All LTER Luquillo Data Sets
Numeric Dataset ID |
Data Set Identifier | Abstract | Contact | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Minimum temperature at El Verde Field Station, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico since 1975 |
Daily emperature has been measured at the El Verde Field Station since 1975 (see methods). Monthly averages have been calculated. Lowest average values for minimum temperature were recorded from... |
Alonso Ramirez |
Long-Term Ongoing |
| 16 | Maximum temperature at El Verde Field Station, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico since 1975 |
Daily emperature has been measured at the El Verde Field Station since 1975 (see methods). Monthly averages have been calculated. Maximum values for maximum temperature were recorded from May to... |
Alonso Ramirez |
Long-Term Ongoing |
| 15 | Revegetation of landslides, vegetation <0.1m (Small landslide plots at the Luquillo Experimental Forest) |
The purpose of this study is to document the recovery of vegetation on new landslides in the Luquillo Experimental Forest, in particular seedlings <1m tall. |
Lawrence R. Walker |
Long-Term Completed |
| 14 | Rainfall at El Verde Field Station, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico since 1975 |
Rainfall has been measured at the El Verde Field Station since 1964. McDowell and Estrada-Pinto, 1988 presents a description of the collection procedures, raw data from 1964 to 1986, and some... |
Alonso Ramirez |
Long-Term Ongoing |
| 8 | Canopy gap survey at El Verde |
The survey of gaps at El Verde covers about 35 ha, including the 9 ha grid. We defined a treefall gap at El Verde as a hole in the forest canopy extending down to an average height of about 3 m... |
Nicholas Brokaw | Completed |
| 7 | Soil sample from landslide ES1 (Espiritu Santo El Verde), ES2, and RB2 (Rio Blanco) |
Analysis of soil nutrients in top 9 cm of soil in Landslide Revegetation Plots. |
Completed | |
| 6 | Anole grid study (El Verde 9Ha and Bisley) |
Transects 60 m long are conducted at alternate points in the 9 ha grid at El Verde. Transects 80 m long are conducted at alternate points at the Bisley Grid in watersheds #1 and #2. Data are used... |
Douglas Reagan | Completed |
| 5 | Anole Mark and Resight Study |
The population distribution research area of the LEF LTER is designed to gather information on the distribution and abundance of key plant and animal species within the forest under different... |
Douglas Reagan | Completed |
| 4 | Anole Vertical Transects (tower data) |
Transects are conducted to note the vertical distribution and relative abundance of anole species. Data permit the calculation of average sighting distance for each species which is used in the... |
Douglas Reagan | Completed |
| 2 | Anole treefall gap transects (Bisley and El Verde-H10 Gaps) |
Transects were established through large recent treefall gaps to determine the relative abundance of different anole species at different distances from the center of the gap. |
Douglas Reagan | Completed |
| 1 | Anole ground level transects (Bisley and El Verde) |
Transects are surveyed through the upper and lower cut plots at Bisley to determine the distribution and minimum abundance of anoles within and adjacent to the plots. Surveys began prior to... |
Douglas Reagan | Completed |
