Status: 

Completed

Title

Invertebrate dry weight data in various locations, mostly within the LEF at El Verde
Summary

DOI: 

10.6073/pasta/ae4b6f2c50eaa3079991386719a07f25

Short name: 

LUQMetadata134

Data set ID: 

134

Abstract: 

Contains information [identity, counts, size, fresh and dry weights] of various collections of invertebrates (and the occasional amphibian or reptile), which has allowed formulae describing the relationship between length and dry wt. of invertebrates to be obtained. These have been used in estimating biomass in studies of bromeliad, heliconia and litter inveretebrates in the LEF. They will have a wider application.
Dates
Date Range: 
1996-01-01 00:00:00 to 2006-12-31 00:00:00

Publication Date: 

2011-06-07 00:00:00
People

Owner/Creator: 

Michael J. Richardson

Contact: 

Michael J. Richardson

Additional Project roles: 

Name: Eda Melendez-Colom Role: Data Manager
Methodology

Methods: 

Invertebrates collected, identified, counted, dried and weighed. Most from fresh material, some recovered from alcohol, and a few observations made on material in the El Verde 'herbarium'. For details see Richardson, B.A., M.J. Richardson, F.N. Scatena, and W.H. McDowell (2000)

Status: 

Completed

Time Period: 

Long-Term
Related

Related publications: 

Effects of nutrient availability and other elevational changes on bromeliad populations and their invertebrate communities in a humid tropical forest in Puerto Rico

Related sites: 

El Verde Research Area tabonuco forest heliconia plant collection
Toro Negro State Forest in Jayuya forest bromeliad plant collection
Edinburgh United Kingdom bromeliad plant collection
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Table 4 Long-Term Classification: 

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Program: 

EML is valid: 

Yes

EML Link: 

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Variables Descriptions Data File Date Rangesort ascending
Invertebrate dry weights File Invertebratedrywtdata_2.csv 1996-01-01 to 2011-06-30