Data Package Metadata View Summary

Core Research Site Web Seasonal Biomass and Seasonal and Annual NPP Data for the Net Primary Production Study at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico

General Information

Data Package:

Local Identifier:

knb-lter-sev.182.244948

Title:

Core Research Site Web Seasonal Biomass and Seasonal and Annual NPP Data for the Net Primary Production Study at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico

Alternate Identifier:

DOI PLACE HOLDER

Abstract:

This long-term study at the Sevilleta LTER measures net primary production (NPP) across four distinct ecosystems: creosote-dominant shrubland (Site C, est. winter 1999), black grama-dominant grassland (Site G, est. winter 1999), blue grama-dominant grassland (Site B, est. winter 2002), and pinon-juniper woodland (Site P, est. winter 2003), which is now in its own dataset, SEV278 (Pinon-Juniper (Core Site) Quadrat Data). Net primary production is a fundamental ecological variable that quantifies rates of carbon consumption and fixation. Estimates of NPP are important in understanding energy flow at a community level as well as spatial and temporal responses to a range of ecological processes. While measures of both below- and above-ground biomass are important in estimating total NPP, this study focuses on above-ground net primary production (ANPP). Above-ground net primary production is the change in plant biomass, including loss to death and decomposition, over a given period of time. Volumetric measurements are made using vegetation data from permanent plots collected in SEV129, "Core Research Site Web Quadrat Data" and regressions correlating biomass and volume constructed using seasonal harvest weights from SEV157, "Net Primary Productivity (NPP) Weight Data."

Publication Date:

2024-02-07

For more information:
Visit:	DOI PLACE HOLDER

Time Period

Begin:

1999-06-02

End:

2021-04-07

People and Organizations
Contact:	Information Manager (University of New Mexico) [ email ]
Creator:	Baur, Lauren (University of New Mexico)
Creator:	Collins, Scott (University of New Mexico)
Creator:	Muldavin, Esteban (University of New Mexico)
Creator:	Rudgers, Jennifer A (University of New Mexico)
Creator:	Pockman, William T. (University of New Mexico)
Associate:	Cafferky, Samantha (University of New Mexico, Data management)
Associate:	Cardenas, Pablo (University of New Mexico, Field crew lead)
Associate:	McLaughlin, Jade (University of New Mexico, Field crew)
Associate:	Johnson, Jessica (University of New Mexico, Field crew)
Associate:	Hallmark, Alesia J (University of New Mexico, Graduate student)
Associate:	Baker, Stephanie R (University of New Mexico, Former field crew)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:	sev182_NPP_core_biomass.csv
Description:	NPP core web biomass data.

Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table


Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-sev/182/244948/a0105a5407f403a472fd1e8122f57269
Name:	sev182_NPP_core_biomass.csv
Description:	NPP core web biomass data.
Number of Records:	30015
Number of Columns:	27

Table Structure

Object Name:

sev182_NPP_core_biomass.csv

Size:

5161670 byte

Authentication:

befac0dd0403c6b35da4135644b1c8fc Calculated By MD5

Text Format:

Number of Header Lines:

Record Delimiter:

Orientation:

column

Simple Delimited:

Field Delimiter:	,
Quote Character:	"

Table Column Descriptions

Column Name:

site

year

season

date

web

transect

block

plot

subplot

quad

treatment

kartez

genus

sp.epithet

family

LifeHistory

PhotoPath

FunctionalGroup

cover

volume

biomass.BM

biomass.BIM

SiteCluster

MetStation

season.precip

GDD

SPEI.comp

Definition:

Site at which data was collected.

The year in which data was collected.

The season in which data was collected.

The date data was collected.

The number of the web for sites that have sampling web designs

The letter code for the transect for sites that have transect designs

The block number for sites that have block designs

The plot number or letter for sites that have plot designs

The subplot character for sites that have subplots

The quadrat number which is nested within each site, plot, block, etc. depending on the design

The treatment applied to a sampled unit.

