LUQ LTER DATA SETS DOCUMENTATION FORM
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PERSON(S) COMPLETING THIS FORM: |
E-MAIL ADDRESS: |
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Barbara A. Richardson |
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Michael J. Richardson |
DATA SET IDENTIFIER
: Heliconia collection data
PROJECT TITLE : Invertebrate diversity in Heliconia flower bracts at El Verde (Heliconia flower bracts
invertebrate diversity in the LEF)
PROJECT DESCRIPTION : This study complemented the work on bromeliad microcosms. It was carried out to compare the abundance and diversity of the invertebrate fauna supported by the accumulated fluid and organic matter in Heliconia bracts with that of the aquatic component of the bromeliad microcosm.
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LTER CORE AREAS:Annotate all that apply |
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Population Dynamics |
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Organic matter accumulation |
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LEF LTER 1 RESEARCH TOPIC: (Annotate all that apply) |
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Animal diversity in relation to nutrient inputs |
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Data File Identifier |
On-Line Filename |
Starting Date |
Periodicity of sample |
End Period |
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Heliconia collection data |
February 1996 |
Beginning and end of period |
March 1998 |
RESEARCH LOCATIONS: : Heliconia plants growing in Tabonuco forest in the area of the El Verde Field Station.
INVESTIGATORS:
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS |
E-MAIL address |
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Barbara Richardson |
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Michael Richardson |
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Other Researchers |
E-MAIL address |
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Gillian Hull |
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Carol Rogers |
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CONTACT PERSONS |
E-MAIL address |
Phone Number(Include area code) |
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Barbara Richardson |
0131-447-8165 ( |
SOURCE OF FUNDING (SPONSOR):
Carnegie Trust for the Universities of
DATA SET ABSTRACT: Collection details of Heliconia plants sampled.
DATA SET
METHODS: Bracts of plants selected for collection were numbered;
fluid from each bract was pipetted into a separate bottle at the sampling site. Each
individual bract was then cut from the inflorescence and placed in a bag,
together with its respective fluid sample bottle. In the laboratory, fluid
amount was measured. Bracts were dissected individually and all organisms
recovered by washing and brushing with water from the individual floral components
and, with organisms from the bract fluid, preserved for counting and identification.
For details see Richardson, B.A., Rogers, C. and Richardson, M.J. 2000. Nutrients,
diversity and community structure of two phytotelm systems in a lower montane
forest,
REFERENCES : none
CROSS-REFERENCES (other data sets related to this one): LTERDBAS#117: Bromeliad collection data; LTERDBAS#132: Heliconia fluid and organic matter; LTERDBAS#130: Heliconia invertebrate counts
SAMPLE LOCATION : not retained after analysis
STORAGE SITES (of data files): with the researchers; at the Institute for Tropical Ecosystem Studies (ITES) of the Universityu of PUerto Rico at Río Piedras
INVESTIGATOR'S ASSIGNED KEYWORDS: phytotelmata, Heliconia, invertebrates, diversity (species richness and abundance), colonisation
LEF LTER OFFICIAL KEYWORDS (See table): TABONUCO, COMMUNITY COMPOSITION, ANIMALS, INSECTS, PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL
PUBLICATIONS
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Richardson, B.A. 1999. The bromeliad microcosm and the assessment of faunal
diversity in a neotropical
forest. Biotropica 31:321-336.
Richardson,
B.A., C. Rogers, and M.J. Richardson. 2000. Nutrients, diversity, and
community structure of two phytotelm systems in
a lower montane forest,
DISSEMINATION : UNRESTRICTED
FILING
_X__ "File" copy only : Data
Management will only file an electronic copy of the data file and its documentation
___ "Enter" data on-line : Data Management will be in charge
of entering the data on computer files
(Contact Eda C. Meléndez)
SITES DESCRIPTIONS: Heliconia plants growing in Tabonuco forest in the area of the El Verde Field Station
Geographical positional system (GPS) Coordinates for each location:
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location |
Latitude |
Longitude |
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Tabonuco forest at El Verde |
18°19’N |
65°49’W |
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File
Name or # above (all in which the variable appears) |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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Abbreviation (as it appears on the data
file) |
Year |
Plant no. |
Locality |
Date |
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NAME
OF VARIABLE |
Year |
Plant no. |
Locality |
Date |
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DEFINITION
OF VARIABLE |
Year of sample collection |
Number of plant sampled, in sequence |
Location
of sample collection site within the LEF in the area of El Verde Field
Station |
Date
– Day/ month/ year of sample
collection |
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UNIT |
integer |
integer |
N/
N/A |
N/
N/A |
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PRECISION |
N/A |
N/A |
N/
N/A |
N/N/A |
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RANGE
OR LIST OF VALUES |
1996, 1998 |
0-15 |
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DATA
TYPE |
Numeric |
Numeric |
Alpha |
Date |
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MISSING
DATA
CODES |
none |
none |
no
none |
no
none |
VARIABLES (ATTRIBUTES):
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File Name or # above (all in which the variable appears) |
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1 |
1 |
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Abbreviation (as it appears on the data file) |
No. of bracts |
Br # fluid |
Br # debris |
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NAME OF VARIABLE |
No. of bracts |
Bract fluid |
Bract debris |
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DEFINITION OFVARIABLE |
No. of bracts in inflorescence sampled |
Amount
of fluid recovered from bract[actual bract number] |
Dry
weight of solid material [debris, floral parts etc.] recovered from
bract[actual bract number] |
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UNIT |
integer |
ml |
g |
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PRECISION |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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RANGE OR LIST OF VALUES |
0-15 |
0-30 |
0-1.00 |
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DATA TYPE |
Numeric |
Numeric |
Numeric |
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MISSING DATA CODES |
none |
none |
x |
COMPUTATIONAL METHODS:
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Variable Name |
Formula |
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FOR DATA MANAGER USE ONLY
DATE
OF LAST REVIEW: March 18, 2004
DATE OF LAST ENTRY : March 1998
STAGE OF DATA SET MANAGEMENT (dates) :
RECEIVED ENTERED: July 4, 2003
FILED ON-LINE: March 17, 2004
REVIEWED BY RESEARCHER
FILING MEDIA :
NAME OF DOCUMENTATION FILE : LTERBAS130.HTM, Heliconia
Chemistry data.doc
NAME OF ON - LINE CATALOG : LTERDBAS
RECORD # : 132
DOCUMENT TYPE : data set (magnetic media)
PRIORITY TO BE ENTERED : N/A
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date of this form: