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Tree, shrub, and herb data from 10 Hillslope Project sites located in Macon County, North Carolina, within the Upper Little Tennessee River Basin

Vegetation was surveyed on 10 sites in the upper Little Tennessee River watershed in Macon County, North Carolina during the summer of 2012. The sites represent a gradient of development, including forested sites, agricultural sites, and exurban sites. All woody vegetation >2.5 cm diameter at breast height (DBH) was measured and identified within twelve 10 x 10 m plots at each site. Woody shrubs >0.5 m in height and <2.5 cm DBH were counted and identified within a 1x10 m transect in each plot. Herbs and woody plants <0.5m in height were identified and percent cover estimated in 3 1 x 1 m subplots located within each of the larger 10 x 10 m plots.

Survey of the impacts of an invasive grass (Microstegium vimineum) on soil C and N dynamics in western North Carolina

A survey of soil carbon, nitrogen, plant, and litter decomposition dynamics was conducted along a land-use gradient extending NW from Asheville, NC in the French Broad River Watershed. We selected 12 forest sites between 580 and 780m in elevation. Within each site, there were four paired invaded-uninvaded plots (48 pairs; 96 plots). Invaded plots contained populations of Microstegium vimineum. Soil C pools, soil N pools and transformations, plant community dynamics and litter decomposition rates were quantified in each plot.

Weather data from Lower Jones Creek Station, Macon County, North Carolina

This data set contains measurements of air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction, PAR density, and rainfall from the Lower Jones Creek Station, Macon County, North Carolina. Air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, and PAR density are measured every 60 seconds with average, minimum, maximum, and discrete top of the hour values saved to the output data table hourly. Wind direction is measured every 60 seconds with the average value saved to the output data table every hour. Hourly rainfall is totalized and a continous 24 hour rainfall value is calculated. Calculations for dew point, heat index, wind chill, and wind vector are calculated hourly and saved to the ouput data table.

Weather Data from the city of Robbinsville, Graham County, North Carolina.

This data set contains measurements of air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction, PAR density, and rainfall from a site located in the city of Robbinsville, Graham County, North Carolina. Air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, and PAR density are measured every 60 seconds with average, minimum, maximum, and discrete top of the hour values saved to the output data table hourly. Wind direction is measured every 60 seconds with the average value saved to the output data table every hour. Hourly rainfall is totalized and a continuous 24 hour rainfall value is calculated.

Weather data from Wine Spring Knob, Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina

This data set contains measurements of air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction, PAR density, and rainfall from Wine Spring Knob, Nantahala National Forest, NC. Air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, and PAR density are measured every 60 seconds with average, minimum, maximum, and discrete top of the hour values saved to the output data table hourly. Wind direction is measured every 60 seconds with the average value saved to the output data table every hour. Hourly rainfall is totalized and a continuous 24 hour rainfall value is calculated. Calculations for dew point, heat index, wind chill, and wind vector are calculated hourly and saved to the output data table.

Weather data from the Tessentee Bottomland Preserve, Otto, North Carolina

This data set contains measurements of air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction, PAR density, and rainfall from a site located within the Tessentee Bottomland Preserve, Otto, North Carolina. Air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, and PAR density are measured every 60 seconds with average, minimum, maximum, and discrete top of the hour values saved to the output data table hourly. Wind direction is measured every 60 seconds with the average value saved to the output data table every hour. Hourly rainfall is totalized and a continuous 24 hour rainfall value is calculated. Calculations for dew point, heat index, wind chill, and wind vector are calculated hourly and saved to the output data table.

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Data from: Regional surveys of macrobenthic shelf invertebrate communities in Onslow Bay, North Carolina, U.S.A.

Despite its importance for quantifying ecosystem responses to environmental and anthropogenic drivers, our understanding of spatial heterogeneity in marine communities remains inadequate. Studies in coastal marine benthic habitats are sparse, and predominantly target single higher taxonomic groups. Here we describe macrobenthic marine invertebrate community surveys from 52 localities in Onslow Bay (Beaufort, North Carolina, U.S.A.), over an extensive geographic area (~200 km2). The data consist of 11,467 individuals, 175 species, and 7 phyla. The data include species abundance data for each sample at all localities, and corresponding species lists and locality information. The metadata describe the sampling protocols and localities. The data provided here will facilitate examination of assemblage heterogeneity with regards to spatial and temporal patterns, and depth gradient analyses.

