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Impacts of wildfire on stream water chemistry in the Caribou-Poker Creeks Research Watershed during the summers of 2002-2007
The hydrogeochemistry of two streams (C1 and P6) in the Caribou-Poker Creeks Research Watershed (CPCRW) during the summers of 2002-2007. The P6 sub-catchment of the CPCRW was extensively burned during the Boundary Fire of 2004. Samples were analyzed for Ca, Mg, Na, K, NO3, SO4, DOC, TDN, SUVA and conductivity.
Post-fire Variability in Siberian Alder in Interior Alaska: Distribution Patterns, Nitrogen Fixation Rates, and Ecosystem Consequences II - Leaf Chemistry 2015
This data set was collected as a part of Brian Houseman's MS Thesis, Post-fire Variability in Siberian Alder in Interior Alaska: Distribution Patterns, Nitrogen Fixation Rates, and Ecosystem Consequences (December 2017). Data include Siberian alder (Alnus viridis ssp. fruticosa) leaf chemistry (N, C, P) and specific leaf mass. Data were collected on study plots established across two burn scars (2004 Boundary Fire and 1971 Wickersham Dome Fire) within the Yukon-Tanana Uplands ecoregion of interior Alaska. The data were collected in 2014.
The structural and nutrient chemistry of decomposing cacti in the Sonoran Desert
Cacti are an abundant taxa in the Sonoran Desert, but most research focuses on their population dynamics and physiology and relatively little is currently known regarding their role in desert biogeochemical cycles, particularly regarding their decomposition dynamics. A better understanding of cactus decomposition and their role in ecosystem processes is important, considering there are many threatened and endangered species within this group. In this study, we decomposed two common species of cacti, Opuntia chlorotica (pancake prickly pear) and Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa (buckhorn cholla), in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, U.S.A. Mass loss, water loss, nutrient content, and structural and metabolic chemistry were measured at regular intervals over the course of one year of decomposition. Our results demonstrate the contribution of cactus decomposition to carbon and nutrient recycling, with dynamics that are overall comparable to those of woody and herbaceous leaf litter for most elements. We enumerate, however, a particularly important role in calcium dynamics in comparison to woody and herbaceous leaf litter. Despite different structural characteristics, both cactus species released nutrients at a statistically equivalent rate, though with altered timing of net immobilization and mineralization due to temporary mass gain and associated nutrient immobilization in cholla. The release of nutrients and water from decaying cacti have a modest influence on underlying soil CO2 flux, secondary to a more dominant influence of overall soil temperature and moisture. Thus, our data provide a baseline for understanding the decay dynamics of two common cactus species and suggest that, while there is still a lack of information pertaining to cactus decomposition, the similarities between leaf litter and cacti will aid our predictions of the consequences of future changes in cactus populations.
Soil chemistry along the canopy gradient from 1997 to 1999
Resin bags were buried at 10 plots on three canopy gradient sites at Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory and the resin bag extracts were analyzed for nitrate (NO3), ammonium (NH4) and phosphate (PO4). Values will be compared with throughfall chemistry and frass weights to determine if there are any correlations due to canopy herbivory. For more information see Reynolds and Hunter, 2001 in Publications section below. We tested whether inputs from canopy herbivores would affect soil processes such as respiration, nutrient cycling, and decomposition along an elevation gradient. The five treatments we used were frass additions, throughfall additions, removal of all litter that fell during the study, removal of greenfall that fell during the study, and controls.
Effects of Hurricane Opal on foliar chemistry and insect herbivores at the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory in 1997: foliar chemistry data
Hurricane damage results in tree mortality and variation in both light and nutrient availability for the individuals that remain. In turn, resource availability influences the interactions between plants and insect herbivores. We report effects of Hurricane Opal on the phenolic chemistry and levels of defoliation on surviving trees at the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory in North Carolina. We measured foliar astringency, hydrolysable tannins, and condensed tannins in the foliage of red maple and red oak saplings in hurricane damaged and undamaged sites. We estimated inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus availability in the soil, and the accumulated leaf area removed by insect herbivores. The foliar astringency of both red maple and red oak was higher in sites damaged by the hurricane. Later in the growing season, condensed tannin levels were significantly higher in the foliage of red oak in damaged sites. There were no consistent differences in ammonium, nitrate, or phosphate availability between damaged and undamaged sites. Despite higher foliar astringency of trees in sites damaged by Hurricane Opal, levels of defoliation by insect herbivores were higher in damaged than in control sites on both tree species. Apparent increases in putative defensive compounds following hurricane damage did not protect trees from herbivory.
Measurements of Soil Water Chemistry at the Coweeta Terrestrial Gradient Sites
This project is part of a larger examination of site productivity along an elevational gradient. Five tension lysimeters were placed at each of two depths, 15 cm and bottom of Bt soil horizon, along two transects running parallel to the contour of each 40 × 20 m terrestrial gradient plot. Soil water was collected weekly and composited at the end of each month. Values are the mean value for each site/month.
