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LUQ LTER data Sets by Categories

Meteorology
Hydrology
Disturbance
Nutrient and Carbon Dynamics
Vegetation Dynamics
Animal Population Dynamics
Biological Diversity
Maps and Photos

(Last Update: January 4, 2010 )

Animal Population Dynamics Index

Catalog_na	Record_num_1	Ongoing	Completed
LTERDBAS	1		Anole ground level transects (Bisley and El Verde)
LTERDBAS	2		Anole treefall gap transects (Bisley & El Verde-H10 Gaps)
LTERDBAS	4		Anole vertical transects (tower data)
LTERDBAS	5		Anole multiple mark and resight studies
LTERDBAS	6		Anole grid study
LTERDBAS	23	Bird point counts
LTERDBAS	24		Anole food habits
LTERDBAS	25		Frog transect data
LTERDBAS	30		Frog grid data (Bisley)
LTERDBAS	41	Habitat selection/Caracolus caracolla
LTERDBAS	42		Bisley Grid Habitat data 1994, 1999
LTERDBAS	43		Grid invertebrate data 1989 and 1990 (Bisley)
LTERDBAS	44		Frog population plots (El Verde + Bisley)
LTERDBAS	45		Frog spatial distribution data (El Verde + Bisley)
LTERDBAS	54	Shrimp populations in Quebrada Prieta (Pools 0,1), (El Verde)
LTERDBAS	55		Spatial and temporal differences in shrimp numbers (1 year, 20 pools)
LTERDBAS	76		Frog abundance in fertilization plots
LTERDBAS	91		Earthworms in tropical tree plantations and secondary forests
LTERDBAS	92		Earthworms in abandoned tropical pastures
LTERDBAS	96	Canopy invertebrate responses to Hurricane Hugo
LTERDBAS	102		Leaf miners (Acrocercops sp.)larvae performance on young leaves of Manilkara bidentata
LTERDBAS	104		Experimentally manipulated biota over a 30-40d period in two streams with distinctly different macrobiotic assemblages
LTERDBAS	105		Enclosure/exclosure experiments in a montane Puerto Rican stream examining direct and indirect effects of two dominant taxa of atyid (Atyidae) shrimp, Atya lanipes Holthius and Xiphocaris elongata Guerin-Meneville (Shrimp/ Algae/Oecologia (1993))
LTERDBAS	106		Effects of biotic (shrimp) and abiotic (discharge) factors on the depositional environment quantified in a montane stream in Puerto Rico. (Shrimp/Algae/Can J. Fish Aquat. Sci. (1994))
LTERDBAS	107	El Verde Grid invertebrate data
LTERDBAS	120		Shrimp populations variability in numbers and sizes in response to disturbance and seasons on 20 pools along the reach of Quebrada Prieta, Luquillo Experimental Forest
LTERDBAS	122		Experimental Understory Food Web data in the El Verde area of the Luquillo Experimental Forest
LTERDBAS	140		Neritina snails upstream migrations
LTERDBAS	141		Neritina snails hierarchical distribution
LTERDBAS	142		Does the River Continuum Concept apply on a tropical island? Longitudinal variation in a Puerto Rican stream
LTERDBAS	150		Pattern morphology for frogs captured at 9 locations in northeastern Puerto Rico over a 25-year period from 1978 to 2002
LTERDBAS	151		Neritina snails responses to channel realignment
LTERDBAS	152	Canopy Trimming Experiment (CTE) Snail data.
LTERDBAS	155	Canopy invertebrate responses to disturbance at the Canopy Trimming Experiment (CTE) plots
LTERDBAS	156	Daily streamflow (Bisley area, 5 stations: Q1, Q2, Q3, Sabana, Puente Roto)

Biological Diversity Index

Catalog_na Record_num_1 Ongoing Completed

LTERDBAS 86 Fungi of the Greater Antilles

LTERDBAS 116 Bromeliad chemistry at different elevations in the LEF

LTERDBAS 117 Bromeliad collection data at different elevations in the LEF

LTERDBAS 130 Heliconia invertebrate counts

LTERDBAS 131 Bromeliad invertebrate counts at different elevations in the LEF

LTERDBAS 132 Heliconia fluid and organic matter analyses

LTERDBAS 133 Heliconia collection data

LTERDBAS 134 Invertebrate dry weight data

LTERDBAS 137 Litter invertebrate communities at different elevations in the LEF

LTERDBAS 157 Canopy Trimming Experiment (CTE) litterbag invertebrate counts and weights data

