Status: 

Ongoing

Title

Litterfall in tabonuco (subtropical wet) forest in the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico (MRCE Litterfall data) orig
Summary

DOI: 

10.6073/pasta/997366359135831a2e61268c5ca9945e

Short name: 

LUQMetadata111

Data set ID: 

111

Abstract: 

Treatments common to both sites are quarterly fertilization (macro- and micronutrients) and unmanipulated. At El Verde, a third set of plots was subject to a one time removal of litter and woody debris generated by Hurricane Hugo (September 1989).

Dates
Date Range: 
1990-04-02 00:00:00 to 2017-06-09 00:00:00

Publication Date: 

1995-06-30 00:00:00
People

Owner/Creator: 

Alonso Ramirez

Contact: 

Alonso Ramirez

Additional Project roles: 

Name: Jess Zimmerman Role: Associated Researcher
Name: John Bithorn Role: Field Crew
Name: Samuel Matta Role: Field Crew
Name: Eda Melendez-Colom Role: Data Manager
Methodology

Methods: 

Plot layout at El Verde is a randomized block design. Plots are 20x20 m square with 10x10 m inner measurement plots. Ten baskets 0.16 m 2 in area were randomly placed in each measurement plot.The following treatments were applied to plots established within replicate blocks of tabonuco forest at El Verde, Puerto Rico within three weeks after a direct strike by Hurricane Hugo in September 1989: L (removal of all litter and woody debris); F (complete fertilization); and C (control). One control plot had a one-time accidental application of fertilizer between the two sample dates, so measurements were switched to a spare control plot in the same block in September – C(W). Treatments were applied to a 20x20 m area, and samples were taken from the core 10x10 m. There were 4 blocks established for this experiment, but one (Block III) was young and unlike the other three late-secondary forest blocks, so it was not included in analyses.Samples were collected from each subplot and are reported by coordinates by D. Jean Lodge (DJL)  and by subplot numbers by others. DJL coded samples by Block (I, II and IV) and Plot (1-5) to compensate for dyslexia while others coded them as Block-Plot-Subplot numbers (e.g., 1-2-1 for Block II, Plot 1, Subplot 1).

Additional information: 

Status: 

Ongoing

Time Period: 

Long-Term
Related

Related publications: 

Lack of ecotypic differentiation: Plant response to elevation, population origin, and wind in the Luquillo Mountains, Puerto Rico
An altitudinal comparison of growth and species composition in hurricane-damaged forests in Puerto Rico
Nitrogen immobilization by decomposing woody debris and the recovery of tropical wet forest from hurricane damage

Related sites: 

El Verde Research Area MRCE plots
Pico del Este Research Area (MRCE plots)
Categories

Core Areas: 

Researcher's Keywords: 

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Table 4 Long-Term Classification: 

2006 Proposal Classification: 

Program: 

EML is valid: 

Yes

EML Link: 

Download EML

Variables Descriptions Data File Date Rangesort ascending
Pico del Este Research area MRCE Plots Litterfall Data (1990-2017) File PEMRCE-LitterfallData1990-2017.csv 1990-04-02 to 2017-06-09
El Verde MRCE Plots Litterfall Data (1990-2003) File EVMRCE-LitterfallData1990-2003.csv 1990-03-26 to 2003-12-22