Groundwater well chemistry from 7 Hillslope Project sites in Macon County, North Carolina, within the Upper Little Tennessee River Basin
Shallow groundwater wells were installed at 7 sites throughout Macon County, NC beginning in 2011. Sites represent a gradient of land use, including relatively undisturbed forests, valley bottomlands in agriculture, and mountain developments. Nine groundwater wells were placed along 3 "ridge-to-riparian" transects at each site. Collections were made every other week.
Riparian study: soil water chemistry (lysimeters) yearly data (1993 to 1997) at the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory
These measurements are a part of a near-stream vegetation manipulation experiment conducted on WS 56 at Coweeta. The purpose of the project is to determine the effect of removal of streamside Rhododendron maximum on the export of nutrients and organic matter, on microbial community function, on downslope coarse woody debris transport, on seedling regeneration, and on microclimatic variables such as soil temperature and soil moisture. Two experimental hillslope transects that span topographic flowpaths from a local highpoint to the stream were instrumented with lysimeters in two soil horizons, the BA (20-25 cm deep) and the B (40-50 cm deep). The vegetation cut was conducted on the "treatment slope" in Aug 1995. Shortly thereafter, Oct 1995, hurricane Opal blew down a significant number of canopy trees on the "control slope." Due to this natural disturbance, the project was adjusted to contrast the effects of natural vs human disturbance - a bank of lysimeters above the cut area was unaffected and now serve as the control data for the project. The treatment slope has been renamed the "cut slope" and the hurricane impact slope has been renamed the "storm slope." The project uses a terrain-fitted hillslope hydrology model (TAPES-C, IHDM4 hybrid) to account for water flux and nutrient loading from the hillslope before and after the cut and storm impacts.
Coweeta LTER Synoptic Data from 49 sampling sites in the Upper Little Tennessee River Basin from 2009 to 2010 (Chemistry Data)
Coweeta LTER researchers sampled fifty-eight stream sites in the Upper Little Tennessee River Basin in February and June of 2009. Sites were selected to represent the range of land cover and land use within the basin. This datasets includes stream chemistry data from both the winter and summer sampling events. A whitepaper on the Synoptic field sampling activites can be found at: http://coweeta.uga.edu/publications/white%20paper%20summary%20of%20synoptic%20sampling.pdf
Stream sampling for total suspended solids (TSS), volatile suspended solids (VSS), and chemistry during storm events at the Coweeta LTER intensive and hillslope sites in Macon County, NC.
Stream storm samples were collected at 21 streams and rivers in Macon County, NC. Nine intensive sites were monitored in 2010-2011, nine hillslope sites were monitored in 2012-2013, and three river sites were monitored from 2010-2013. An ISCO water sampler was used to collect stream water samples during storm events. Water samples were analyzed at the Coweeta Analytical Lab.
Stream chemistry and stream temperature measurements (1998 - 2009) in Little Santeetlah Creek, Joyce Kilmer Wilderness Area, Graham County, North Carolina
This project began as a Coweeta LTER Schoolyard project in 1998. Students walked Joyce Kilmer Memorial Loop Trail to discuss forest ecology, air quality issues, and take grab samples. Later, students walked the Wolf Laurel - Naked Ground Trail and took an additional 14 grab samples along an elevational gradient in Little Santeetlah Creek. The project was continued by Brian Kloeppel and technicians on a quarterly basis to monitor water quality in a Class I Wilderness Area over a long time period. The last collection was made in February 2009.
Litter chemistry and masses for the MELNHE NxP fertilization experiment
The Multiple Element Limitation in Northern Hardwood Ecosystems (MELNHE) project studies N, P, and Ca acquisition and limitation of forest productivity through a series of nutrient manipulations in northern hardwood forests. This data set includes litterfall chemistry and mass for litter collected approximately weekly through the fall litterfall season, either composited over the entire fall season or selected from individual collection times, pre-treatment (2009), and post-treatment (2012, 2014, 2016, 2018). Additional detail on the MELNHE project, including a datatable of site descriptions and a pdf file with the project description and diagram of plot configuration can be found in this data package: https://portal.edirepository.org/nis/mapbrowse?scope=knb-lter-hbr&identifier=344 These data were gathered as part of the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study (HBES). The HBES is a collaborative effort at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, which is operated and maintained by the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station.
Lysimeter chemistry from the Ice Storm Experiment (ISE) at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest
An ice storm simulation was performed at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest to evaluate impacts of these extreme weather events on northern hardwood forests. Water was pumped from the main branch of Hubbard Brook and sprayed above the forest canopy in subfreezing conditions so that it rained down and froze on contact with trees. The experiment included five ice storm intensities (0, 6.4, 12.7 and 19.1 mm radial ice accretion) applied in a single year, and one ice storm intensity (12.7 mm) applied in two consecutive years. Samples of soil solution chemistry were collected with lysimeters throughout the year before and after the ice was applied. These data were gathered as part of the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study (HBES). The HBES is a collaborative effort at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, which is operated and maintained by the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station.
Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest: Watershed 3 Lateral Weathering Soil Chemistry
Chemical analyses were performed on sieved and dried soil samples collected for the Lateral Weathering project within Watershed 3, Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, Woodstock, NH, USA from 2018-2020. Chemical information corresponds to horizons described in dataset HBR361, which were collected from pits described in the same dataset. Analyses include pH, C, N, exchangeable ions, secondary metals from citrate dithionite and ammonium oxalate in the dark, and total elemental content. These data were gathered as part of the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study (HBES). The HBES is a collaborative effort at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, which is operated and maintained by the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station.
Forest Floor Mass, Organic Matter and Chemistry in Watershed 5 at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, 1982 Pre-Harvest Collection
Watershed 5 was surveyed in 1982 and clearcut in 1983. A pre-cut forest floor survey was done in 1982. This data set includes organic matter mass, thickness and trace metals for samples collected in the summer of 1982 as two separate collections, one in July and one in August. These data were gathered as part of the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study (HBES). The HBES is a collaborative effort at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, which is operated and maintained by the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station.
Rainfall runoff water chemistry from 2 x 2 meter plots in grassland and creosotebush communities at the Jornada Basin LTER, 1988-1990
This data package contains data from natural rainfall-runoff plots installed on lands managed by the Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center (CDRRC) and the Jornada Experimental Range (JER) during the early years of Jornada Basin LTER (LTER-I and II). The purpose of this study was to analyze dissolved chemicals in surface runoff after precipitation events from creosotebush and grassland areas. In addition, some plots were treated with chlordane to remove termites. Nine hydrology runoff plots in the creosotebush sites (Larrea tridentata) were established in 1983 and 12 black grama (Bouteloua eriopoda) grassland runoff plots were established in 1989. Chemical analyses began in 1988 (1989 for grassland plots). Each plot was 2 × 2 square meters and surrounded on 3 sides by a metal frame. At the lower slope of the plot is a trough that collects the runoff for analysis. The data set includes the date of sampling, plot IDs, volume (L) of surface water runoff collected, and concentrations of F, Cl, NO3, SO4, NH4, Ca, Mg, Na, K, total N, and total P in mg/L. This study was completed in fall 1990.
Snowpit chemistry from Canada, Commonwealth, and Rhone Glaciers, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica during the 2000-2001 austral summer
To examine temporal and spatial variability in snow chemistry during the 2000-2001 austral summer, snow samples were collected from the accumulation zones of Canada, Commonwealth, and Rhone Glaciers, located in Taylor Valley in the McMurdo Dry Valleys region of Antarctica. Snowpits were excavated to a depth of 2 meters at each location and samples were collected using a depth interval of 3 cm utilizing clean sampling techniques. Snow density was measured in the field at the time of sample collection. Samples were analyzed for major ions in the Crary Lab at McMurdo Station.
Surface and hyporheic porewater chemistry and sediment nitrification potentials in Von Guerard Stream, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica (2018-2020)
Surface water and hyporheic porewater samples were collected at high frequency during the 2017-18 (01/20/2018-01/21/2018) and 2018-19 (01/10/2019-01/12/2019) flow seasons, and opportunistically throughout the 2019-20 flow season (12/17/2019-1/25/2020) from the lower reaches of Von Guerard Stream, Taylor Valley, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Porewater samples were collected using plastic tubing inserted to depths of 15 or 30 cm and drawn out by syringe. This data package includes sampling locations and water chemistry data (including concentrations for dissolved organic nitrogen species, dissolved organic carbon, silica, as well as water isotopes). A laboratory nitrification potential assay was performed on sediments collected from Von Guerard stream during the 2017-18 flow season to assess the functional microbial potential of the hyporheic microbial community to perform nitrification.
MCR LTER: Coral Reef: River chemistry dynamics in 2018 and 2019; data for Neumann et al., 2025 Scientific Reports
Rivers are the dominant avenue by which terrestrial efflux is transported to marine systems. Human activities on land, such as agriculture and infrastructure development, may impact coral reefs by disrupting historic biogeochemical processes of nearshore reef habitats. To identify how land use impacts rivers, and therefore nearshore lagoons, water chemistry was measured at a series of rivers around the island of Moorea, French Polynesia, in 2018 and 2019. Nitrate, Nitrite, Silicate, Phosphate, and Total Suspended Solids were evaluated at least weekly during sampling campaigns in rainy and dry seasons of both years. TSS was elevated following recent precipitation and negatively associated with watershed size. Phosphate was associated with Total Suspended Solids, presumably because of the phosphate-rich soils on Moorea. Dissolved Inorganic Nitrate was higher during the rainy season in watersheds with a high degree of land clearing. These results reinforce the importance of terrestrial factors for biogeochemistry of nearshore marine systems.
Stream water chemistry data for Watershed Flume site, 2005 - ongoing.
This is a summary of major ion concentrations for stream water samples collected at the outflow of the Flume sampling site. The flume sampling site is located in the Green Lakes Valley which is part of the Boulder County Watershed and located near Niwot Ridge.
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