LTERDBAS 159 Canopy Trimming Experiment (CTE) Litter Basket Microbial diversity DNA data

Catalog_na	Record_num_1	Ongoing	Completed
LTERDBAS	86		Fungi of the Greater Antilles
LTERDBAS	116		Bromeliad chemistry at different elevations in the LEF
LTERDBAS	117		Bromeliad collection data at different elevations in the LEF
LTERDBAS	130		Heliconia invertebrate counts
LTERDBAS	131		Bromeliad invertebrate counts at different elevations in the LEF
LTERDBAS	132		Heliconia fluid and organic matter analyses
LTERDBAS	133		Heliconia collection data
LTERDBAS	134		Invertebrate dry weight data
LTERDBAS	137		Litter invertebrate communities at different elevations in the LEF
LTERDBAS	157	Canopy Trimming Experiment (CTE) litterbag invertebrate counts and weights data
LTERDBAS	159	Canopy Trimming Experiment (CTE) Litter Basket Microbial diversity DNA data

Disturbance Index

Catalog_na Record_num_1 Ongoing Completed

LTERDBAS 8 Canopy gap survey at (El Verde)

LTERDBAS 113 Seedling and sapling dynamics of treefall pits and undisturbed florest floor in El Verde, Puerto Rico

LTERDBAS 114 Rio Mameyes Diatoms 1998-2000

LTERDBAS 129 Temperature and humidity in the LFDP (40 points)

LTERDBAS 135 Recovery of a tropical stream after a harvest-related chlorine poisoning event

LTERDBAS 138 Conservation and management of migratory fauna and dams in tropical streams of Puerto Rico

LTERDBAS 139 Indirect upstream effects of dams: consequences of migratory consumer extirpation in Puerto Rico

LTERDBAS 143 Canopy Trimming Experiment (CTE) plant seedling measurements

LTERDBAS 144 Canopy Trimming Experiment (CTE) Plants greater than 1 centimeter diameter at breast height(DBH)

LTERDBAS 149 Effects of a tropical stream poisoning: do they reflect effects of small-scale experiments?

2004 Estuarine Fish Sampling

Catalog_na	Record_num_1	Ongoing	Completed
LTERDBAS	8		Canopy gap survey at (El Verde)
LTERDBAS	113		Seedling and sapling dynamics of treefall pits and undisturbed florest floor in El Verde, Puerto Rico
LTERDBAS	114		Rio Mameyes Diatoms 1998-2000
LTERDBAS	129		Temperature and humidity in the LFDP (40 points)
LTERDBAS	135		Recovery of a tropical stream after a harvest-related chlorine poisoning event
LTERDBAS	138		Conservation and management of migratory fauna and dams in tropical streams of Puerto Rico
LTERDBAS	139		Indirect upstream effects of dams: consequences of migratory consumer extirpation in Puerto Rico
LTERDBAS	143	Canopy Trimming Experiment (CTE) plant seedling measurements
LTERDBAS	144	Canopy Trimming Experiment (CTE) Plants greater than 1 centimeter diameter at breast height(DBH)
LTERDBAS	149		Effects of a tropical stream poisoning: do they reflect effects of small-scale experiments?
			2004 Estuarine Fish Sampling

Hydrology Index

Catalog_na Record_num_1 Ongoing Completed

LTERDBAS 58 USGS Long-term daily streamflow data at several LEF locations*

LTERDBAS 156 Daily streamflow (Bisley area, 5 stations: Q1, Q2, Q3, Sabana, Puente Roto)

*NOTE: Recent data for these data sets are currrently available on the corresponding agency web site. Metadata have such links.

Catalog_na	Record_num_1	Ongoing	Completed
LTERDBAS	58		USGS Long-term daily streamflow data at several LEF locations*
LTERDBAS	156	Daily streamflow (Bisley area, 5 stations: Q1, Q2, Q3, Sabana, Puente Roto)

Maps and Photos Index

Catalog_na Record_num_1 Ongoing Completed

LTERDBAS 9 Photo records from Luquillo Experimental Forest

Catalog_na	Record_num_1	Ongoing	Completed
LTERDBAS	9	Photo records from Luquillo Experimental Forest

Meteorology Index

Catalog_na Record_num_1 Ongoing Completed

LTERDBAS 14 Rainfall at El Verde since 1975

LTERDBAS 16 Maximum temperature at El Verde since 1975

LTERDBAS 17 Minimum temperature at El Verde since 1975

LTERDBAS 29 Daily rainfall (Bisley area, 5 stations)

