| Summary Information |
| Gunnison's Prairie Dog Relocation Project: Vegetation Standing Crop Data from the
Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (2005-2011)
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| Creator: |
| Individual: |
Ana Davidson |
| Physical Address: |
| Delivery Address: |
Sevilleta LTER, 167 Castetter Hall, University of New Mexico |
| City: |
Albuquerque |
| Locality: |
NM |
| Postal Code: |
87131 |
| Phone: |
US |
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| Email: |
davidson@unm.edu |
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| Metadata Provider: |
| Individual: |
Information Manager Sevilleta LTER |
| Physical Address: |
| Delivery Address: |
1 University of New Mexico |
| City: |
Albuquerque |
| Postal Code: |
87131 |
| Phone: |
US |
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| Phone: |
(505) 277-2109 |
| Phone: |
(505) 277.5355 |
| Email: |
data-use@sevilleta.unm.edu |
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| Associated Party: |
| Individual: |
Stephanie Baker |
| Physical Address: |
| Delivery Address: |
Department of Biology |
| City: |
Albuquerque |
| Locality: |
NM |
| Postal Code: |
87131 |
| Phone: |
US |
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| Phone: |
(505) 277-8119 |
| Email: |
srbaker@sevilleta.unm.edu |
| Role: |
data manager |
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| Publication Date: |
2016-03-09 |
| Language: |
English |
| Abstract: |
| Grasslands are among the most imperiled ecosystems in the world where the loss of
native species is a consequence of agriculture and desertification. In North America,
90% of the grassland has been converted to cropland where vast areas are now desertified.
North America's most iconic grassland herbivores, bison and prairie dogs, are now
extinct throughout most of their historic range. This study measures the standing
crop of plant vegetation (perennial and annual combined) for the year on areas occupied
and not occupied by Gunnison's prairie dogs on the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge
(NWR).
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| Keywords: |
| Keyword: |
populations |
| Keyword: |
primary production |
| Keyword Thesaurus: |
Core Areas |
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| Keywords: |
| Keyword: |
standing crop |
| Keyword: |
production |
| Keyword: |
herbivory |
| Keyword: |
herbivory |
| Keyword: |
grasslands |
| Keyword: |
mammals |
| Keyword Thesaurus: |
LTER Controlled Vocabulary |
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| Additional Information: |
| More information about who is involved with the samples/data: Mike Friggens 1999-September
2001Karen Wetherill February 7, 2000-Augst 2009Terri Koontz February 2000-August 2003
August 2006-PresentShana Pennington February 2000-August 2000Heather Simpson August
2000-August 2002Chris Roberts September 2001-August 2002Caleb Hickman September 9,
2002-November 15, 2004Seth Munson September 9, 2002-June 2004Maya Kapoor August 9,
2003-January 21, 2005Tessa Edelen August 15, 2004-August 15, 2005Charity Hall January
31, 2005-January 3, 2006Yang Xia January 31, 2005-PresentMichell Thomey September
3, 2005-August 2008Jay McLeod January 2006-August 2006Amaris Swann August 25, 2008-PresentJohn
Mulhouse August 2009-PresentAmanda Boutz August 2009-Present Additional Study Area
Information Study Area Name: Prairie Dog Town Study Area Location: The study area
is about 655 ha (~2.5 sq mi) in size and approximately 1 km due west from the foothills
of the Los Pinos Mountains. The study is also just north of the Blue Grama Core Site.Elevation:
1670 mSoils: sandy loam and sandy clay loamSite history: historically large prairie
dog colonies inhabited the study area.
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| Intellectual Rights: |
| Data Policies |
| This dataset is released to the public and may be freely downloaded. Please keep the
designated contact person informed of any plans to use the dataset. Consultation or
collaboration with the original investigators is strongly encouraged. Publications
and data products that make use of the dataset must include proper acknowledgement
of the Sevilleta LTER. A copy of any publications using these data must be supplied
to the Sevilleta LTER Information Manager.
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| Distribution: |
| Online: |
| URL: |
http://sev.lternet.edu/data/sev-213 |
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| Coverage: |
| Geographic Goverage: |
| Geographic Description: |
The study area is about 655 ha (~2.5 sq mi) in size and approximately 1 km due west
from the foothills of the Los Pinos Mountains. The study is also just north of the
Blue Grama Core Site.The center of plot B is: -106.628 34.333The center of plot
D is: -106.636 34.324
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| Bounding Coordinates: |
| West Bounding Coordinates: |
-106.628 |
| East Bounding Coordinates: |
-106.628 |
| North Bounding Coordinates: |
34.333 |
| South Bounding Coordinates: |
34.333 |
| Bounding Altitude: |
| Altitude Minimum: |
1670 |
| Altitude Maximum: |
1670 |
| Altitude Units: |
meter |
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| Temporal Coverage: |
| Date Range: |
| Begin Date: |
| Calendar Date: |
2005-10-19 |
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| End Date: |
| Calendar Date: |
2009-10-06 |
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| Maintenance Information: |
| Description: |
| Metadata put into access 26 May 2009. tlk. checked for obvious errors, 11 January
2010 tlk. If you find any errors or have questions, please contact the information
manager.
