CEE01 The Climate Extremes Experiment (CEE): Assessing ecosystem resistance and resilience to repeated climate extremes at Konza Prairie

Summary

Short name: 

CEE01

Abstract: 

Climate extremes, such as drought, are increasing in frequency and intensity, and the ecological consequences of these extreme events can be substantial and widespread. Yet, little is known about the factors that determine recovery (or resilience) of ecosystem function post-drought. Such knowledge is particularly important because post-drought recovery periods can be protracted depending on drought legacy effects (e.g., loss key plant populations, altered community structure and/or biogeochemical processes). These drought legacies may alter ecosystem function for many years post-drought and may impact future sensitivity (both resistance and resilience) to climate extremes. With forecasts of more frequent drought, there is an imperative to understand whether and how post-drought legacies will affect ecosystem response to future drought events. To address this knowledge gap, we experimentally imposed over an eight year period two extreme growing season droughts, each two years in duration followed by a two-year recovery period, in annually burned tallgrass prairie.

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Citation Suggestion: 

Smith, M. D., Knapp, A. K. 2023. CEE01 The Climate Extremes Experiment (CEE): Assessing ecosystem resistance and resilience to repeated climate extremes at Konza Prairie . Environmental Data Initiative. http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/97b5d9a9babaeb989bd08deb52239108.

Data set ID: 

128

EML revision ID: 

6

Data sources: 

Variables: 

Datacode
  • Label:
  • Definition: Data set code
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Rectype
  • Label:
  • Definition: Record type
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
plot
  • Label:
  • Definition: plot: needs exact match with treatments, spcomp, stemdensity, ANPP tables
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: 410
  • Minimum: 101
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
heat
  • Label:
  • Definition: heat: treatment designations (1 = control, 2 = level 2, 3 = level 3, 4 = level 4)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: dimensionless
  • Maximum: 4
  • Minimum: 1
  • Precision: 1
  • Missing values: None specified
precip
  • Label:
  • Definition: precip: treatment designations (1 = control, 2 = drought)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: dimensionless
  • Maximum: 2
  • Minimum: 1
  • Precision: 1
  • Missing values: None specified
subject
  • Label:
  • Definition: subject: number 1-40
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: 40
  • Minimum: 1
  • Precision: 1
  • Missing values: None specified
rep
  • Label:
  • Definition: rep: needs exact match with spcomp, stemdensity, ANPP tables
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: 4
  • Minimum: 1
  • Precision: 1
  • Missing values: None specified

Variables: 

Datacode
  • Label:
  • Definition: Data set code
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Rectype
  • Label:
  • Definition: Record type
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Year
  • Label:
  • Definition: year species composition data was collected
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: Year (YYYY)
  • Maximum: 2013
  • Minimum: 2010
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Plot
  • Label:
  • Definition: plot: needs exact match with spcomp, stemdensity, ANPP tables
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
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  • Minimum: 101
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Spnum2
  • Label:
  • Definition: number from Konza taxa list
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Cover
  • Label:
  • Definition: percent cover of taxa (0-100)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: percentage
  • Maximum: 100
  • Minimum: 0
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • -999 = Missing or Not Measured
Comments
  • Label: Comments
  • Definition: Comments
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified

Variables: 

Datacode
  • Label:
  • Definition: Data set code
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Rectype
  • Label:
  • Definition: Record type
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Season
  • Label:
  • Definition: early (spring) or late (fall) stem density value
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Year
  • Label:
  • Definition: year stem density was collected
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: Year (YYYY)
  • Maximum: 2013
  • Minimum: 2011
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Plot
  • Label:
  • Definition: plot: needs exact match with spcomp, stemdensity, ANPP tables
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: 410
  • Minimum: 101
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Sample
  • Label:
  • Definition: sample: number 1-40
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: 40
  • Minimum: 1
  • Precision: 1
  • Missing values: None specified
AndroL
  • Label:
  • Definition: number of live stems of Andropogon gerardii
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
AndroD
  • Label:
  • Definition: number of dead stems of Andropogon gerardii
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
AndroT
  • Label:
  • Definition: total number of stems of Andropogon gerardii
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
SorgL
  • Label:
  • Definition: number of live stems of Sorghastrum nutans
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
SorgD
  • Label:
  • Definition: number of dead stems of Sorghastrum nutans
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • blank = Missing or Not Measured
SorgT
  • Label:
  • Definition: total number of stems of Sorghastrum nutans
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
SolidagoL
  • Label:
  • Definition: number of live stems of Solidago canadensis
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • -999 = Missing or Not Measured
SolidgoD
  • Label:
  • Definition: number of ldead stems of Solidago canadensis
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • 1 = Missing or Not Measured
SolidagoT
  • Label:
  • Definition: total number of stems of Solidago canadensis
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
GrassL
  • Label:
  • Definition: number of live other grass stems
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
GrassD
  • Label:
  • Definition: number of dead other grass stems
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
GrassT
  • Label:
  • Definition: total number of other grass stems
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
ForbL
  • Label:
  • Definition: number of live forb stems
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
ForbD
  • Label:
  • Definition: number of dead forb stems
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
ForbT
  • Label:
  • Definition: total number of forb stems
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
WoodL
  • Label:
  • Definition: number of live woody stems
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • blank = Missing or Not Measured
WoodD
  • Label:
  • Definition: number of dead woody stems
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • 1 = Missing or Not Measured
WoodT
  • Label:
  • Definition: total number of woody stems
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Total
  • Label:
  • Definition: total number of all stems
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified

Variables: 

Datacode
  • Label:
  • Definition: Data set code
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Rectype
  • Label:
  • Definition: Record type
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Year
  • Label:
  • Definition: year anpp was collected
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: Year (YYYY)
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Plot
  • Label:
  • Definition: plot: needs exact match with spcomp, stemdensity, ANPP tables
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: dimensionless
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Andro
  • Label:
  • Definition: dried mass of Andropogon gerardii in grams per 1m2
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: gramsPerSquareMeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Sorg
  • Label:
  • Definition: dried mass of Sorghastrum nutans in grams per 1m2
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: gramsPerSquareMeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Solidago
  • Label:
  • Definition: dried mass of Solidago canadensis in grams per 1m2
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: gramsPerSquareMeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Total
  • Label:
  • Definition: total dried mass in grams per 1m2
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: gramsPerSquareMeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
drt3
  • Label:
  • Definition: precip treatment
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Treat
  • Label:
  • Definition: Treatment
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Comments
  • Label: Comments
  • Definition: Comments
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified

Categories
Dates

Date Range: 

Monday, January 4, 2010 to Friday, December 31, 2021

Publication Date: 

Monday, May 15, 2023
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