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Ecological memory effects on plants and soils in early post-fire steppe, Barton Ecological Research Area, Pocatello, Idaho, 2021
In many regions of the world, wildfires are becoming more frequent due to the invasion of exotic grasses that are highly flammable and often replace native plants as burned landscapes regrow. To prevent invasive species from dominating post-burn landscapes, land managers are increasingly applying seeds of native plants to suppress invasive plants and encourage ecosystem recovery. However, there is still much to learn about the ability of seeded species to establish and suppress flammable invaders. It is also unclear how previous human-caused landscape changes, such as nitrogen pollution or the removal of shrubs (a common practice in western USA rangelands), affect the success of native seed additions and plant recovery from fire. This study addresses these issues by building on a long-term experiment investigating the legacy effects of past nitrogen pollution and shrub removal in a highly invaded sagebrush steppe ecosystem at Idaho State University’s Barton Ecological Research Area in Pocatello, ID. This experiment burned in a wildfire in August, 2020, providing a unique opportunity to evaluate how a history of nitrogen pollution and shrub removal influences plant recovery from wildfire. We developed three native seed mixes intended to suppress invasive plants, particularly flammable annual grasses, and in April, 2021, we sowed the experimental mixes into research plots within the original experiment. To measure the initial effects of the experimental seed additions and the legacy effects of previous nitrogen pollution and shrub removal, we collected the data provided here during the summer of 2021, the first growing season following the wildfire. We established 240 monitoring quadrats (1 m²) within the original experiment, dividing the quadrats between areas where shrubs had formerly been (evidenced by stumps) and intershrub areas. At a microhabitat scale, the presence of shrubs alters soil properties and can create legacy effects after shrub death, and we were int
Continuous soil temperature measurements at 10 cm depth from 3 month-long deployments in summer and winter within the Georgia Coastal Ecosystems Long Term Ecological Research (GCE-LTER) site in 2017 and 2018
To understand the influence of marsh elevation and flooding on soil temperature in Spartina alterniflora marsh, we measured soil temperature at 10 cm depth along two transects that spanned a marsh edge to interior gradient. We then associated those measurements with elevation, creek water height and vegetation characteristics. Soil temperature was logged every 15 min with a Hobo Onset Tidbit Pendant Temperature probe in Spartina alterniflora-dominated marsh near the Georgia Coastal Ecosystems Long Term Ecological Research (GCE-LTER) eddy covariance flux tower. Measurements were collected along two transects of approximately 250 m in length from 18 plots (transect 1) or 20 plots (transect 2) and over 3 sample deployments of approximately 1 month in length: 27 Jul – 31 Aug 2017 (transect 1), 8 Jan – 13 Feb 2018 (transect 1) and 23 Aug – 18 Sep 2018 (transect 2). Plot elevations along each transect were measured with a Trimble R6 RTK after probes were installed in the marsh. Creek water heights were estimated with the pressure transducer associated with the GCE-LTER eddy covariance flux tower data. Spartina alterniflora height forms were measured for each sample station during August as the mean of all stem heights within 0.25 m quadrants centered over each soil probe location. While these data are 24 hr soil temperature measurements, during all three deployments, we found that daily mean soil temperature was negatively correlated with marsh elevation on the marsh platform during low tide conditions, which represented the majority of the observations.
Zooplankton and micronekton abundance using an Isaacs-Kidd Midwater trawl on Northeast U.S. Shelf Long Term Ecological Research (NES-LTER) Transect cruises, ongoing since 2023
During Northeast U.S. Shelf Long-Term Ecological Research (NES-LTER) Transect cruises, acoustic backscattering layers were identified using multifrequency echosounders and were targeted for collection of zooplankton and micronekton using an Isaacs-Kidd Midwater Trawl. On each cruise, trawling was conducted at at least three stations, including the one at the shelfbreak front, one inshore of the front, and one offshore of the front. The catches from the trawls were preserved on ship and later identified to the lowest possible taxonomic level using a dissecting microscope. Each identified taxon was counted to provide net total abundance by taxon. Trawling was initiated in spring 2023 and is ongoing.
