Assessing the rate and reversibility of large herbivore effects on community composition in a semi-arid grassland ecosystem with GZTX data on the Central Plains Experimental Range, Nunn, Colorado, USA 1992-2017

<p>This data package was produced initially by researchers working on the Shortgrass Steppe Long Term Ecological Research (SGS-LTER) Project, administered at Colorado State University. Then, was continued by the Rangeland Resources and Systems Research Unit of the USDA Agricultural Research Service. Data collection was conducted on the Central Plains Experimental Range in Nunn, Colorado.</p> <p>When the CPER was established in 1939, researchers constructed a .5-1 ha grazing exclosure in each of the pastures. These areas have remained protected from grazing for the past 70 years. The remaining areas have been grazed for the past 20+ years. This collection of pastures and exclosures provided an extraordinary opportunity to reinitiate grazing and protection, and evaluate the balance between degradation and aggradation. We proposed to rearrange fences and expose areas to grazing that have been protected for 50 years, and protect areas from grazing that had been grazed for 50 years. The combinations of grazing conditions were: 1. Long-term protection 2. Long-term grazing (moderate) 3. 50 years of protection followed by grazing 4. 50 years of grazing followed by protection Net primary production, nitrogen dynamics, cattle utilization, and community dynamics of vegetation were measured. Additional information and referenced materials about many of the long-term studies initiated on the CPER can be found: <a href="http://hdl.handle.net/10217/85596">http://hdl.handle.net/10217/85596</a>. </p><div><br>Resources in this dataset:</div><br><ul><li><p>Resource Title: Monthly Precipitation Data (1991-2017) from the Central Plains Experimental Range, Nunn, CO.</p> <p>File Name: precipitationData.xlsx</p><p>Resource Description: These data were collected from a catch can located at the CPER headquarters</p></li><br><li><p>Resource Title: Species level percent basal cover data associated with the GZTX study on the Central Plains Experimental Range..</p> <p>File Name: baseline3_GZTX.xlsx</p><p>Resource Description: Species level percent basal cover data associated with the GZTX study on the Central Plains Experimental Range.</p></li><br><li><p>Resource Title: baseline3 GZTX Data Dictionary.</p> <p>File Name: baseline3_GZTX_dataDictionary.csv</p></li></ul><p></p>

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Hailey Wilmer (17482470), David J. Augustine (17482473), Justin D. Derner (17482476), Daniel G. Milchunas (2903651)
Format:	Dataset biblioteca
Published:	2020
Subjects:	Environmental sciences, Precipitation, NP215, data.gov, ARS,
Online Access:	https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Assessing_the_rate_and_reversibility_of_large_herbivore_effects_on_community_composition_in_a_semi-arid_grassland_ecosystem_with_GZTX_data_on_the_Central_Plains_Experimental_Range_Nunn_Colorado_USA_1992-2017/24854181
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