PWV02 Importance values of gallery forest vegetation at Konza Prairie, 1983

Summary

Short name: 

PWV02

Abstract: 

Eighteen gallery forest stands, representing nearly all of the nondisturbed forests on Konza Prairie, were sampled during the 1983 growing season. The point-quarter method at 20 sample points was used to sample overstory vegetation. Species names and diameter were recorded for the four sampled trees in each plot. From these data frequency, density and dominance were calculated to derive importance values for each species in a stand.

DOI: 10.6073/pasta/f772c71eb3d43d1078bbf1a1fe332bef

Published on EDI/LTER Data Portal

Citation Suggestion: 

Briggs, J. M. 2023. PWV02 Importance values of gallery forest vegetation at Konza Prairie, 1983 . Environmental Data Initiative. http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/f772c71eb3d43d1078bbf1a1fe332bef.

Data set ID: 

71

EML revision ID: 

8

Data sources: 

PWV021.csv

Variables: 

DataCode
  • Label:
  • Definition: Dataset code
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
RecType
  • Label:
  • Definition: Record type
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
RecYear
  • Label:
  • Definition: Year of sample
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: Year (YYYY)
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
RecMonth
  • Label:
  • Definition: month of record
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
RecDay
  • Label:
  • Definition: day of record
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
stand
  • Label:
  • Definition: stand identificaiton number
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: 1
  • Missing values: None specified
point
  • Label:
  • Definition: point (1-20)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: 1
  • Missing values: None specified
quadrant
  • Label:
  • Definition: quadrant (1-4)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: 1
  • Missing values: None specified
speccode
  • Label:
  • Definition: species code
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • 158 = Ulmus americana
    • 199 = Gleditsia triacanthos
    • 200 = Celtis occidentalis
    • 293 = Juniperus virginiana
    • 304 = Quercus muehlenbergii
    • 305 = Quercus macrocarpa
    • 307 = Aesculus glabra
    • 310 = Juglans nigra
    • 317 = Gymnocladus dioica
    • 324 = Cercis canadensis
    • 328 = Morus alba
    • 329 = Fraxinus pennsylvanica
    • 339 = Platanus occidentalis
    • 382 = Tilia americana
    • 394 = Acer negundo
  • Missing values: None specified
Genus
  • Label:
  • Definition: abbreviation of genus
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Species
  • Label:
  • Definition: abbreviation of species
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Variety
  • Label:
  • Definition: abbreviation of variety
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Distance
  • Label:
  • Definition: distance from tree to point (cm)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: centimeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: 0.01
  • Missing values: None specified
Diameter
  • Label:
  • Definition: diameter of tree at breast height (cm)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: centimeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: 0.1
  • Missing values: None specified
Age
  • Label:
  • Definition: age based on ring count years
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Comments
  • Label:
  • Definition: comments
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified

Categories

Core Areas: 

Konza Keywords: 

Dates

Date Range: 

Monday, May 23, 1983 to Wednesday, August 17, 1983

Publication Date: 

Tuesday, January 17, 2023
People

Owner/Creator: 

Dr. John M. Briggs

Contact: 

Konza LTER

Metadata provider: 

Konza LTER
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Methodology

Purpose: 

Collect base-line woody vegetation data from Konza Prairie gallery forests.

Methods: 

Location of Sampling Stations: Kings Creek, North and South branches of Kings Creek, Shane Creek (including North and South branches), and White Pasture stands.

Frequency of Sampling:18 stands (one per site) were selected as homogeneous units of gallery forest vegetation large enough to contain 20 sample points (at 30 paces apart).

Variable Measured: Date, location, species, variety, diameter, age.

Methods: Point-quarter method, 20 points surveyed per stand. Points laid out systematically (every 30 paces) along a transect through the midpoint between gallery forest edge and stream. Ages of 2 selected trees per point were determined by tree coring.

For additional metadata information see: http://lter.konza.ksu.edu/sites/default/files/DC.pdf

For additional methods information see: http://lter.konza.ksu.edu/sites/default/files/MM.pdf

Maintenance: 

complete