Title:
Beating tray samples higher taxa
Access rights:
Private
Usage rights:
Data use is restricted to SP8
Published:
No information available
Abstract:
Samples of insects and spiders directly from randomly selected saplings of the Comparative Study Plots, obtained with beating tray sampling. Enables to test to what extent woody plant diversity affects the abundance, species composition and diversity of herbivores (which might profit from better resource availability if they are generalist feeders) and predators (which might profit from higher structural diversity or better resource availability in more plant diverse plots), and whether the top-down impact of predators on herbivores increases with plant diversity.
Design:
Three sampling campaigns (fall 2011, spring 2012, summer 2012); 25 randomly selected tree and shrub saplings along transect cutting through each CSP; arthropods from each sapling knocked down by beating tree and collecting on beating tray; arthropods identified in the lab to higher taxa and, if possible, morpospecies.
Spatial extent:
Comparative Study Plots, Gutianshan
Temporal extent:
Three assessments from fall 2011 - summer 2012
Taxonomic extent:
Insects and spiders
Measurement cirumstances:
No information available
Data analysis:
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Filter:
Dataset column
Name:
tree_species
Definition:
Species name of sampled tree individual
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Scientific plant species name
Keywords:
species, taxon
Values:
| Alniphyllum_fortunei |
| Alangium_kurzii |
| Ardisia_crenata |
| Adinandra_miletii |
| Camellia_checkiang-oleosa |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
plot
Definition:
Number of the Comparative Study Plot; Datagroup description: BEF research plot name; Datagroup description: Reasearch plots of the Biodiversity - Ecosystem functioning experiment (BEF-China). There are three main sites for research plots in the BEF Experiment: Comparative Study Plots (CSP) in the Gutianshan Nature Reserve, having a size of 30x30m^2, measured on the ground. Main Experiment plots have a size of 1 mu, which is about 25x25m^2 in horizontal projection. Pilot Study Plots have a size of 1x1 m^2. Research plots on the main experiment have a "p" in front of their IDs and then a 6 digit code: Plots in the main sites A and B are named according to their position in the original spreadsheet, in which they were designed. They consist of 6 digits: _1st digit_: Site (1:A, 2:B), _digit 2and3_: southwards row: as in spreadsheets the rows are named from the top to the bottom; _digit 4 and 5_: westward column: as in the original spreadsheet, but the letters are converted to numbers (A=01, B=02); _6th digit_: indicator, if the plot has been shifted a quarter mu. Example: "p205260": "p" means that this is a plot that is specified. "2" means, that we are at site B. Now the coordinates of the south - west corner: "0526". Since "e" is the fifth letter of the alphabet, this is Plot E26. The last digit "0" means that this plot was not moved by a quarter of a Mu, as some sites in Site A. The 6th digit can also indicate the subplot within the plot. "5", "6", "7", "8" indicate the northwest, northeast, southeast, and southwest quarter plot respectively.
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
BEF research plot name
Keywords:
location
Values:
| CSP05 |
| CSP01 |
| CSP03 |
| CSP02 |
| CSP04 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
date
Definition:
Date of assessment
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Date time information
Keywords:
date
Values:
| 2011-09-23 |
| 2011-09-21 |
| 2011-09-19 |
| 2011-09-20 |
| 2011-09-22 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
sample
Definition:
Identifier of sampled tree individual; Datagroup description: Sample
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Helper
Keywords:
CSP, location
Values:
| 1 |
| 12 |
| 13 |
| 10 |
| 11 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
tree_height
Definition:
Height of sampled tree
Unit:
m
Datagroup:
Plant height
Keywords:
height
Values:
| 0.9 |
| 0.6 |
| 0.8 |
| 0.7 |
| 1 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
body_length
Definition:
Body length; Datagroup description: Body length (without appendages)
Unit:
mm
Datagroup:
Body length of an animal
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
| 0.9 |
| 0.5 |
| 0.6 |
| 0.8 |
| 0.7 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
Taxon_1
Definition:
Higher arthropod taxa
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Higher arthropod taxa
Keywords:
species, taxon
Values:
| Chilopoda |
| Auchenorrhyncha |
| Caelifera |
| Araneae |
| Aphidina |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
Taxon_2
Definition:
Higher arthropod taxa
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Higher arthropod taxa
Keywords:
species, taxon
Values:
| Cantharidae |
| Carabidae |
| Araneidae |
| Agelenidae |
| Arctiidae |
Contributors:
No information available
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Filter:
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Filter:
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