LTERDBAS 33 Meteorological data from towers (pre-Hugo) or rooftop (post Hugo) at El Verde

LTERDBAS 70 USDC NOAA's National Climatic data Center daily precipitation (5 stations)*

LTERDBAS 71 USDC NOAA's National Climatic data Center daily maximum temperature (5 stations)*

LTERDBAS 72 USDC NOAA's National Climatic data Center daily minimum temperature (5 stations)*

LTERDBAS 90 Bisley Tower I Meteorological data (Bisley Tower)

LTERDBAS 127 Meteorological data from El Verde Field Station: NADP Tower

LTERDBAS 147 Meteorological data from several climate stations in the northeast section of the Luquillo Experimental Forest

LTERDBAS 167 Urban-Rural Temperature Data

*NOTE: Recent data for these data sets are currrently available on the corresponding agency web site. Metadata have such links.

Catalog_na	Record_num_1	Ongoing	Completed
LTERDBAS	14	Rainfall at El Verde since 1975
LTERDBAS	16	Maximum temperature at El Verde since 1975
LTERDBAS	17	Minimum temperature at El Verde since 1975
LTERDBAS	29		Daily rainfall (Bisley area, 5 stations)
LTERDBAS	33		Meteorological data from towers (pre-Hugo) or rooftop (post Hugo) at El Verde
LTERDBAS	70		USDC NOAA's National Climatic data Center daily precipitation (5 stations)*
LTERDBAS	71		USDC NOAA's National Climatic data Center daily maximum temperature (5 stations)*
LTERDBAS	72		USDC NOAA's National Climatic data Center daily minimum temperature (5 stations)*
LTERDBAS	90	Bisley Tower I Meteorological data (Bisley Tower)
LTERDBAS	127	Meteorological data from El Verde Field Station: NADP Tower
LTERDBAS	147	Meteorological data from several climate stations in the northeast section of the Luquillo Experimental Forest
LTERDBAS	167		Urban-Rural Temperature Data

Nutrient and Carbon Dynamics Index

Catalog_na Record_num_1 Ongoing Completed

LTERDBAS 7 Soil sample from landslide ES1 (Espiritu Santo El Verde), ES2, and RB2 (Rio Blanco)

LTERDBAS 20 Chemistry of rainfall, throughfall and stream water from El Verde and Bisley

LTERDBAS 39 Wood fall from Hurricane Hugo (9 ha grid, El Verde)

LTERDBAS 51 MRCE/LTER Soil and Microbial Biomass Nitrogen

LTERDBAS 77 NADP/NTN precipitation chemistry data*

LTERDBAS 89 Long-term Intersite Decomposition Experiment (LIDET)

LTERDBAS 93 Litter decomposition in tabonuco forest before Hugo

LTERDBAS 94 Litterfall of the tabonuco forest before Hurricane Hugo

LTERDBAS 95 Aboveground litterfall data at Bisley

LTERDBAS 98 Soil organic matter dynamics in the tabonuco forest, a plantation and a secondary forest in Guzman

LTERDBAS 108 Patterns in soil chemical and physical properties in the Bisley Watersheds (Big Dig 1988)

LTERDBAS 109 Rio Icacos hyporheic and riparian chemistry

LTERDBAS 110 Spatial Variation of Soil Carbon, Nitrogen and Phosphorus in the Luquillo Experimental Forest (LEF) (LEF_SOIL_CNP)

LTERDBAS 111 Litterfall in tabonuco (subtropical wet) forest in the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico (MRCE Litterfall data)

LTERDBAS 115 Short-term disappearance of foliar litter of three tree species native to rain forest of Puerto Rico

LTERDBAS 124 Factors influencing decomposition of leaves for five plant species at El Verde

LTERDBAS 125 Interactions between plants and fungi and their roles in decay rates and CO2 release in five tropical leaf species

LEFDSET1 93 El Verde atmospheric deposition data from Nov. 21, 1983 to Sep. 22, 1987

LTERDBAS 128 Coarse Woody Debris in Bisley Experimental Forest and the Rio Icacos Basin

LTERDBAS 145 Canopy Trimming Experiment (CTE) Litter decomposition and Connectivity basket data Vegetation Dynamics

LTERDBAS 148 Bisley rainfall and throughfall, and chemistry of rainfall and throughfall

LTERDBAS 153 STREAMS Project: Emergent landscape patterns in stream ecosystem processes resulting from groundwater/surface water interactions

LTERDBAS 154 Soil factors predict initial plant colonization on Puerto Rican landslides

LTERDBAS 158 Physical and chemical attributes of Quebrada Prieta, Bisley 3, Bisley 5, and Toronja related to of shrimp populations measurements

*NOTE: Recent data for these data sets are currrently available on the corresponding agency web site. Metadata have such links.

