LUQ DATA SET METADATA

Long-Term
Completed

Data Files and Variables

Data File Identifier Data File Collected
East Peak Litterfall 1994 to 2004
text/plain iconEastPeakLitterWeights1994-2004.txt
 07/26/1994 - 08/24/2004
East Peak Litterfall 2004 to 2011
text/plain iconPicodelEsteLitterWeights2004-2010.txt
 09/07/2004 - 02/01/2011
163
Patterns in litterfall production from 12 forested sites along an elevation gradient in Pico del Este

Methods:

This data set includes litterfall values from 5 baskets in each of 12 plots located along an elevation gradient (635 to 937.5 m above sea level) in the East Peak region of the Luquillo Experimental Forest, PR. Samples were collected every two weeks, dried at 65 oC, and sorted into leaves, fruits and flowers, fine wood, and miscellaneous material. Sorted samples were redried at 65 oC and weighed to determine mass.

Abstract

We measured litterfall from 12 sites along an upper elevation gradient every two weeks from 1994 to present. Samples are being used to estimate the litterfall productivity over time and space, identify the impacts of periodic events, and help us understand the drivers of ecosystem and biogeochemical processes with climate and vegetation change.

Related Project:

Owner:

Whendee Silver

Contact(s):

Whendee Silver

Researcher's Keywords:

litterfall production
Natural or anthropogenic materials
Biogeochemistry

LTER Core Area(s):

disturbance
primary production

Complete Metadata:

  • Patterns in litterfall production from 12 forested sites along an elevation gradient in Pico del Este

    The basic information about a dataset

    Basic Information

    Program: 
    Luquillo LTER
    Luquillo Investigator Research
    Numeric Dataset ID: 
    163
    Data Set Identifier: 
    Patterns in litterfall production from 12 forested sites along an elevation gradient in Pico del Este
    Duration: 
    Long-Term
    Completed
    Abstract: 

    We measured litterfall from 12 sites along an upper elevation gradient every two weeks from 1994 to present. Samples are being used to estimate the litterfall productivity over time and space, identify the impacts of periodic events, and help us understand the drivers of ecosystem and biogeochemical processes with climate and vegetation change.

    Short name: 
    LUQMetadata163
    Project Title: 
    Core Area: 
    disturbance
    primary production
    Researchers´ Keywords: 
    litterfall production
    Natural or anthropogenic materials
    Biogeochemistry
    2006 Proposal Classification: 
    Litterfall and coarse woody debris decompostion
    Table 4 Long-Term Classification: 
    litterfall
    Data File Structure Reference: 
    East Peak Litterfall 1994 to 2004
    Station Acronym: 
    LUQ
    Data File Structure Referrer: 

    Personnel

    Owner: 
    Whendee Silver
    Contact: 
    Whendee Silver
    Data Manager: 
    Eda Melendez-Colom

    Georefs, Dates

    Publication Date: 
    06/07/2011
    Collected: 
    07/26/1994 - 08/24/2004

    Methods

    Methods: 

    This data set includes litterfall values from 5 baskets in each of 12 plots located along an elevation gradient (635 to 937.5 m above sea level) in the East Peak region of the Luquillo Experimental Forest, PR. Samples were collected every two weeks, dried at 65 oC, and sorted into leaves, fruits and flowers, fine wood, and miscellaneous material. Sorted samples were redried at 65 oC and weighed to determine mass.

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