USDA plant code for the plant species

Genus of the plant

Species name of the plant

Family of the plant

Life history of the plant species

Type of photosynthesis performed by the plant species

Functional group of the plant species

Percent of one square meter covered by a given plant species in a given quad, calculated as the sum of the covers of all individuals of that species in that quad

Total volume of a given species in a given quad, calculated as the sum of the volumes of each individual of that species in that quad (cover times height)

Biomass of a given species in a given quad, calculated using the best overall model

Biomass of a given species in a given quad, calculated using the best climate invariant model

Group of sites geographically near each other

Meteorological station closest to a given site cluster

Seasonal precipitation

Growing degree days

Standardized Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index

Storage Type:

string

date

string

date

string

float

string

float

Measurement Type:

nominal

dateTime

nominal

dateTime

nominal

ratio

nominal

ratio

Measurement Values Domain:

Definition

text

Format	YYYY
Precision

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	fall
Definition	fall
Source

Code Definition

Code	spring
Definition	spring
Source

Format	YYYY-MM-DD
Precision

Definition

text

Definition

text

Definition

text

Definition

text

Definition

text

Definition

text

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	C
Definition	control plot
Source

Definition

text

Definition

text

Definition

text

Definition

text

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	ann/perenn
Definition	Plant that may be annual or perennial
Source

Code Definition

Code	annual
Definition	Plant that completes life cycle in one growing season
Source

Code Definition

Code	perennial
Definition	Plant that lives for multiple years
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	C3
Definition	Plant that uses the C3 photosynthetic pathway
Source

Code Definition

Code	C3-C4
Definition	Plant with traits intermediate between C3 and C4 plants
Source

Code Definition

Code	C4
Definition	Plant that uses the C4 photosynthetic pathway
Source

Code Definition

Code	CAM
Definition	Plant that uses the CAM photosynthetic pathway
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	forb
Definition	Non-graminoid herbaceous plant
Source

Code Definition

Code	grass
Definition	Plant in the family Poaceae
Source

Code Definition

Code	shrub
Definition	Short, multi-stemmed woody plant
Source

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Type	real
Min	0
Max	220

Unit	cubicMeter
Type	real
Min	0
Max	9577

Unit	gram
Type	real
Min	0
Max	887.26

Unit	gram
Type	real
Min	0
Max	887.26

Definition

text

Definition

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Type	real
Min	0
Max	262.5

Unit	nominalDay
Type	real
Min	1315.9085
Max	4831.7415

Unit	dimensionless
Type	real
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Max	2.13472454683231

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Code	NA
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Accuracy Report:

Accuracy Assessment:

Coverage:

Methods:

Data Package Usage Rights

This data package is released to the "public domain" under Creative Commons CC0 1.0 "No Rights Reserved" (see: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). It is considered professional etiquette to provide attribution of the original work if this data package is shared in whole or by individual components. A generic citation is provided for this data package on the website https://portal.edirepository.org (herein "website") in the summary metadata page. Communication (and collaboration) with the creators of this data package is recommended to prevent duplicate research or publication. This data package (and its components) is made available "as is" and with no warranty of accuracy or fitness for use. The creators of this data package and the website shall not be liable for any damages resulting from misinterpretation or misuse of the data package or its components. Periodic updates of this data package may be available from the website. Thank you.

Keywords

By Thesaurus:

LTER controlled vocabulary

annual net primary production, biodiversity, burning, climate, community patterns, community structure, deserts, disturbance, disturbances, droughts, ecology, ecosystem properties, elevation, fertilization, fertilizer, fires, foliage, forbs, grasses, grasslands, herbs, litter, long term, measurements, net primary productivity, nitrogen deposition, nutrients, organisms, permanent plots, plant communities, plant cover, plant ecology, plant growth, plant species composition, plant species, plants, precipitation, primary production, production, productivity, recovery, seasonality, shrubs, simulation, soil moisture, soil warming, species diversity, species richness, stems, succession, successional dynamics, transects, vegetation dynamics, vegetation, wildfires, communities, forests, species

LTER core research area

primary production

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:

Derivation of Biomass and Net primary Production: Data from SEV129 and SEV157 are used to calculate the seasonal and annual production (i.e., biomass) of each species in each quadrat for a given year. Allometric equations derived from harvested samples of each species for each season are applied to the measured cover, height, and count of each species in each quadrat. This provides seasonal biomass for winter, spring, and fall. Seasonal net primary production (NPP) is derived by subtracting the previous season's biomass from the biomass for the current season. For example, spring NPP is calculated by subtracting the winter weight from the spring weight for each species in a given quadrat. Negative differences are considered to be 0. Likewise, fall production is computed by subtracting spring biomass from fall biomass. Annual biomass is taken as the sum of spring and fall NPP.

