DEM01 Demographic studies of four forb species at Konza Prairie

Summary

Short name: 

DEM01

Abstract: 

Plant survival, growth, reproduction, and recruitment of 4 forb species (Amorpha canescens, Echinacea angustifolia, Aster oblongifolius, Kuhnia eupatorioides) were estimated annually within permanent transects in 20 watersheds, starting in 2020.

DOI: 10.6073/pasta/d6c5fd9ddacfddc84d412cf21cec6e51

Published on EDI/LTER Data Portal

Citation Suggestion: 

Louthan, A. 2023. DEM01 Demographic studies of four forb species at Konza Prairie . Environmental Data Initiative. http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/d6c5fd9ddacfddc84d412cf21cec6e51.

Data set ID: 

168

EML revision ID: 

4

Data sources: 

DEM011.csv

Variables: 

DataCode
  • Label:
  • Definition: Dataset code
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
RecType
  • Label:
  • Definition: Record type
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: dimensionless
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
RecYear
  • Label:
  • Definition: Year of record
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: Year (YYYY)
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Forb
  • Label:
  • Definition: Forb species
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Watershed
  • Label:
  • Definition: watershed at which transect was located
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Plant_id
  • Label: Plant_id
  • Definition: plant ID number, consistent across years. Each watershed-plant_id references a unique individual
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: dimensionless
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
X
  • Label: X
  • Definition: Position of plant, in cm, along the transect in the x direction (i.e., parallel to the long side of the transect)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: centimeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Y
  • Label: Y
  • Definition: Position of plant, in cm, along the transect in the y direction (i.e., perpendicular to the long side of the transect)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: centimeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Mrk
  • Label: Mrk
  • Definition: Information used to relocate the plant in the field
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
H
  • Label: H
  • Definition: Height of the plant in cm (not measured in 2020)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: centimeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = Missing or Not Measured
N
  • Label: N
  • Definition: Number of basal stems that are longer than 5 cm
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: dimensionless
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = Missing or Not Measured
D
  • Label: D
  • Definition: Diameter of tallest basal stem at the base, in mm (some times with multiple measures)
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
L_f
  • Label: L_f
  • Definition: length(s) of the panicle(s); multiple lengths are separated by a semicolon and a space
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Cov
  • Label:
  • Definition: percent (living) ground cover in a 15 cm radius around the plant
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: percentage
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = Missing or Not Measured
Note
  • Label:
  • Definition: a piece of information about the plant that is permanent. Important notes include: ddXX (died in XX, where XX is the 2-digit year); mpdXX (missing in XX, and should be assumed to be dead, where XX is the 2-digit year); and d < 0.5 (diameter is under 0.5 mm, and thus the diameter was not measured)
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Comments
  • Label:
  • Definition: a piece of information about the plant that is temporary, and only applies for one year. Important comments include: sen (senesced, indicating measurements are missing, but plant was alive); qsAA-BB: we conducted a search for unmarked individuals, between 400-500 (y direction) and AA-BB (x direction); missed: we found this unmarked plant in the search, but it is more than one year old, and thus is not a new recruit since the last survey; new: we found this unmarked plant in the search, and it is a new recruit since the last survey.
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified

DEM012.csv

Variables: 

DataCode
  • Label:
  • Definition: Dataset code
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
RecType
  • Label:
  • Definition: Record type
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: dimensionless
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
RecYear
  • Label:
  • Definition: Year of record
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: Year (YYYY)
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Forb
  • Label:
  • Definition: Forb species
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Watershed
  • Label:
  • Definition: watershed at which transect was located
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Transect
  • Label:
  • Definition: If applicable, transect at which plant was located
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Plant_id
  • Label:
  • Definition: plant ID number, consistent across years. Each watershed-plant_id references a unique individual
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: dimensionless
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
X
  • Label:
  • Definition: Position of plant, in cm, along the transect in the x direction (i.e., parallel to the long side of the transect)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: centimeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Y
  • Label:
  • Definition: Position of plant, in cm, along the transect in the y direction (i.e., perpendicular to the long side of the transect)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: centimeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Mrk
  • Label:
  • Definition: Information used to relocate the plant in the field
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
H
  • Label:
  • Definition: Height of the plant in cm (not measured in 2020)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: centimeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = Missing or Not Measured
D
  • Label:
  • Definition: Diameter of tallest basal stem at the base, in mm (some times with multiple measures)
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
F
  • Label:
  • Definition: Number of flowers or fruits (some times with multiple measures)
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Cov
  • Label:
  • Definition: percent (living) ground cover in a 15 cm radius around the plant
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: percentage
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = Missing or Not Measured
Note
  • Label:
  • Definition: a piece of information about the plant that is permanent. Important notes include: ddXX (died in XX, where XX is the 2-digit year); mpdXX (missing in XX, and should be assumed to be dead, where XX is the 2-digit year); and d < 0.5 (diameter is under 0.5 mm, and thus the diameter was not measured)
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Comments
  • Label:
  • Definition: a piece of information about the plant that is temporary, and only applies for one year. Important comments include: sen (senesced, indicating measurements are missing, but plant was alive); qsAA-BB: we conducted a search for unmarked individuals, between 400-500 (y direction) and AA-BB (x direction); missed: we found this unmarked plant in the search, but it is more than one year old, and thus is not a new recruit since the last survey; new: we found this unmarked plant in the search, and it is a new recruit since the last survey.
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified