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Processed data for the analysis of human mobility changes from COVID-19 lockdown on bird occupancy in North Carolina, USA

The COVID-19 pandemic lockdown worldwide provided a unique research opportunity for ecologists to investigate the human-wildlife relationship under abrupt changes in human mobility, also known as Anthropause. Here we chose 15 common non-migratory bird species with different levels of synanthrope and we aimed to compare how human mobility changes could influence the occupancy of fully synanthropic species such as House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) versus casual to tangential synanthropic species such as White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis). We extracted data from the eBird citizen science project during three study periods in the spring and summer of 2020 when human mobility changed unevenly across different counties in North Carolina. We used the COVID-19 Community Mobility reports from Google to examine how community mobility changes towards workplaces, an indicator of overall human movements at the county level, could influence bird occupancy.

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FIG. 74. Punctate elytral morphotype 78, VMNH 95456 in Remarkable Diversity Of Beetles (Coleoptera) In The Late Triassic (Norian) "Solite Deposit" Of Virginia And North Carolina

FIG. 74. Punctate elytral morphotype 78, VMNH 95456. Scale bar: 1 mm.

FIG. 70. Nodular elytral morphotype 71, VMNH 97492 in Remarkable Diversity Of Beetles (Coleoptera) In The Late Triassic (Norian) "Solite Deposit" Of Virginia And North Carolina

FIG. 70. Nodular elytral morphotype 71, VMNH 97492. Scale bar: 1 mm.

FIG. 80 in Remarkable Diversity Of Beetles (Coleoptera) In The Late Triassic (Norian) "Solite Deposit" Of Virginia And North Carolina

FIG. 80. Possible beetle larvae, "Mormolucoides." A. VMNH 95392. B. VMNH 96758. Scale bars: 1 mm.

FIG. 63. Morphotype 58, VMNH 92743 in Remarkable Diversity Of Beetles (Coleoptera) In The Late Triassic (Norian) "Solite Deposit" Of Virginia And North Carolina

FIG. 63. Morphotype 58, VMNH 92743. Scale bar: 1 mm.

FIG. 75. Punctate elytral morphotype 79, VMNH 97425 in Remarkable Diversity Of Beetles (Coleoptera) In The Late Triassic (Norian) "Solite Deposit" Of Virginia And North Carolina

FIG. 75. Punctate elytral morphotype 79, VMNH 97425. Scale bar: 1 mm.

FIG. 49. Morphotype 44, VMNH 93596 in Remarkable Diversity Of Beetles (Coleoptera) In The Late Triassic (Norian) "Solite Deposit" Of Virginia And North Carolina

FIG. 49. Morphotype 44, VMNH 93596. Scale bar: 1 mm.

FIG. 35. Morphotype 32, VMNH 94723 in Remarkable Diversity Of Beetles (Coleoptera) In The Late Triassic (Norian) "Solite Deposit" Of Virginia And North Carolina

FIG. 35. Morphotype 32, VMNH 94723. Scale bar: 0.5 mm.

FIG. 44. Morphotype 39, VMNH 94814 in Remarkable Diversity Of Beetles (Coleoptera) In The Late Triassic (Norian) "Solite Deposit" Of Virginia And North Carolina

FIG. 44. Morphotype 39, VMNH 94814. Scale bar: 0.5 mm.

FIG. 25. Morphotype 22, VMNH 51822. A, B. Part. C in Remarkable Diversity Of Beetles (Coleoptera) In The Late Triassic (Norian) "Solite Deposit" Of Virginia And North Carolina

FIG. 25. Morphotype 22, VMNH 51822. A, B. Part. C. Counterpart. Scale bars: 1 mm.

FIG. 22. Morphotype 19, VMNH 94513 in Remarkable Diversity Of Beetles (Coleoptera) In The Late Triassic (Norian) "Solite Deposit" Of Virginia And North Carolina

FIG. 22. Morphotype 19, VMNH 94513. Scale bar: 0.25 mm.

FIG. 21. Morphotype 18, VMNH 95059 in Remarkable Diversity Of Beetles (Coleoptera) In The Late Triassic (Norian) "Solite Deposit" Of Virginia And North Carolina

FIG. 21. Morphotype 18, VMNH 95059. Scale bar: 0.5 mm.

FIG. 23. Morphotype 20 in Remarkable Diversity Of Beetles (Coleoptera) In The Late Triassic (Norian) "Solite Deposit" Of Virginia And North Carolina

FIG. 23. Morphotype 20, YPM IP 036445. Scale bar: 0.25 mm.