Catalog_na	Record_num_1	Ongoing	Completed
LTERDBAS	7		Soil sample from landslide ES1 (Espiritu Santo El Verde), ES2, and RB2 (Rio Blanco)
LTERDBAS	20	Chemistry of rainfall, throughfall and stream water from El Verde and Bisley
LTERDBAS	39		Wood fall from Hurricane Hugo (9 ha grid, El Verde)
LTERDBAS	51		MRCE/LTER Soil and Microbial Biomass Nitrogen
LTERDBAS	77	NADP/NTN precipitation chemistry data*
LTERDBAS	89		Long-term Intersite Decomposition Experiment (LIDET)
LTERDBAS	93		Litter decomposition in tabonuco forest before Hugo
LTERDBAS	94		Litterfall of the tabonuco forest before Hurricane Hugo
LTERDBAS	95		Aboveground litterfall data at Bisley
LTERDBAS	98		Soil organic matter dynamics in the tabonuco forest, a plantation and a secondary forest in Guzman
LTERDBAS	108		Patterns in soil chemical and physical properties in the Bisley Watersheds (Big Dig 1988)
LTERDBAS	109		Rio Icacos hyporheic and riparian chemistry
LTERDBAS	110		Spatial Variation of Soil Carbon, Nitrogen and Phosphorus in the Luquillo Experimental Forest (LEF) (LEF_SOIL_CNP)
LTERDBAS	111	Litterfall in tabonuco (subtropical wet) forest in the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico (MRCE Litterfall data)
LTERDBAS	115		Short-term disappearance of foliar litter of three tree species native to rain forest of Puerto Rico
LTERDBAS	124		Factors influencing decomposition of leaves for five plant species at El Verde
LTERDBAS	125		Interactions between plants and fungi and their roles in decay rates and CO2 release in five tropical leaf species
LEFDSET1	93		El Verde atmospheric deposition data from Nov. 21, 1983 to Sep. 22, 1987
LTERDBAS	128		Coarse Woody Debris in Bisley Experimental Forest and the Rio Icacos Basin
LTERDBAS	145	Canopy Trimming Experiment (CTE) Litter decomposition and Connectivity basket data Vegetation Dynamics
LTERDBAS	148	Bisley rainfall and throughfall, and chemistry of rainfall and throughfall
LTERDBAS	153	STREAMS Project: Emergent landscape patterns in stream ecosystem processes resulting from groundwater/surface water interactions
LTERDBAS	154		Soil factors predict initial plant colonization on Puerto Rican landslides
LTERDBAS	158		Physical and chemical attributes of Quebrada Prieta, Bisley 3, Bisley 5, and Toronja related to of shrimp populations measurements

Vegetation Dynamics Index

Catalog_na Record_num_1 Ongoing Completed

LTERDBAS 15 Revegetation of landslides, vegetation > 0.1 m

LTERDBAS 18 Revegetation of landslides, vegetation > 1.0 m

LTERDBAS 21 Vegetation profile and canopy height of Tabonuco, Colorado and Cloud Forests

LTERDBAS 22 Cecropia growth in gaps (El Verde)

LTERDBAS 31 40 X 40 grid vegetation and site characteristics. (Bisley, 1988)

LTERDBAS 36 Landslide revegetation measurements

LTERDBAS 37 Regeneration after Hurricane Hugo woody species > 10cm tall (9ha grid, El Verde)

LTERDBAS 38 Regeneration after Hurricane Hugo woody species > 1m tall (9ha grid, El Verde)

LTERDBAS 40 Percent cover below 3m (9 ha grid, El Verde)

LTERDBAS 46 Elevation at grid points on the Luquillo Forest Dynamics Plot (LFDP), Puerto Rico

LTERDBAS 47 Physical environment of the Luquillo Forest Dynamics Plot (LFDP), Puerto Rico

LTERDBAS 52 Above ground biomass in landslides

LTERDBAS 57 Tree damage by Hurricane Hugo on the Luquillo Forest Dynamics Plot (LFDP), Puerto Rico

