Pinon-Juniper Overstory Density, Cover and Biomass Data from Cerro Montosa, Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (2006-2009)

Authors

Esteban Muldavin

Date

3-9-2016

Abstract

In 2006, to obtain a measure of pinon and juniper biomass in the Cerro Montosa area, belt transects were superimposed on transects along which understory net primary producitivy (NPP) is sampled. All trees rooted within 5 m to the north of each belt were tagged, although some shorter belts exist on which all trees within 5 m to either the north or south were tagged. The height of each tagged tree was measured, as was the diameter-at root-crown (DRC). Crown diameters both parallel and perpendicular to the belt transect were also measured. Trees were re-measured in 2007, 2008, and 2009.

Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/1928/30006

Other Identifier

SEV207

Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) Identifier

knb-lter-sev.207.159124

Document Type

Dataset

Comments

This dataset was originally published on the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network Data Portal, https://portal.lternet.edu, and potentially via other repositories or portals as described. The Digital Object Identifier (DOI) of the source data package is doi:10.6073/pasta/e6a76b70761e5a4d6dbc4e30b3844842, and may be accessed at http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/e6a76b70761e5a4d6dbc4e30b3844842. Metadata and files included in this record mirror as closely as possible the source data and documentation, with the provenance metadata and quality report generated by the LTER portal reproduced here as '*-provenance.xml' and *-report.html' files, respectively.

Rights

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Publisher

SEV LTER, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM , 87131

Source

http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/e6a76b70761e5a4d6dbc4e30b3844842

Temporal coverage

2006-06-01 - 2009-11-11

Spatial coverage

The Cerro Montosa Pinyon-Juniper site has been the location of major Sevilleta LTER research since 1989. Meteorological trends, net primary productivity, rodent and ground-dwelling arthropod populations, mycorrhizal responses to fertilizer, pinyon-juniper fruit and nut production, and pinyon mortality are all being investigated at this site. Previous studies have included analyses of pinyon tree rings for regional climate reconstruction.Trees with dendrometers are located in or near the 1 ha plot established by Roman Zlotin in 1998. This 1 ha plot was established to quantify berry and mast production (SEV163) and is just west of the Cerro Montosa meteorological station.

DOI

doi:10.6073/pasta/e6a76b70761e5a4d6dbc4e30b3844842

Permanent URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/e6a76b70761e5a4d6dbc4e30b3844842

Recommended Citation

Muldavin, Esteban (2016-03-09): Pinon-Juniper Overstory Density, Cover and Biomass Data from Cerro Montosa, Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (2006-2009). Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/e6a76b70761e5a4d6dbc4e30b3844842