LUQ DATA SET METADATA

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Data Files and Variables

Data File Identifier Data File Collected
Invertebrate dry weights
text/plain iconInvertebratedrywtdata.txt
 01/01/1996 - 06/30/2011

Measurements:

Major group
Taxon
State
Origin
Source
Number
Size class [mm]
Mean length [mm]
Wet wt [mg]
Dry wt [mg]
Individual fresh wt [mg]
Individual dry wt [mg]
134
Invertebrate dry weight data in various locations, mostly within the LEF at El Verde

Research Sites:

El Verde Research Area tabonuco forest heliconia plant collection
Toro Negro State Forest in Ponce forest bromeliad plant collection
Edinburgh United Kingdom bromeliad plant collection

Methods:

Invertebrates collected, identified, counted, dried and weighed. Most from fresh material, some recovered from alcohol, and a few observations made on material in the El Verde 'herbarium'. For details see Richardson, B.A., M.J. Richardson, F.N. Scatena, and W.H. McDowell (2000)

Abstract

Contains information [identity, counts, size, fresh and dry weights] of various collections of invertebrates (and the occasional amphibian or reptile), which has allowed formulae describing the relationship between length and dry wt. of invertebrates to be obtained. These have been used in estimating biomass in studies of bromeliad, heliconia and litter inveretebrates in the LEF. They will have a wider application.

List of Publications:

Effects of nutrient availability and other elevational changes on bromeliad populations and their invertebrate communities in a humid tropical forest in Puerto Rico
Nutrients, diversity, and community structure of two phytotelm systems in a lower montane forest, Puerto Rico

Related Project:

Owner:

Michael J. Richardson

Contact(s):

Michael J. Richardson

Researcher's Keywords:

Invertebrates
biomass
litter
bromeliads
Heliconia
LUQ
Luquillo

LTER Core Area(s):

organic matter
populations

Complete Metadata:

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