LTERDBAS 60 Tree Map for Census at the Luquillo Forest Dynamics Plot (LFDP), Puerto Rico

LTERDBAS 62 Canopy height profile starting 1992, 1994 and 1996 of the Luquillo Forest Dynamics Plot (LFDP), Puerto Rico

LTERDBAS 75 Fern sporophytes growth observations

LTERDBAS 87 Germination in three R/FR light environments (El Verde)

LTERDBAS 88 Phenologies of the Tabonuco Forest trees and shrubs

LTERDBAS 97 Sabana pasture permanent plot vegetation sampling

LTERDBAS 99 Herbivory of eight common species at El Verde from 1994 to 1996

LTERDBAS 100 El Verde Coffee Plantation permanent plot vegetation sampling

LTERDBAS 101 Ecuador old fields permanent plot vegetation sampling

LTERDBAS 103 Effect of plant density and light availability on leaf damage in Manilkara bidentata

LTERDBAS 112 Landslide Removal Experiment vegetation cover and pole touches

LTERDBAS 118 Species names and codes of the Luquillo Forest Dynamics Plot (LFDP), Puerto Rico

LTERDBAS 119 Census of species, diameter and location at the Luquillo Forest Dynamics Plot (LFDP), Puerto Rico

LTERDBAS 121 Fern distribution in El Verde MRCE plots

LTERDBAS 123 Altitudinal transects vegetation data along three rivers in the Luquillo Experimental Forest

LTERDBAS 136 Bisley/Prieta Algae Monitoring

LTERDBAS 146 Canopy Trimming Experiment (CTE) Fern surveys

Catalog_na	Record_num_1	Ongoing	Completed
LTERDBAS	15	Revegetation of landslides, vegetation > 0.1 m
LTERDBAS	18	Revegetation of landslides, vegetation > 1.0 m
LTERDBAS	21	Vegetation profile and canopy height of Tabonuco, Colorado and Cloud Forests
LTERDBAS	22		Cecropia growth in gaps (El Verde)
LTERDBAS	31		40 X 40 grid vegetation and site characteristics. (Bisley, 1988)
LTERDBAS	36	Landslide revegetation measurements
LTERDBAS	37		Regeneration after Hurricane Hugo woody species > 10cm tall (9ha grid, El Verde)
LTERDBAS	38		Regeneration after Hurricane Hugo woody species > 1m tall (9ha grid, El Verde)
LTERDBAS	40		Percent cover below 3m (9 ha grid, El Verde)
LTERDBAS	46		Elevation at grid points on the Luquillo Forest Dynamics Plot (LFDP), Puerto Rico
LTERDBAS	47		Physical environment of the Luquillo Forest Dynamics Plot (LFDP), Puerto Rico
LTERDBAS	52		Above ground biomass in landslides
LTERDBAS	57		Tree damage by Hurricane Hugo on the Luquillo Forest Dynamics Plot (LFDP), Puerto Rico
LTERDBAS	60		Tree Map for Census at the Luquillo Forest Dynamics Plot (LFDP), Puerto Rico
LTERDBAS	62		Canopy height profile starting 1992, 1994 and 1996 of the Luquillo Forest Dynamics Plot (LFDP), Puerto Rico
LTERDBAS	75		Fern sporophytes growth observations
LTERDBAS	87		Germination in three R/FR light environments (El Verde)
LTERDBAS	88	Phenologies of the Tabonuco Forest trees and shrubs
LTERDBAS	97	Sabana pasture permanent plot vegetation sampling
LTERDBAS	99		Herbivory of eight common species at El Verde from 1994 to 1996
LTERDBAS	100		El Verde Coffee Plantation permanent plot vegetation sampling
LTERDBAS	101	Ecuador old fields permanent plot vegetation sampling
LTERDBAS	103		Effect of plant density and light availability on leaf damage in Manilkara bidentata
LTERDBAS	112		Landslide Removal Experiment vegetation cover and pole touches
LTERDBAS	118		Species names and codes of the Luquillo Forest Dynamics Plot (LFDP), Puerto Rico
LTERDBAS	119	Census of species, diameter and location at the Luquillo Forest Dynamics Plot (LFDP), Puerto Rico
LTERDBAS	121		Fern distribution in El Verde MRCE plots
LTERDBAS	123		Altitudinal transects vegetation data along three rivers in the Luquillo Experimental Forest
LTERDBAS	136	Bisley/Prieta Algae Monitoring
LTERDBAS	146	Canopy Trimming Experiment (CTE) Fern surveys

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