DEM013.csv

Variables: 

DataCode
  • Label:
  • Definition: Dataset code
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
RecType
  • Label:
  • Definition: Record type
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: dimensionless
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
RecYear
  • Label:
  • Definition: Year of record
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: Year (YYYY)
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Forb
  • Label:
  • Definition: Forb species
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Watershed
  • Label:
  • Definition: watershed at which transect was located
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Transect
  • Label:
  • Definition: If applicable, transect at which plant was located
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Plant_id
  • Label:
  • Definition: plant ID number, consistent across years. Each watershed-plant_id references a unique individual
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: dimensionless
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
X
  • Label:
  • Definition: Position of plant, in cm, along the transect in the x direction (i.e., parallel to the long side of the transect)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: centimeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Y
  • Label:
  • Definition: Position of plant, in cm, along the transect in the y direction (i.e., perpendicular to the long side of the transect)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: centimeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Mrk
  • Label:
  • Definition: Information used to relocate the plant in the field
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
N_ros
  • Label: N_ros
  • Definition: Number(s) of leaves in the rosette(s); if a plant has multiple rosettes, they are separated by a semicolon and a space
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
L_ros
  • Label: L_ros
  • Definition: Length of the longest leaf (leaves) in the rosette(s), in cm; if a plant has multiple rosettes, lengths are separated by a semicolon and a space
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
F
  • Label: F
  • Definition: Number of flowers or fruits (some times with multiple measures)
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
N_f
  • Label: N_f
  • Definition: Number(s) of leaves on flowering or fruiting rosettes; if a plant has multiple flowering or fruiting rosettes, they are separated by a semicolon and a space
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
L_f
  • Label: L_f
  • Definition: length(s) of the panicle(s); multiple lengths are separated by a semicolon and a space
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Cov
  • Label: Cov
  • Definition: percent (living) ground cover in a 15 cm radius around the plant
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: percentage
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = Missing or Not Measured
Note
  • Label:
  • Definition: a piece of information about the plant that is permanent. Important notes include: ddXX (died in XX, where XX is the 2-digit year); mpdXX (missing in XX, and should be assumed to be dead, where XX is the 2-digit year); and d < 0.5 (diameter is under 0.5 mm, and thus the diameter was not measured)
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Comments
  • Label:
  • Definition: a piece of information about the plant that is temporary, and only applies for one year. Important comments include: sen (senesced, indicating measurements are missing, but plant was alive); qsAA-BB: we conducted a search for unmarked individuals, between 400-500 (y direction) and AA-BB (x direction); missed: we found this unmarked plant in the search, but it is more than one year old, and thus is not a new recruit since the last survey; new: we found this unmarked plant in the search, and it is a new recruit since the last survey.
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified

DEM014.csv

Variables: 

DataCode
  • Label:
  • Definition: Dataset code
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified

DEM015.csv

Variables: 