Human auditory ecology : Extending hearing research to the perception of natural soundscapes by humans in rapidly-changing environments
<p>The audiomaterial corresponding to boreal, tropical and temperate forests, desert, savannah, sub-alpine meadow, and the construction site in New York is copyrighted (license from Wild Sanctuary) and cannot be used without explicit agreement of Bernie Krause. Additional audiomaterial (urban park and street traffic in Paris, France; fast street traffic in Marseille, France; English and French speech material) may only be used with the explicit agreement of the following authors: Jérôme Sueur and Sylvain Haupert (Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris, France); Sabine Meunier (LMA/CNRS in Marseille, France); Franck Ramus (CNRS in Paris, France) (see Figure legends).</p>
Coral growth data for the research article "Reconstruction of long-term sub-lethal effects of warming on a temperate coral in a climate change hotspot" in Journal of Animal Ecology
<p>This repository contains the coral growth data files used to generate the results for the following article:</p> <p> </p> <p>MJ. Vergotti, JP. D’Olivo, T. Brachert, P. Capdevila, J. Garrabou, C. Linares, P. Spreter, DK. Kersting (2024) Reconstruction of long-term sub-lethal effects of warming on a temperate coral in a climate change hot-spot. <em>Journal of Animal Ecology</em>. https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2656.14225</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Abstract: </strong>The impact of warming on zooxanthellate corals is widespread, from tropical to temperate seas, with their associated mortalities causing global concern. The temperate coral <em>Cladocora caespitosa</em> is the only zooxanthellate coral with reef-building capacity in the Mediterranean Sea, a climate change hotspot with warming rates triple the global average. Over the past two decades, <em>C. caespitosa</em> populations have suffered severe mortality events associated with marine heatwaves (MHWs). However, with monitoring efforts beginning, at best, in the 2000s, the occurrence of MHWs before to that period, as well as the sub-lethal effects of these events remain poorly understood. Here we use sclerochronology to reconstruct the histories of past stress events and long-term sub-lethal effects on <em>C. caespitosa</em> in three locations within the NW Mediterranean Sea, each with different environmental conditions. Skeletal extension, density and calcification rates were compared to the <em>in situ</em> seawater temperature of each site to assess their relationship. Additionally, we assessed the occurrence of skeletal growth anomalies to reconstruct stress events between 1991 and 2021, a period that encompasses the onset and evolution of warming-related mass mortality events in the NW Mediterranean Sea. Our results reveal a positive association between calcification and temperature, following a latitudinal temperature gradient. However, the evolution of the likelihood distribution of growth rates in the warmest site (Columbretes Islands) since the 1990s indicates a decrease in linear extension and calcification rates during the most recent years. With the increase in the frequency of MHWs and growth anomalies during the last decade, this decline suggests a recurrence in physiological stress events. These results unravel information on the long-term impacts of warming on coral growth and highlight the potential of applying sclerochronology to reconstruct sub-lethal effects of warming using <em>C. caespitosa</em>. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Funding</strong>: This research is supported by the Horizon 2020 program of research and innovation of the European Union under the MaCoBioS grant agreement, by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation, project no. 401447620) and by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities under the project UndResCoral (project no. PID2022-137539OA-C22). D.K.K. was supported by a Ramon y Cajal postdoctoral grant funded by the Ministry of Science and Innovation (PEICTI 2021–2023; grant no. RYC2021-033576-I). C.L. acknowledges the support by ICREA Academia. J.G. acknowledges the grant “Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence” accreditation (CEX2019-000928-S) funded by AEI 10.13039/501100011033.</p>
Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network Site Boundaries
This is a set of Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) site boundaries preserved as a shapefile. Note that for some sites “real” boundaries are included while others–particularly marine sites–use a simpler bounding box method. Each site is listed both with its three-letter abbreviation and its unabbreviated name. World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84) is the coordinate reference system used (EPSG:4326). More information about any of the sites can be found on the LTER Site Profiles page on the LTER Network website (https://lternet.edu/site). This data product was made possible by the contributions of the Information Managers for the LTER sites, each of whom contributed their sites' boundaries. This version of the data includes the following changes from the prior version: - Arctic (ARC) updated - Cedar Creek (CDR) updated - Florida Coastal Everglades (FCE) updated - Harvard Forest (HFR) updated - Konza Prairie (KNZ) updated - McMurdo Dry Valleys (MCM) updated - Moorea Coral Reef (MCR) updated
Ecological Forestry in Western Oregon: A Critical Analysis from Andrews Forest LTER Research, 2014-2015
This work highlights the normative dimensions of “ecological forestry,” a strategy of forest management that uses silviculture to mimic the effects of non-anthropogenic processes of disturbance and succession in order to meet multiple objectives on a single piece of land. An analysis of the arguments made about ecological forestry, both broadly theoretical and pertaining specifically to western Oregon, shows that empirical uncertainties and normative gaps need to be addressed before we can make a clear, well-reasoned decision about whether ecological forestry is a viable and appropriate strategy for forest management and conservation.
