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Demography of the rare herb, Polygala lewtonii (Polygalaceae), with multiple fires on the Lake Wales Ridge in south central Florida from 2001-2017

General Information
Data Package:
Local Identifier:edi.269.2
Title:Demography of the rare herb, Polygala lewtonii (Polygalaceae), with multiple fires on the Lake Wales Ridge in south central Florida from 2001-2017
Alternate Identifier:DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:

Demographic data on 5,060 individually marked plants of the endemic State and federally listed Polygala lewtonii (Lewton's milkwort; Polygalaceae) were collected from December 2001 to December 2017 at the Lake Wales Ridge National Wildlife Refuge Carter Creek in south central Florida, USA. Data collection is still ongoing. In 220 permanent 25 cm radius circular plots, plants were marked with plastic toothpicks and wire stake flags with a unique identification number. Data collection occurred quarterly with survival and recruitment recorded in March, June, September and December and more detailed measures of size and fecundity taken in March. This species is amphicarphic with both showy-open flowers produced in spring (chasmogamy) and closed, self-pollinating flowers both above- and belowground produced in late summer (cleistogamy). Therefore, our fecundity data are based only on chasmogamy. This dataset also captures post-fire mortality and recruitment events following four prescribed burns.

Publication Date:2019-03-05

Time Period
Begin:
2001
End:
2017

People and Organizations
Contact:Data Manager (Archbold Biological Station) [  email ]
Creator:Menges, Eric S (Archbold Biological Station)
Creator:Weekley, Carl W (Archbold Biological Station)
Creator:Koontz, Stephanie M (Archbold Biological Station)
Associate:Kamener, Gabriel E (Archbold Biological Station, Data Archiver)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:
polygala_data.csv
Description:
Polygala lewtonii data
Detailed Metadata

Data Entities


Data Table

Data:https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/269/2/5786f155bcecf8a4da266ecc248292e9
Name:polygala_data.csv
Description:Polygala lewtonii data
Number of Records:196099
Number of Columns:16

Table Structure
Object Name:polygala_data.csv
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Table Column Descriptions
 
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id  
angle  
dist  
survival  
stage  
height  
crown_diameter  
stems  
flowering_stems  
postburn_plant  
postburn_quad_status  
postburn_percent_burned  
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Keywords

By Thesaurus:
LTER Controlled Vocabularyplant ecology, endangered species, population dynamics, fires, seedling
(No thesaurus)Archbold Biological Station, central Florida, Lake Wales Ridge, demographic data, sandhill, re-seeder, post-fire recruitment, prescribed fire, chasmogamy

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 the Lake Wales Ridge National Wildlife Refuge Carter Creek, 220 permanent circular plots were established across six management units in yellow sandhill habitat. Plots were initially paired, with one being occupied by Polygala lewtonii and another randomly placed within the vicinity, however, occupancy has shifted. All plants within a 25 cm radius were marked with plastic toothpicks (of various colors and playing card suits) that signified the recruitment cohort based on month and year. We recorded individual plant distances from the plot center and angle direction to relocate individuals in the case of loose flags. Plot were visited four times per year in March, June, September and December to record quarterly survival data and mark any newly recruited seedlings or new adults. Plants that had died were given a "dead" code (0) indicating first time dead but toothpicks and marking flags remained in the field. At the next census, if the plant was still dead, it was given a "previously dead" code (9) and the toothpick and marking flag were removed from the field. Plant dormancy does not occur in this species and very few individuals marked as dead were alive in the subsequent census. In March, we took additional size measures to document annual growth and fecundity. We counted the number of flowering stems and the total number of stems on each plant, and recorded maximum stem height and maximum crown diameter in centimeters. This property has been affected by four prescribed burns during the 2001-2017 study, although not all plots were affected. Fire occurred in August 2001, December 2007, June 2009 and May 2015. We collected three levels of data following each fire. Post-burn plant status recorded whether a plant was unburned, singed (some green), scorched (no green but brown leaves remained), or consumed (little to no plant material remained). Post-burn status of the plot was recorded as either unburned or burned. Percent of plot burned was recorded at intervals of unburned (0%), 10-30%, 31-60%, 61-90% or 100%. Plant specific data and percent of plot burned were not collected following the August 2001 fire.

People and Organizations

Creators:
Individual: Eric S Menges
Organization:Archbold Biological Station
Email Address:
emenges@archbold-station.org
Individual: Carl W Weekley
Organization:Archbold Biological Station
Email Address:
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Individual: Stephanie M Koontz
Organization:Archbold Biological Station
Email Address:
skoontz@archbold-station.org
Contacts:
Organization:Archbold Biological Station
Position:Data Manager
Email Address:
datamanager@archbold-station.org
Associated Parties:
Individual: Gabriel E Kamener
Organization:Archbold Biological Station
Email Address:
gkamener@gmail.com
Role:Data Archiver

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

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

Time Period
Begin:
2001
End:
2017
Geographic Region:
Description:Lake Wales Ridge National Wildlife Refuge, Highlands County, Florida, USA
Bounding Coordinates:
Northern:  27.522069Southern:  27.483342
Western:  -81.417442Eastern:  -81.371136

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:LTREB Demographic research on Florida scrub plants
Personnel:
Individual: Eric Menges
Email Address:
emenges@archbold-station.org
Role:Principal Investigator
Funding: No funding to report
Related Project:
Title:Conservation research on state-listed plants endemic to the Lake Wales Ridge
Personnel:
Individual: Eric Menges
Email Address:
emenges@archbold-station.org
Role:Principal Investigator
Funding: No funding to report
Related Project:
Title:LTREB Demographic research on Florida scrub plants
Personnel:
Individual: Carl Weekley
Email Address:
na
Role:Principal Investigator
Funding: No funding to report
Related Project:
Title:Conservation research on state-listed plants endemic to the Lake Wales Ridge
Personnel:
Individual: Carl Weekley
Email Address:
na
Role:Principal Investigator
Funding: No funding to report
Related Project:
Title:Conservation research on state-listed plants endemic to the Lake Wales Ridge
Personnel:
Individual: Stephanie Koontz
Email Address:
skoontz@archbold-station.org
Role:Principal Investigator
Funding: No funding to report

Maintenance

Maintenance:
Description:completed
Frequency:

Additional Info

Additional Information:
 

These data have been used in the following publication: Weekley, C.W. and E.S. Menges. 2012. Burning creates contrasting demographic patterns in Polygala lewtonii (Polygalaceae): a cradle-to-grave analysis of multiple cohorts in a perennial herb. Australian Journal of Botany 60: 347-357.

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