LUQ DATA SET METADATA

Long-Term
Completed

Data Files and Variables

Data File Identifier Data File Collected
Espiritu Santo Landslide 1 Intensive measurements
text/plain iconlslaes1.txt
 06/03/1988 - 12/18/2007
Rio Blanco Landslide 2 Intensive measurements
text/plain iconlslarb2.txt
 01/01/1989 - 08/06/2007
Espiritu Santo Landslide 2 Intensive measurements
text/plain iconlslaes2.txt
 01/22/1990 - 07/07/2007
Espiritu Santo Landslide 11 Intensive measurements
text/plain iconlslaes11.txt
 01/19/1989 - 07/28/1999
Espiritu Santo Landslide 10 Intensive measurements
text/plain iconlslaes10.txt
 05/17/1989 - 06/26/1999
Espiritu Santo Landslide 9 Intensive measurements
text/plain iconlslaes9.txt
 01/19/1989 - 06/28/1999
Espiritu Santo Landslide 8 Intensive measurements
text/plain iconlslaes8.txt
 01/19/1989 - 06/28/1999
Espiritu Santo Landslide 7 Intensive measurements
text/plain iconlslaes7.txt
 01/19/1989
Espiritu Santo Landslide 6 Intensive measurements
text/plain iconlslaes6.txt
 01/19/1989 - 06/26/1999
Espiritu Santo Landslide 5 Intensive measurements
text/plain iconlslaes5.txt
 01/19/1989 - 07/10/1997
Espiritu Santo Landslide 4 Intensive measurements
text/plain iconlslaes4.txt
 01/19/1989 - 06/26/1999
Jimenez Landslide 1 Intensive measurements
text/plain iconlslaj1.txt
 06/19/1989 - 06/26/1999
Jimenez Landslide 2 Intensive measurements
text/plain iconlslaj2.txt
 04/02/1990 - 06/26/1999
Mameyes Landslide 2 Intensive measurements
text/plain iconlslamy2.txt
 04/02/1990 - 06/26/1999
Rio Blanco Landslide 3 Intensive measurements
text/plain iconlslarb3.txt
 01/19/1989 - 04/12/1991

Measurements:

Plots of landslides in the Luquillo Experimental Forest
Tag Number
Height
Species Code
Remarks
18
Revegetation of landslides, vegetation > 1.0m (Large landslide plots at the Luquillo Experimental Forest)

Research Sites:

El Verde Station Research Area Espiritu Santo landslide (ES1) plot
El Verde Station Research Area Espiritu Santo landslide (ES2) plot
El Verde Research Area Rio Blanco 2 (RB-2) landslide plot
El Verde Station Research Area Espiritu Santo Landslide 4 (ES-4) plot
El Verde Station Research Area Espiritu Santo Landslide 5 (ES-5) plot
El Verde Station Research Area Espiritu Santo Landslide 7 (ES-7) plot
El Verde Station Research Area Espiritu Santo Landslide 8 (ES-8) plot
El Verde Station Research Area Espiritu Santo Landslide 9 (ES-9) plot
El Verde Station Research Area Espiritu Santo Landslide 10 (ES-10) plot
El Verde Station Research Area Espiritu Santo Landslide 11 (ES-11) plot
El Verde Research Area Rio Blanco 3 Landslide (RB-3) plot
El Verde Research Area Rio Blanco 4 (RB-4) landslide plot
El Verde Research Area Rio Blanco 5 (RB-5) landslide plot
El Verde Research Area Rio Blanco 6 (RB-6) landslide plot
El Verde Research Area Rio Blanco 9 (RB-9) landslide plot
Rio Mameyes Landslide 2 (MY-2) plot
Barrio Jimenez Landslide 1 (J-1) plot
Barrio Jimenez Landslide 2 (J-2) plot

Methods:

All woody vegetation greater than 1 m tall are tagged and surveyed approximately every 6 months (4 months in the first year).

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to document the recovery of vegetation on new landslides in the Luquillo Experimental Forest.

List of Publications:

Plant successional pathways on Puerto Rican landslides
Post hurricane seed rain dynamics in Puerto Rico
Ecosystem development and plant succession on landslides in the Caribbean

Related Project:

Owner:

Lawrence R. Walker
Jean Lodge

Contact(s):

Lawrence R. Walker

Associated:

Randall W. Myster

Researcher's Keywords:

Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER)
Projects
Sites Projects Programs
Phytolacca
Cecropia
Plants
landslides
Landscapes
succession
revegetation
Recovery
Disturbance and Land Use

LTER Core Area(s):

disturbance
primary production

Complete Metadata:

more