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| Contact: |
| Position Title: |
Information Manager |
| Organization: |
LTER Network Office |
| Physical Address: |
| Delivery Address: |
UNM Biology Department, MSC03-2020 |
| Delivery Address: |
1 University of New Mexico |
| City: |
Albuquerque |
| Locality: |
NM |
| Postal Code: |
87131-0001 |
| Phone: |
USA |
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| Phone: |
505 277-2535 |
| Phone: |
505 277-2541 |
| Email: |
tech-support@lternet.edu |
| URL: |
http://www.lternet.edu |
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| Contact: |
| Individual: |
Information Manager Sevilleta LTER |
| Physical Address: |
| Delivery Address: |
1 University of New Mexico |
| City: |
Albuquerque |
| Postal Code: |
87131 |
| Phone: |
US |
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| Phone: |
(505) 277-2109 |
| Phone: |
(505) 277.5355 |
| Email: |
data-use@sevilleta.unm.edu |
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| Publisher: |
| Individual: |
Information Manager Sevilleta LTER |
| Physical Address: |
| Delivery Address: |
1 University of New Mexico |
| City: |
Albuquerque |
| Postal Code: |
87131 |
| Phone: |
US |
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| Phone: |
(505) 277-2109 |
| Phone: |
(505) 277.5355 |
| Email: |
data-use@sevilleta.unm.edu |
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| Publication Place: |
Sevilleta LTER |
| Method Step: |
| Description: |
| Experimental design Three replicates of two treatments: 1)plots where prairie dogs
have been reintroduced and 2)control plots.Sampling design Each 100 x 100m plot contains
36 sample units (quads) that are 20m apart in a 6 x 6 grid. These quads are numbered
in a zig zag pattern starting in the NE corner of the plot where the first six quads
go north to south, the next six plots that are west of the first quads go south to
north, and so on for the remaining quads on the plot. These quads are marked by
a numbered rebar stake. Standing crop samples are taken in the 16 most inner stakes
near the rebar stake, but not where vegetation quads are located.Field/laboratory
proceducres Total above ground annual plant standing crop is collected each fall during
peak growth from 16 Daubenmier (0.25m x 0.50m) frame quads. All vegetation rooted
in the quad are clipped to the soil surface and placed in brown paper bags. Samples
are dried at 55 degrees Celsius in an oven for 48 hours then weighed.
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| Quality Control: |
| Description: |
| Data were entered from data sheets into an excel spreadsheet. Data were then checked
against data sheets following entry.
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| Data Table: |
| Entity Name: |
sev213_pdogstandcrop_20160309.csv |
| Entity Description: |
Data for Standing Crop at Prairie Dog Reintroduction Study |
| Object Name: |
sev213_pdogstandcrop_20160309.csv |
| Size: |
17971 |
| Data Format: |
| Text Format: |
| Number of Header Lines: |
1 |
| Record Delimiter: |
\r\n |
| Attribute Orientation: |
column |
| Simple Delimited: |
| Field Delimiter: |
, |
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| Distribution: |
| Online: |
| URL: |
https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-sev/213/90049/7a62141c22bdbafc3dd89a444cef9c91 |
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| Coverage: |
| Temporal Coverage: |
| Date Range: |
| Begin Date: |
| Calendar Date: |
2005-10-19 |
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| End Date: |
| Calendar Date: |
2009-10-06 |
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| Attribute List: |
| Attribute Name: |
DATE |
| Attribute Label: |
DATE |
| Attribute Definition: |
Date of data collection |
| Storage Type: |
date |
| Measurement Scale: |
| Datetime: |
| Format String: |
MM/DD/YYYY |
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| Missing Value Code: |
| Code: |
. |
| Code Explanation: |
missing |
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| Attribute Name: |
YEAR |
| Attribute Label: |
YEAR |
| Attribute Definition: |
The year in which data was collected. |
| Storage Type: |
date |
| Measurement Scale: |
| Datetime: |
| Format String: |
YYYY |
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| Attribute Name: |
PLOT |
| Attribute Label: |
PLOT |
| Attribute Definition: |
Plot where samples were collected. Treatment plots are where prairie dogs have been
reintroduced.
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| Storage Type: |
string |
| Measurement Scale: |
| Nominal: |
| Non Numeric Domain: |
| Enumerated Domain: |
| Code Definition: |
| Code: |
NT |
| Definition: |
north treatment |
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| Code Definition: |
| Code: |
NC |
| Definition: |
north control |
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| Code Definition: |
| Code: |
MT |
| Definition: |
middle treatment |
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| Code Definition: |
| Code: |
MC |
| Definition: |
middle control |
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| Code Definition: |
| Code: |
ST |
| Definition: |
south treatment |
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| Code Definition: |
| Code: |
SC |
| Definition: |
south control |
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| Attribute Name: |
SAMPLE |
| Attribute Label: |
SAMPLE |
| Attribute Definition: |
Number of sample unit in a plot (1-16) |
| Storage Type: |
string |
| Measurement Scale: |
| Nominal: |
| Non Numeric Domain: |
| Text Domain: |
| Definition: |
Number of sample unit in a plot (1-16) |
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| Attribute Name: |
WEIGHT |
| Attribute Label: |
WEIGHT (GRAMS) |
| Attribute Definition: |
Dry weight of vegetation rooted in sample unit |
| Measurement Scale: |
| Ratio: |
| Unit: |
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| Custom Unit: |
grams |
| Precision: |
0.01 |
| Numeric Domain: |
| Number Type: |
real |
| Bounds: |
| Minimum: |
0 |
| Maximum: |
50 |
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| Missing Value Code: |
| Code: |
. |
| Code Explanation: |
missing |
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