SSHCZO -- Vegetation -- Leaf Litter Collection Data -- Shaver's Creek Watershed -- (2015)

OVERVIEW

Description/Abstract

Dry weights of leaf litter collected during the Fall of 2015 from 54 macroplot locations (2 samples from each site, which were then averaged) across Shale Hills and Garner Run.This data was collected in an effort to determine leaf senescence phenological differences across slope position, slope aspect, and lithology type.

● Leaf litter traps were set up at macroplot sites, 2 at each location ● During the Fall, leaves were collected on a weekly, then bi-weekly basis ● Leaves were dried in a drying oven for 48 hours after collection but before measurement ● Sample mass was then measured on a scale and recorded, then converted to mass per unit area ● The average of 2 samples from each location was then determined

Creator/Author

Eissenstat, David M.|Kaye, Margot

CZOs

Shale Hills

Contact

Dr. David Eissenstat, Professor of Woody Plant Physiology, Dept. of Ecosystem Science and Management, The Pennsylvania State University, 201 Forest Resources Building, University Park, PA, 16802, 814.863.3371, dme9@psu.edu Dr. Margot Kaye, Associate Professor of Forest Ecology, Dept. of Ecosystem Science and Management, The Pennsylvania State University, 303 Forest Resources Building, University Park, PA, 16802, 801-865-4841, mwk12@psu.edu

Subtitle

Level 1 - Quality Controlled Data

SUBJECTS

Disciplines

Biology / Ecology

Topics

Vegetation

Subtopic

Leaf Litter Collection Data

Keywords

tree|slope position|slope aspect|leaf senescence|lithology

Variables

Macroplot|Date (mm/dd/yyyy)|Dry Weight (g)|Mass per Unit Area (g/m2)|

Variables ODM2

Dendrology|Mass

TEMPORAL

Date Start

2015-10-09

Date End

2015-11-24

SPATIAL

Field Areas

Garner Run - Sandstone Forested|Susquehanna Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory

Location

Shaver's Creek Watershed

North latitude

40.699600200000006

South latitude

40.6638985

West longitude

-77.92773100000001

East longitude

-77.901487

REFERENCE

Citation

The following acknowledgment should accompany any publication or citation of these data: Logistical support and/or data were provided by the NSF-supported Susquehanna Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory.

CZO ID

5280