Relative percent cover of plant species for years 2012-2017 in the Arctic Long-term Ecological Research (ARC-LTER) 1989 moist acidic tundra (MAT89) experimental plots, Toolik Field Station, Alaska.
Relative percent cover of plant species was measured in ARC-LTER 1989 moist acidic tundra experimental plots. Treatments include Control (CT), Nitrogen Phosphorus (NP), Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), and Greenhouse Control (GHCT). In 1996 on unassigned plots, an experiment that manipulate herbivory presence and nutrients was started. Treatments include Control Unfenced (NFCT), Nitrogen Phosphorus Unfenced (NFNP), and Small Fenced Control (CTSF). Not all treatments were measured each year.
Map of ecological sites and ecological states for pastures 1, 4, 14, and 15 on the Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center, New Mexico
This data package includes an ArcMap geodatabase for the Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center (CDRRC) pastures 1, 4, 14, and 15: one polygon feature class, one point feature class, associated attribute tables and metadata. The spatial data, CDRRC1_4_14_15_StateMap_v1.gdb.zip, represents the ecological sites and states on Pastures 1, 4, 14 and 15 on the Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center, and includes field traverse data. CDRRC1_4_14_15_StateMapMetadata.pdf and TraversePointsMetadata.pdf contain the geospatial metadata provided by ArcMap. CDRRC1_4_14_15_StateMap_v1.csv is the attribute table associated with the state map’s polygon feature class, and TraversePoints.xlsx is the attribute table associated with the traverse points feature class and includes a sheet containing detailed attribute metadata.
Sevilleta Long Term Ecological Research Program Plant Species List
Sevilleta Long-Term Ecological Research Program has monitored plant species cover, height, abundance (counts), and biomass since 1999. This list represents the plant species found at the Sevilleta, including those species featured in long-term datasets on plant abundance and biomass. Species codes have been updated to the most recent taxonomic designations by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (plants.sc.egov.usda.gov), and are listed by their kartez codes, or character and number symbols.
A lack of open data standards for large infrastructure projects hampers social-ecological research in the Brazilian Amazon
<p>List of papers used in literature review for "A lack of open data standards for large infrastructure projects hampers social-ecological research in the Brazilian Amazon"</p>
Fig. 7 in Fishermen's local ecological knowledge on Southeastern Brazilian coastal fishes: contributions to research, conservation, and management
Fig. 7. Ordination plot of the correspondence analysis (first two axes) based on fishermen's answers about fishing season of the nine studied fish species in the southeastern Brazilian coast: Absa = Abudefduf saxatilis; Boru = Bodianus rufus; Cala = Caranx latus; Epma = Epinephelus marginatus; Haau = Haemulon aurolineatum; Heba = Hemiramphus balao; Kysp = Kyphosus spp.; Mifu = Micropogonias furnieri; Sesp = Seriola spp.
Fig. 6 in Fishermen's local ecological knowledge on Southeastern Brazilian coastal fishes: contributions to research, conservation, and management
Fig. 6. Ordination plot of the correspondence analysis (first two axes) based on fishermen's answers about migratory routes of the nine studied fish species in the southeastern Brazilian coast: Absa = Abudefduf saxatilis; Boru = Bodianus rufus; Cala = Caranx latus; Epma = Epinephelus marginatus; Haau = Haemulon aurolineatum; Heba = Hemiramphus balao; Kysp = Kyphosus spp.; Mifu = Micropogonias furnieri; Sesp = Seriola spp.
