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This dataset describes litterfall mass collected in the Multiple Element Limitation in Northern Hardwood Ecosystems (MELNHE) study in New Hampshire from fall 2009 through summer 2022. Litter was collected three times per year: fall (late October or early November), spring (June), and summer (August). Fall litter was sorted by species in a subset of stands. This data package also includes the R code used to impute missing data for analysis, a manually edited data file used in the R code flow, and a file matching the labels for litterfall collectors from the original (pre Fall 2011) and current (Fall 2011 and onwards) labeling systems. All collectors have the most current label if known for all years of data. Additional detail on MELNHE, including a table of stand descriptions, project description, and a diagram of plot configuration can be found in this data package: Yanai, R.D., M. Fisk, and T.J. Fahey. 2024. Multiple Element Limitation in Northern Hardwood Ecosystems (MELNHE): Project description, plot characteristics and design ver 2. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/6cc8a39d052834c030650fb29937bf4f (Accessed 2024-10-17). Litterfall chemistry data for a subset of these samples can be found in the following data package: Fisk, M.C., R.D. Yanai, S.D. Hong, C.R. See, and S. Goswami. 2022. Litter chemistry and masses for the MELNHE NxP fertilization experiment ver 1. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/8b2975a3a02cbcfb1b0a12ac954576d4 (Accessed 2024-06-09). These data were gathered as part of the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study (HBES). The HBES is a collaborative effort at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, which is operated and maintained by the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station.
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Federer Chronosequence: Litterfall Biomass and Chemistry; 1993-1997, 2003-2006
The project reports the flux of biomass and nutrients in leaf litterfall in 14 stands (the “Federer Chronosequence”) of northern hardwood forests. These 14 stands are located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Monitoring occurred from August 1993 through summer 1997 and again from August 2003 through summer 2006. The litterfall year is defined as starting in August (when we first set out baskets) and ending in August of the following year, years are named by the fall (in which most litter falls). In some years, we have litter mass by basket (3 per transect): 1993, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2005. In other years, we have only transect means: 1996, 2004. Seasonal masses are provided for 2005. Litterfall was sorted by species in all years except for 2005. Twig mass is reported only for 2005. Litter chemistry was measured in fresh litter samples collected in the same stands from 1994 through 2004. Raw, unedited data sorted by season can be found in “Other Entities”, though note the substantial changes that occurred between these values and the processed values published in this dataset. These data were gathered as part of the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study (HBES). The HBES is a collaborative effort at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, which is operated and maintained by the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station. Related publications: Yanai, R. D., Arthur, M. A., Acker, M., Levine, C. R., & Park, B. B. (2012). Variation in mass and nutrient concentration of leaf litter across years and sites in a northern hardwood forest. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 42(8), 1597-1610. Acker, M. 2006.Base cation concentration and content in litterfall and woody debris across a northern hardwood forest chronosequence. MS Thesis. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky. Yang, Y., Yanai, R. D., See, C. R., & Arthur, M. A. (2017). Sampling effort and uncertainty in leaf litterfall mass and nutrient flux in northern hardwood forests. Ecosphere, 8(11), e01999.
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- Award ID(s):
- 2224545
- PAR ID:
- 10627926
- Publisher / Repository:
- Environmental Data Initiative
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- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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