Njovu, Henry K; Peters, Marcell Karl; Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf (2019): Plot data for data set on insect leaf herbivory on Mount Kilimanjaro [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.901964, In supplement to: Njovu, Henry K; Peters, Marcell Karl; Schellenberger Costa, David; Brandl, Roland; Kleyer, Michael; Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf (2019): Leaf traits mediate changes in invertebrate herbivory along broad environmental gradients on Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Journal of Animal Ecology, 88(11), 1777-1788, https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13058
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Further details:
Hemp, Andreas: Detailed position of KiLi research plots. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.894721
Project(s):
Kilimanjaro Research Group (KiLi)
Funding:
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -3.240909 * Median Longitude: 37.408182 * South-bound Latitude: -3.390000 * West-bound Longitude: 37.190000 * North-bound Latitude: -3.100000 * East-bound Longitude: 37.680000
Date/Time Start: 2019-05-16T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2019-05-16T00:00:00
Minimum ALTITUDE: 866 m * Maximum ALTITUDE: 3060 m
Event(s):
KiLi_cof1 * Latitude: -3.240000 * Longitude: 37.250000 * Location: Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania * Comment: POLETYPE: a middle pole; ECOSYTEM: coffee plantation
Comment:
This data set contains plot data on climate, plant functional traits, land use variables used for explaining insect leaf herbivory on Mount Kilimanjaro.
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf | |||
| 2 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf | Geocode | ||
| 3 | Comment of event | Comment | Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf | |||
| 4 | Ecosystem | Ecosystem | Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf | abbreviation | ||
| 5 | Plot | Plot | Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf | |||
| 6 | ALTITUDE | Altitude | m | Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf | Geocode – above sea level | |
| 7 | Precipitation, annual mean | MAP | mm | Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf | ||
| 8 | Temperature, annual mean | MAT | °C | Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf | ||
| 9 | Normalized Difference Vegetation Index | NDVI | Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf | |||
| 10 | Type | Type | Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf | of natural habitat or Disturbed (anthropogenic) habitat | ||
| 11 | Land use index | LUI | Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf | |||
| 12 | Nitrogen/Phosphorus ratio | N/P | Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf | of sampled plants | ||
| 13 | Carbon/Nitrogen ratio | C/N | Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf | of sampled plants | ||
| 14 | Specific leaf area | SLA | Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf | of sampled plants, mean | ||
| 15 | Herbivore | Herbiv | Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf | log (x+1) transformed number of insects sampled on study plots |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Size:
605 data points