Fig. 4 in Fishermen's local ecological knowledge on Southeastern Brazilian coastal fishes: contributions to research, conservation, and management
Fig. 4. Trophic chain based on those food items and predators most cited by fishermen in the southeastern Brazilian coast for a) reef fishes and b) pelagic fishes. Numbers are percent of interviewed fishermen who mentioned each feeding interaction. Fish sizes are not in scale. Those feeding interactions that agree with reported feeding habits of these fishes in the biological literature are marked *(Randall, 1967; Berkeley & Houde, 1978; Menezes & Figueiredo, 1980; Sazima, 1986; Pipitone & Andaloro, 1995; Barreiros & Santos, 1998; Vasconcellos & Gasalla, 2001; Silvano, 2001; Silvano & Güth, 2006; Figueiredo & Vieira, 2005; Gibran, 2007).
Fig. 3 in Fishermen's local ecological knowledge on Southeastern Brazilian coastal fishes: contributions to research, conservation, and management
Fig. 3. Main habitats of fishes according to fishermen in the southeastern Brazilian coast: percentages of fishermen who mentioned each habitat category are in Appendix 1. Double-headed arrows indicate that fishes occur in both habitats in horizontal space (e.g. open ocean and reefs), up and down arrows indicate that fishes occur in both habitats in vertical space (e.g., near the bottom and at the surface). Fish sizes are not in scale.
Fig. 1 in Fishermen's local ecological knowledge on Southeastern Brazilian coastal fishes: contributions to research, conservation, and management
Fig. 1. Ordination plot of the correspondence analysis (first two axes) based on fishermen answers about uses of the nine studied fish species in the southeastern Brazilian coast: Absa = Abudefduf saxatilis; Boru = Bodianus rufus; Cala = Caranx latus; Epma = Epinephelus marginatus; Haau = Haemulon aurolineatum; Heba = Hemiramphus balao; Kysp = Kyphosus spp.; Mifu = Micropogonias furnieri; Sesp = Seriola spp.
Fig. 2 in Fishermen's local ecological knowledge on Southeastern Brazilian coastal fishes: contributions to research, conservation, and management
Fig. 2. Ordination plots of the correspondence analysis (first two axes) based on fishermen answers about fishing methods and baits of the nine studied fish species in the southeastern Brazilian coast: Absa = Abudefduf saxatilis; Boru = Bodianus rufus; Cala = Caranx latus; Epma = Epinephelus marginatus; Haau = Haemulon aurolineatum; Heba = Hemiramphus balao; Kysp = Kyphosus spp.; Mifu = Micropogonias furnieri; Sesp = Seriola spp.
Fig. 8 in Fishermen's local ecological knowledge on Southeastern Brazilian coastal fishes: contributions to research, conservation, and management
Fig. 8. Ordination plot of the correspondence analysis (first two axes) based on fishermen's answers about reproductive (spawning) season of the nine studied fish species in the southeastern Brazilian coast: Absa = Abudefduf saxatilis; Boru = Bodianus rufus; Cala = Caranx latus; Epma = Epinephelus marginatus; Haau = Haemulon aurolineatum; Heba = Hemiramphus balao; Kysp = Kyphosus spp.; Mifu = Micropogonias furnieri; Sesp = Seriola spp.
Fig. 5 in Fishermen's local ecological knowledge on Southeastern Brazilian coastal fishes: contributions to research, conservation, and management
Fig. 5. Ordination plot of the correspondence analysis (first two axes) based on fishermen's answers about migratory behavior of the nine studied fish species in the southeastern Brazilian coast: Absa = Abudefduf saxatilis; Boru = Bodianus rufus; Cala = Caranx latus; Epma = Epinephelus marginatus; Haau = Haemulon aurolineatum; Heba = Hemiramphus balao; Kysp = Kyphosus spp.; Mifu = Micropogonias furnieri; Sesp = Seriola spp.
Datasets and Codes for Purgar et al. 2022: Quantifying research waste in ecology
<p>This is a Data package containing Datasets and Codes to reproduce the analyses and create figures for the paper Purgar et al. 2022: Quantifying research waste in ecology. Datasets include the original effect sizes as extracted from studies and the final set of the effect sizes used in the meta-analysis. The code includes the code used to perform meta-analysis and to create plots (in the main article and the supplementary files). Description of the files and variables can be found in the Readme file.</p>
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