Litter and root decomposition in alpine tundra.
Plant tissues, foliage, and roots were collected from Niwot Ridge tundra species and composited into separate 2-gm samples. Foliage was placed in 10x20 cm litter bags with a 2mm^2 mesh to allow entry of invertebrates. Root tissues were placed in 10x20 cm^2 polyester fabric bags to prevent loss of fi...
Format: | Dataset |
---|---|
Language: | unknown |
Published: |
Niwot Ridge LTER/University of Colorado1560 30th Street, CB 450BoulderCO80309USAlternwt@colorado.edu
1994
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10255/dryad.32140 http://metacat.lternet.edu/knb/metacat/knb-lter-nwt.25.2/xml |
id |
ftdryad:oai:v1.datadryad.org:10255/dryad.32140 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftdryad:oai:v1.datadryad.org:10255/dryad.32140 2023-05-15T18:40:05+02:00 Litter and root decomposition in alpine tundra. -105.643 W -105.3753 E 40.0615 N 39.9932 S 1993-07-01 to 1993-07-13 1994 text/plain http://hdl.handle.net/10255/dryad.32140 http://metacat.lternet.edu/knb/metacat/knb-lter-nwt.25.2/xml unknown Niwot Ridge LTER/University of Colorado1560 30th Street, CB 450BoulderCO80309USAlternwt@colorado.edu http://metacat.lternet.edu/knb/metacat/knb-lter-nwt.25.2/xml knb-lter-nwt.25.2 http://hdl.handle.net/10255/dryad.32140 NWT Niwot Ridge LTER Site LTER Colorado decomposition immobilization litter decay mineralization dataset 1994 ftdryad 2020-01-01T14:52:41Z Plant tissues, foliage, and roots were collected from Niwot Ridge tundra species and composited into separate 2-gm samples. Foliage was placed in 10x20 cm litter bags with a 2mm^2 mesh to allow entry of invertebrates. Root tissues were placed in 10x20 cm^2 polyester fabric bags to prevent loss of fine root particulates. The foliage litter bags were placed on the tundra surface and secured by 10-penny nails. Root bags were buried in slits 15 cm deep. Each of the 18 1-m^2 research plots, consisted of 2 rows of 5 surface litterbags each. The upper row (with respect to slope) served as the control. The lower row was treated with ammonium nitrate at a rate of 20 g per m^2. Nitrogen will be applied at 3 monthly intervals during each of the growing seasons for the duration of the study. Litter bags (1 surface and 1 buried from each control and treatment) were collected from each plot on 18 September 1993. Additional collections are to be made in spring and fall of 1994 and spring of 1995. The samples are to be analyzed for changes in total mass, N concentration, and variation in C fractions. Dataset Tundra Dryad Digital Repository (Duke University) |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Dryad Digital Repository (Duke University) |
op_collection_id |
ftdryad |
language |
unknown |
topic |
NWT Niwot Ridge LTER Site LTER Colorado decomposition immobilization litter decay mineralization |
spellingShingle |
NWT Niwot Ridge LTER Site LTER Colorado decomposition immobilization litter decay mineralization Litter and root decomposition in alpine tundra. |
topic_facet |
NWT Niwot Ridge LTER Site LTER Colorado decomposition immobilization litter decay mineralization |
description |
Plant tissues, foliage, and roots were collected from Niwot Ridge tundra species and composited into separate 2-gm samples. Foliage was placed in 10x20 cm litter bags with a 2mm^2 mesh to allow entry of invertebrates. Root tissues were placed in 10x20 cm^2 polyester fabric bags to prevent loss of fine root particulates. The foliage litter bags were placed on the tundra surface and secured by 10-penny nails. Root bags were buried in slits 15 cm deep. Each of the 18 1-m^2 research plots, consisted of 2 rows of 5 surface litterbags each. The upper row (with respect to slope) served as the control. The lower row was treated with ammonium nitrate at a rate of 20 g per m^2. Nitrogen will be applied at 3 monthly intervals during each of the growing seasons for the duration of the study. Litter bags (1 surface and 1 buried from each control and treatment) were collected from each plot on 18 September 1993. Additional collections are to be made in spring and fall of 1994 and spring of 1995. The samples are to be analyzed for changes in total mass, N concentration, and variation in C fractions. |
format |
Dataset |
title |
Litter and root decomposition in alpine tundra. |
title_short |
Litter and root decomposition in alpine tundra. |
title_full |
Litter and root decomposition in alpine tundra. |
title_fullStr |
Litter and root decomposition in alpine tundra. |
title_full_unstemmed |
Litter and root decomposition in alpine tundra. |
title_sort |
litter and root decomposition in alpine tundra. |
publisher |
Niwot Ridge LTER/University of Colorado1560 30th Street, CB 450BoulderCO80309USAlternwt@colorado.edu |
publishDate |
1994 |
url |
http://hdl.handle.net/10255/dryad.32140 http://metacat.lternet.edu/knb/metacat/knb-lter-nwt.25.2/xml |
op_coverage |
-105.643 W -105.3753 E 40.0615 N 39.9932 S 1993-07-01 to 1993-07-13 |
genre |
Tundra |
genre_facet |
Tundra |
op_relation |
http://metacat.lternet.edu/knb/metacat/knb-lter-nwt.25.2/xml knb-lter-nwt.25.2 http://hdl.handle.net/10255/dryad.32140 |
_version_ |
1766229243086241792 |