DataCode
  • Label:
  • Definition: Dataset code
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
RecType
  • Label:
  • Definition: Record type
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: dimensionless
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
RecYear
  • Label:
  • Definition: Year of record
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: Year (YYYY)
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Forb
  • Label:
  • Definition: Forb species
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Block
  • Label: Block
  • Definition: letter of ConSME block
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Plot
  • Label: Plot
  • Definition: Plot Number
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: dimensionless
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Bp
  • Label: Bp
  • Definition: were bison present in that plot
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • n = not present
    • y = present
  • Missing values: None specified
Sp
  • Label: Sp
  • Definition: were small mammals present in that plot
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • n = not present
    • y = present
  • Missing values: None specified
Insctcde
  • Label: Insctcde
  • Definition: was insecticide applied to that plot
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • n = not applied
    • y = applied
  • Missing values: None specified
X
  • Label:
  • Definition: Position of plant, in cm, along the transect in the x direction (i.e., parallel to the long side of the transect)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: centimeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Y
  • Label:
  • Definition: Position of plant, in cm, along the transect in the y direction (i.e., perpendicular to the long side of the transect)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: centimeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Mrk
  • Label:
  • Definition: Information used to relocate the plant in the field
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
H
  • Label: H
  • Definition: Height of the plant in cm (not measured in 2020)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: centimeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = Missing or Not Measured
N
  • Label: N
  • Definition: Number of basal stems that are longer than 5 cm
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: dimensionless
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = Missing or Not Measured
D
  • Label: D
  • Definition: Diameter of tallest basal stem at the base, in mm (some times with multiple measures)
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
L_f
  • Label: L_f
  • Definition: length(s) of the panicle(s); multiple lengths are separated by a semicolon and a space
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Cov
  • Label: Cov
  • Definition: percent (living) ground cover in a 15 cm radius around the plant
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: percentage
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = Missing or Not Measured
Note
  • Label:
  • Definition: a piece of information about the plant that is permanent. Important notes include: ddXX (died in XX, where XX is the 2-digit year); mpdXX (missing in XX, and should be assumed to be dead, where XX is the 2-digit year); and d < 0.5 (diameter is under 0.5 mm, and thus the diameter was not measured)
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Comments
  • Label:
  • Definition: a piece of information about the plant that is temporary, and only applies for one year. Important comments include: sen (senesced, indicating measurements are missing, but plant was alive); qsAA-BB: we conducted a search for unmarked individuals, between 400-500 (y direction) and AA-BB (x direction); missed: we found this unmarked plant in the search, but it is more than one year old, and thus is not a new recruit since the last survey; new: we found this unmarked plant in the search, and it is a new recruit since the last survey.
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified

DEM016.csv

Variables: 

DataCode
  • Label:
  • Definition: Dataset code
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
RecType
  • Label:
  • Definition: Record type
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: dimensionless
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
RecYear
  • Label:
  • Definition: Year of record
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: Year (YYYY)
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Forb
  • Label:
  • Definition: Forb species
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Block
  • Label: Block
  • Definition: letter of ConSME block
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Plot
  • Label: Plot
  • Definition: Plot Number
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: dimensionless
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Bp
  • Label: Bp
  • Definition: were bison present in that plot
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • n = not present
    • y = present
  • Missing values: None specified
Sp
  • Label: Sp
  • Definition: were small mammals present in that plot
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • n = not present
    • y = present
  • Missing values: None specified
Insctcde
  • Label: Insctcde
  • Definition: was insecticide applied to that plot
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • n = not applied
    • y = applied
  • Missing values: None specified
X
  • Label:
  • Definition: Position of plant, in cm, along the transect in the x direction (i.e., parallel to the long side of the transect)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: centimeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Y
  • Label:
  • Definition: Position of plant, in cm, along the transect in the y direction (i.e., perpendicular to the long side of the transect)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: centimeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Mrk
  • Label:
  • Definition: Information used to relocate the plant in the field
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
N_ros
  • Label: N_ros
  • Definition: Number(s) of leaves in the rosette(s); if a plant has multiple rosettes, they are separated by a semicolon and a space
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
L_ros
  • Label: L_ros
  • Definition: Length of the longest leaf (leaves) in the rosette(s), in cm; if a plant has multiple rosettes, lengths are separated by a semicolon and a space
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
F
  • Label: F
  • Definition: Number of flowers or fruits (some times with multiple measures)
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
N_f
  • Label: N_f
  • Definition: Number(s) of leaves on flowering or fruiting rosettes; if a plant has multiple flowering or fruiting rosettes, they are separated by a semicolon and a space
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
L_f
  • Label: L_f
  • Definition: length(s) of the panicle(s); multiple lengths are separated by a semicolon and a space
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Cov
  • Label: Cov
  • Definition: percent (living) ground cover in a 15 cm radius around the plant
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: pecentage
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = Missing or Not Measured
Note
  • Label:
  • Definition: a piece of information about the plant that is permanent. Important notes include: ddXX (died in XX, where XX is the 2-digit year); mpdXX (missing in XX, and should be assumed to be dead, where XX is the 2-digit year); and d < 0.5 (diameter is under 0.5 mm, and thus the diameter was not measured)
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Comments
  • Label:
  • Definition: a piece of information about the plant that is temporary, and only applies for one year. Important comments include: sen (senesced, indicating measurements are missing, but plant was alive); qsAA-BB: we conducted a search for unmarked individuals, between 400-500 (y direction) and AA-BB (x direction); missed: we found this unmarked plant in the search, but it is more than one year old, and thus is not a new recruit since the last survey; new: we found this unmarked plant in the search, and it is a new recruit since the last survey.
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified

