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Vegetation cover, ground cover, plant mortality, and species abundance across an experimental drought treatment on the Colorado Plateau from 2010-2022

Data for journal manuscript: Droughting a megadrought: ecological consequences of a decade of experimental drought atop aridification on the Colorado Plateau

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2021
End Date
2022

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Geiger, E.L., Finger-Higgens, R., Grote, E., Belnap, J., and Duniway, M.C., 2023, Vegetation cover, ground cover, plant mortality, and species abundance across an experimental drought treatment on the Colorado Plateau from 2010-2022: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9BKCYSX.

Summary

These data were compiled to assess the response of vegetation and biological soil crusts to drought in a semi-arid ecosystem on the Colorado Plateau near Moab, Utah. Objective(s) of our study were to explore how vegetation cover, soil conditions, and growing season nitrogen (N) availability are impacted by multifaceted drying climate conditions using data from a long-term precipitation reduction experiment (30% reduction). In 2010, U.S. Geological Survey biologists installed paired experimental plots with a control plot and a plot covered by a shelter that excluded 35% of incoming precipitation. These 40 sites represent shallow vs. deep soils and sandstone vs. shale parent material. These data were collected at various time frames [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Erika L Geiger
Originator :
Erika L Geiger, Rebecca A Finger-Higgens, Ed Grote, Jayne Belnap, Michael C Duniway
Metadata Contact :
Erika L Geiger
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Southwest Biological Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems

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Drought_Treatment_Metadata.xml
Original FGDC Metadata
View 		71.21 KB application/fgdc+xml
AvailSoilN_Resin_Data.csv 75.15 KB text/csv
Foliar_Isotope_Data.csv 43.87 KB text/csv
Plant_Mortality_Data.csv 145.25 KB text/csv
Site_Info_Data.csv 3.32 KB text/csv
Soil_Chemistry_Texture_Data.csv 87.56 KB text/csv
Soil_Moisture_Data.csv 16.28 MB text/csv
Species_List_Data.csv 1.9 KB text/csv
Vegetation_Cover_Data.csv 294.16 KB text/csv
Drought_Shelter.jpg
“Drought shelter located in Professor Valley, Utah” 		thumbnail 2.34 MB image/jpeg

Purpose

The purpose of these data are to examine potential ecosystem responses to drought by experimentally reducing precipitation by 35%. These data were created to monitor and predict the impacts of drought on the vegetation and soils of the Upper Colorado Plateau, across a range of species, elevations, and soil types.

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The author(s) of these data request that data users contact them regarding intended use and to assist with understanding limitations and interpretation. Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data for other purposes, nor on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.
Drought shelter located in Professor Valley, Utah
Drought shelter located in Professor Valley, Utah

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