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Data and software code from two long-term experiments (1996-2011 and 2005-2018) at three sites on the Colorado Plateau of North America

Data for journal manuscript: Biocrust mediate new mechanism for land degradation under a changing climate

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1996
End Date
2018

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Phillips, M.L., Reed, S.C., Howell, A., Lauria, C.M., and Belnap, J., 2021, Data and software code from two long-term experiments (1996-2011 and 2005-2018) at three sites on the Colorado Plateau of North America: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9RUN1TP.

Summary

These data were compiled to examine how climate change affects biocrust recovery from both physical and climate-induced disturbance. Objective(s) of our study were to uncover the trajectory of biological soil crust communities and soil stability following disturbance and under warming. These data represent biological soil crust surveys under 5 treatments at three sites. These data were collected at three sites: Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park and Castle Valley. Data collection for a physical disturbance experiment where annual human-trampling occurred at the sites in Arches and Canyonlands began in 1996 and was concluded in 2018. Data collection for a 13-year full-factorial in situ climate manipulation experiment (undisturbed [...]

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Point of Contact :
Sasha C Reed
Originator :
Michala L Phillips, Sasha C Reed, Armin J Howell, Cara M Lauria, Jayne Belnap
Metadata Contact :
Michala L Phillips
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Southwest Biological Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems

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Biocrust_Experiment_Metadata.xml
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Biocrust_Experiment_Data.zip 186.24 KB application/zip
BiocrustRecovery_R_Package.zip 913.46 MB application/zip
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“Diverse community of biological soil crusts (biocrust) with lichens and mosses” 		thumbnail 1.66 MB image/jpeg

Purpose

The purpose of these long-term experiment data are to examine how climate change affects biocrust recovery from both physical and climate-induced disturbance. Specifically, monitoring how biological soil crusts and soil stability respond to the legacy of mechanical disturbance and altered precipitation, including warming, and the combination of warming and the legacy of altered precipitation. Data were collected using field soil aggregate stability kits and 20 point-intercept frames, and PRISM Climate Data (https://prism.oregonstate.edu/) was acquired and processed to compare precipitation and temperature values at the three sites. These data were either acquired or collected and created to understand biocrust responses to disturbance and climate change. These data could be used by other researchers in synthesis efforts aimed at examining and understanding the fate of biological soil crusts under global change.

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The author(s) of these data request that data users contact them regarding intended use and to assist with understanding limitations and interpretation. Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data for other purposes, nor on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.
Diverse community of biological soil crusts (biocrust) with lichens and mosses
Diverse community of biological soil crusts (biocrust) with lichens and mosses

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