DEM017.csv

Variables: 

DataCode
  • Label:
  • Definition: Dataset code
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
RecType
  • Label:
  • Definition: Record type
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: dimensionless
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
RecYear
  • Label:
  • Definition: Year of record
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: Year (YYYY)
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Forb
  • Label:
  • Definition: Forb species
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Block
  • Label: Block
  • Definition: letter of ConSME block
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Plot
  • Label: Plot
  • Definition: Plot Number
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: dimensionless
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Bp
  • Label: Bp
  • Definition: were bison present in that plot
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • n = not present
    • y = present
  • Missing values: None specified
Sp
  • Label: Sp
  • Definition: were small mammals present in that plot
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • n = not present
    • y = present
  • Missing values: None specified
Insctcde
  • Label: Insctcde
  • Definition: was insecticide applied to that plot
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • n = not applied
    • y = applied
  • Missing values: None specified
X
  • Label:
  • Definition: Position of plant, in cm, along the transect in the x direction (i.e., parallel to the long side of the transect)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: centimeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Y
  • Label:
  • Definition: Position of plant, in cm, along the transect in the y direction (i.e., perpendicular to the long side of the transect)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: centimeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Mrk
  • Label:
  • Definition: Information used to relocate the plant in the field
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
H
  • Label: H
  • Definition: Height of the plant in cm (not measured in 2020)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: centimeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = Missing or Not Measured
N
  • Label: N
  • Definition: Number of basal stems that are longer than 5 cm
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: dimensionless
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = Missing or Not Measured
F
  • Label: F
  • Definition: Number of flowers or fruits (some times with multiple measures)
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Cov
  • Label: Cov
  • Definition: percent (living) ground cover in a 15 cm radius around the plant
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: percentage
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = Missing or Not Measured
Note
  • Label:
  • Definition: a piece of information about the plant that is permanent. Important notes include: ddXX (died in XX, where XX is the 2-digit year); mpdXX (missing in XX, and should be assumed to be dead, where XX is the 2-digit year); and d < 0.5 (diameter is under 0.5 mm, and thus the diameter was not measured)
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Comments
  • Label:
  • Definition: a piece of information about the plant that is temporary, and only applies for one year. Important comments include: sen (senesced, indicating measurements are missing, but plant was alive); qsAA-BB: we conducted a search for unmarked individuals, between 400-500 (y direction) and AA-BB (x direction); missed: we found this unmarked plant in the search, but it is more than one year old, and thus is not a new recruit since the last survey; new: we found this unmarked plant in the search, and it is a new recruit since the last survey.
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified

Categories

Core Areas: 

Konza Keywords: 

Dates

Date Range: 

Monday, June 1, 2020 to Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Publication Date: 

Monday, February 20, 2023
People

Owner/Creator: 

Dr. Allison Louthan

Contact: 

Konza LTER

Metadata provider: 

Konza LTER
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Methodology

Purpose: 

To quantify across-species variance in bison and climate responses for a representative suite of forb species at Konza Prairie.

Methods: 

We exhaustively searched each transect for all individuals of one of the four species, marking plants and measuring species-specific size and fruit measurements that correlate well with dried biomass and with fruit number. We then returned annually to remeasure sizes and fruits, score survival, and estimate reproduction. Transects were of variable length and housed in annual, 2- and 4- year burn watersheds, in both bison-grazed and ungrazed watersheds.

Starting in 2021, to quantify recruitment, we exhaustively searched for unmarked plants in predefined subsets of the transect if any plants in that subset flowered or fruited during that year’s survey or the year prior’s survey.

Maintenance: 

ongoing