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:

Lauren Baur

Organization:

University of New Mexico

Email Address:

lbaur@unm.edu

Individual:

Scott Collins

Organization:

University of New Mexico

Email Address:

scollins@unm.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0193-2892

Individual:

Esteban Muldavin

Organization:

University of New Mexico

Email Address:

muldavin@unm.edu

Individual:

Jennifer A Rudgers

Organization:

University of New Mexico

Email Address:

jrudgers@unm.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7094-4857

Individual:

William T. Pockman

Organization:

University of New Mexico

Email Address:

pockman@unm.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3286-0457

Contacts:

Organization:

University of New Mexico

Position:

Information Manager

Email Address:

sevim@unm.edu

Associated Parties:

Individual:

Samantha Cafferky

Organization:

University of New Mexico

Email Address:

slc14@unm.edu

Role:

Data management

Individual:

Pablo Cardenas

Organization:

University of New Mexico

Email Address:

pancar81@unm.edu

Role:

Field crew lead

Individual:

Jade McLaughlin

Organization:

University of New Mexico

Email Address:

jmclaugh@unm.edu

Role:

Field crew

Individual:

Jessica Johnson

Organization:

University of New Mexico

Email Address:

jjohnson6@unm.edu

Role:

Field crew

Individual:

Alesia J Hallmark

Organization:

University of New Mexico

Email Address:

alesiahallmark@unm.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1024-5779

Role:

Graduate student

Individual:

Stephanie R Baker

Organization:

University of New Mexico

Email Address:

srbaker@unm.edu

Role:

Former field crew

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

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

Time Period

Begin:

1999-06-02

End:

2021-04-07

Sampling Site:

Description:

core_black - Five Points Black Grama is a core monitoring site established in 1999 at the transition between Chihuahuan Desert shrubland and Chihuahuan Desert Grassland ecosystems. Meteorological data, rodent abundance, bee diversity, plant phenology, prior pitfall trap arthropod monitoring, and plant species cover and biomass are co-located at core monitoring sites. It is the site of the unburned black grama component of the Burn study. On August 4, 2009, a lightning-initiated fire began on the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge. By August 5, 2009, the fire had reached the Five Points Black Grama site. Only portions of this site were burned, and some core monitoring quadrats were moved to new locations to maintain a set of unburned core quadrats. See BURN methods as well as individual project notes for further information on the effects of the burn at other sites. The Five Points Black Grama site is ecotonal, bordering Chihuahuan Desert shrubland at its southern extent and Great Plains Grassland at its northern, more mesic boundary. Characteristically, the dominant grass is black grama (Bouteloua eriopoda).

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-106.736

Latitude (degree):

34.3331

Sampling Site:

Description:

core_blue - The Blue Grama (Great Plains grassland) core site was established in 2002 in blue grama dominated grassland along the piedmont of the Los Pinos Mountains. . Meteorological data, rodent abundance, bee diversity, plant phenology, and plant species cover and biomass are co-located at this site. Vegetation is characterized as Great Plains Grassland, dominated by blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis), along with black grama (B. eriopoda), and galleta grass (Pleuraphis jamesii), and with tree cholla (Cylindropuntia imbricata), dropseed (Sporobulus spp.), sand muhly (Muhlenbergia arenicola), and Great Plains yucca (Yucca glauca) as associated species.

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-106.631

Latitude (degree):

34.3348

Sampling Site:

Description:

core_creosote - The creosote core site was established in 1999 in an area dominated by creosote bush (Larrea tridentata), with sparse herbaceous cover. Meteorological data, rodent abundance, bee diversity, plant phenology, prior pitfall trap arthropod monitoring, and plant species cover and biomass are co-located at this site. The Five Points Creosote site is characterized as Chihuahuan Desert Shrubland, dominated by a creosote overstory, with broom snakeweed, purple prickly pear (Opuntia macrocentra), and soapweed yucca as co-occurring shrubs. The site is also characterized by numerous, dense, grass-dominated patches, reflecting proximity to the Five Points Black Grama Site. Common grasses are black grama (Bouteloua eriopoda), fluffgrass (Dasyochloa pulchellum), burrograss (Scleropogon brevifolia), bushmuhly (Muhlenbergia porteri), and galleta grass (Pleuraphis jamesii). Notable forbs include field bahia (Bahia absinthifolia), baby aster (Chaetopappa ericoides), plains hiddenflower (Cryptantha crassisepala), Indian rushpea (Hoffmannseggia glauca), Fendlers bladderpod (Lesquerella fendleri), and globemallow (Sphaeralcea spp.).

