High forb diversity prairie reconstruction at Neal Smith NWR 2005-2015

This data set consists of data collected during 2005-2007, 2010, and 2015 at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge in Iowa, USA that were used in the analysis in support of the article titled "Toward improving pollinator habitat: Reconstructing prairies with high forb diversity," which has been submitted to Natural Areas Journal. We compared pollinator habitat, in terms of planted forb richness, cover, and phenology, cover of planted grasses, and persistence of exotic species 10-years post-planting of reconstructions with 58 species (extra-high), 34 species (high), 20 species (medium) and 10 species (low) planted at the same time using the same fields, methods, and overall seeding rate. Twelve replicates of three...

Categories: Data; Tags: Botany, Ecology, Ecosystem restoration, Ecosystem sustainability, Grasses, All tags... Invasive grasses, Iowa, Jasper County, Land Use Change, NEAL SMITH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Species richness, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), biota, ecosystem services valuation, environment, flowering plants, grassland ecosystem, habitats, invasive cool-season grasses, invasive species, pollinators, remediation, restoration, species diversity, vegetation, Fewer tags

Long-term precipitation reduction experiment in the Colorado Plateau - Survival and mortality data from 2010 to 2018

From 2011-2018 USGS biologists recorded vegetation and biological soil crust (BSC) cover by species and tracked survival of tagged individual plants (388 in total) across 40 locations where paired experimental plots had been installed in 2010. Plant cover was visually estimated using four 75 x 100 cm survey frames. Each site contained a two plots measuring 1.5 by 2.0 meteres: a control plot and a plot covered by a shelter that excluded 35% of incoming precipitation. Plots were selected to represent shallow vs. deep soils, sandstone vs. shale parent material, and dominant plant species on the Colorado Plateau around Moab, Utah. We used an information theoretic approach using generalized linear models to determine...

Tags: Botany, Canyonlands, Colorado Plateau, Ecology, Geography, All tags... Grand County, Indian Creek, Information Sciences, Moab, Salsola, San Juan County, Soil Sciences, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Utah, biogeography, biological soil crust, biota, bromus, cheatgrass, climate change, control plot, deep soils, experimental plot data, geology, graminoids, grass, grassland ecosystem, parent material, perennial, plant populations, plant species, plot sampling, sandstone, shale, shallow soils, shelter plots, shrubland ecosystem, shrubs, shrubs, soil sciences, species cover, vegetation, Fewer tags

Persistence of native and exotic plants ten years after prairie reconstruction data set

These data sets consist of data collected during 2005-2007, 2010, and 2015 at Neal Smith NWR (IA) and Fergus Falls, Litchfield, and Morris Wetland Management Districts (MN) that were used in the analysis in support of the article titled "Integrity of tallgrass prairie reconstructions ten years after planting: native plant persistence and exotic weed resistance," which has been submitted to the journal Restoration Ecology. The primary goal of this study was to understand what influence early reconstruction practices have on long-term outcomes. Twelve replicates of three planting methods (dormant-season broadcast, growing-season broadcast, and growing-season drill) and three seed mix richness levels (10, 20 or 34...

Categories: Data; Types: Citation; Tags: Cirsium arvense, Ecosystem restoration, Ecosystem sustainability, Grasses, Invasive grasses, All tags... Iowa, Jasper County, Kandiyohi County, Meeker County, Minnesota, NEAL SMITH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Otter Tail County, Species richness, Swift County, Traverse County, biota, environment, grassland ecosystem, invasive cool-season grasses, invasive species, remediation, species diversity, vegetation, Fewer tags