LUQ DATA SET METADATA

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Data Files and Variables

Data File Identifier Data File Collected
El Verde and Bisley Treefall Gap Transect Data
text/plain iconAnolisGAPTRANS.txt
 02/22/1989

Measurements:

Site of study
File name
Plot location
Time
Collection Date
Season
Transect distance
Species name
Sex of adults or age stage
Perch Height
Distance from central line
Perch substrate
Perch diameter
Additional information
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Anole treefall gap transects (Bisley and El Verde-H10 Gaps)

Research Sites:

Bisley Study Area Lower Tower transects: Lower Cut Plot at Bisley (Whendee Silver's plot)
Bisley Study Area Lower Tower transects: Upper Cut Plot at Bisley (Whendee Silver's plot)

Methods:

A single 60m transect was established through two large treefall gaps. Each transect was centered on the center of the treefall gap and extended 30m from the center into the surrounding forest. The species, sex/age, distance along the transect line (m), height above ground level, perch diameter, substrate, and distance from centerline of the transect were recorded.

Abstract

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.

List of Publications:

The response of Anolis lizards to hurricane-induced habitat changes in a Puerto Rican forest
Congeneric species distribution and abundance in a three-dimensional habitat: the rain forest Anoles of Puerto Rico
Lizard ecology in the canopy of an island rain forest
Anoline lizards
The role of amphibians and reptiles in a West Indian rain forest food web

Related Project:

Owner:

Douglas Reagan

Contact(s):

Douglas Reagan

Associated:

Miguel A. Garcia

Researcher's Keywords:

Animals
Chordata (or vertebrata)
anole
lizards
reptiles
vertebrates
population density
populations
LUQ
Luquillo

LTER Vocab Keywords:

organisms
animals
vertebrates
reptiles
lizards

LTER Core Area(s):

populations

Complete Metadata:

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