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-106.736

Latitude (degree):

34.3331

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:

No project title to report

Personnel:

Individual:

Seth Newsome

Organization:

University of New Mexico

Email Address:

newsome@unm.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4534-1242

Role:

Principal Investigator

Funding:

No funding to report

Related Project:

Title:

No project title to report

Personnel:

Individual:

Marcy E Litvak

Organization:

University of New Mexico

Email Address:

mlitvak@unm.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4255-2263

Role:

Principal Investigator

Funding:

No funding to report

Related Project:

Title:

No project title to report

Personnel:

Individual:

Esteban H Muldavin

Organization:

University of New Mexico

Email Address:

muldavin@unm.edu

Role:

Principal Investigator

Funding:

No funding to report

Related Project:

Title:

Sevilleta LTER IV: Abiotic Pulses and Constraints: Effects on Dynamics and Stability in an Aridland Ecosystem

Personnel:

Individual:

Scott Collins

Organization:

University of New Mexico

Email Address:

scollins@unm.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0193-2892

Role:

Principal Investigator

Funding:

NSF 0217774

Related Project:

Title:

LTERV: Pulse dynamics in an aridland ecosystem

Personnel:

Individual:

Scott Collins

Organization:

University of New Mexico

Email Address:

scollins@unm.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0193-2892

Role:

Principal Investigator

Funding:

NSF 1232294

Related Project:

Title:

LTER V: Long Term Pulse Dynamics in an Aridland Ecosystem

Personnel:

Individual:

William Pockman

Organization:

University of New Mexico

Email Address:

pockman@unm.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3286-0457

Role:

Principal Investigator

Funding:

NSF 1440478

Related Project:

Title:

LTER: Sevilleta (SEV) Site: Climate Variability at Dryland Ecotones

Personnel:

Individual:

Jennifer A Rudgers

Organization:

University of New Mexico

Email Address:

jrudgers@unm.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7094-4857

Role:

Principal Investigator

Funding:

NSF 1655499

Related Project:

Title:

EAGER: Collaborative Research: Sevilleta LTER Environmental Variability at Dryland Ecotones

Personnel:

Individual:

Jennifer A Rudgers

Organization:

University of New Mexico

Email Address:

jrudgers@unm.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7094-4857

Role:

Principal Investigator

Funding:

NSF 1748133

Maintenance

Maintenance:

Description:	Ongoing with updates to GPS bounding boxes.
Frequency:

Additional Info

Additional Information:

Personnel:

Joshua Cortez April 2021-present, Alfredo Garcia April 2021-present, Saul Kelly Roman September 2020-present, Timothy Ohlert September 2018-present, Melanie Kazenel September 2018-present, Lauren Baur July 2017-present, Cassandra Miller May 2021, Alesia Hallmark August 2020-September 2020, Melissa Bacigalupa May 2018-September 2020, Ayhan Yener September 2020, Jessica Johnson January 2019-September 2020, Samantha Cafferky April 2019-April 2020, Kelly Lizewski September 2019-April 2020, Nicholas Smith May 2019-October 2019, Nick Dolhyj July 2018-March 2019, Jade McLaughlin July 2018-present, Pablo Cardenas May 2017-April 2021, , Emily McCall July 2017-May 2018, Tracy Ridlinghafer July-2017-July 2018, Nathan Gehres 2014-2017, Chandra Tucker April 2014-2017, Megan McClung April 2013-July 2017, Stephanie Baker October 2010-2016, John Mulhouse August 2009-June 2013, Amaris Swann August 25, 2008-January 2013, Maya Kapoor August 9, 2003-January 21, 2005 and April 2010-March 2011, Terri Koontz February 2000-August 2003 and August 2006-August 2010, Yang Xia January 31, 2005-April 2009, Karen Wetherill February 7, 2000-August 2009, Michell Thomey September 3, 2005-August 2008, Jay McLeod January 2006-August 2006, Charity Hall January 31, 2005-January 3, 2006, Tessa Edelen August 15, 2004-August 15, 2005, Seth Munson September 9, 2002-June 2004, Caleb Hickman September 9, 2002-November 15, 2004, Heather Simpson August 2000-August 2002, Chris Roberts September 2001-August 2002, Mike Friggens 1999-September 2001, Shana Penington February 2000-August 2000.

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Data Package Metadata View Summary

Core Research Site Web Seasonal Biomass and Seasonal and Annual NPP Data for the Net Primary Production Study at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico

Data Entities

Data Table

Data Package Usage Rights

Keywords

Methods and Protocols

These methods, instrumentation and/or protocols apply to all data in this dataset:

People and Organizations

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

Project

Parent Project Information:

Maintenance

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Additional Metadata

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