amynthas agrestis

Classification:

Rank Name:

kingdom

Rank Value:

Animalia

Classification:

Rank Name:

subkingdom

Rank Value:

Bilateria

Classification:

Rank Name:

infrakingdom

Rank Value:

Protostomia

Classification:

Rank Name:

superphylum

Rank Value:

Lophozoa

Classification:

Rank Name:

phylum

Rank Value:

Annelida

Classification:

Rank Name:

class

Rank Value:

Clitellata

Classification:

Rank Name:

superorder

Rank Value:

Metagynophora

Classification:

Rank Name:

order

Rank Value:

Opisthopora

Classification:

Rank Name:

suborder

Rank Value:

Crassiclitellata

Classification:

Rank Name:

superfamily

Rank Value:

Megascolecoidea

Classification:

Rank Name:

family

Rank Value:

Megascolecidae

Classification:

Rank Name:

genus

Rank Value:

Amynthas

Classification:

Rank Name:	species
Rank Value:	Amynthas tokioensis

Classification:

Rank Name:

kingdom

Rank Value:

Animalia

Classification:

Rank Name:

subkingdom

Rank Value:

Bilateria

Classification:

Rank Name:

infrakingdom

Rank Value:

Protostomia

Classification:

Rank Name:

superphylum

Rank Value:

Lophozoa

Classification:

Rank Name:

phylum

Rank Value:

Annelida

Classification:

Rank Name:

class

Rank Value:

Clitellata

Classification:

Rank Name:

superorder

Rank Value:

Metagynophora

Classification:

Rank Name:

order

Rank Value:

Opisthopora

Classification:

Rank Name:

suborder

Rank Value:

Crassiclitellata

Classification:

Rank Name:

superfamily

Rank Value:

Megascolecoidea

Classification:

Rank Name:

family

Rank Value:

Megascolecidae

Classification:

Rank Name:

genus

Rank Value:

Metaphire

Classification:

Rank Name:	species
Rank Value:	Metaphire hilgendorfi

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:

Comparative Studies of a Suite of Lakes in Wisconsin

Personnel:

Individual:

Emily H Stanley

Organization:

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Email Address:

ehstanley@wisc.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4922-8121

Role:

Principal Investigator

Funding:

National Science Foundation DEB 1440297

Maintenance

Maintenance:

Description:	completed
Frequency:

Other Metadata

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Madison community-science field campaign to assess abundance and distribution of invasive jumping worms.

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