Robertson, Kevin M; Dixon, Cinnamon M; Reid, Angela M; Rother, Monica T (2024): Effects of soil disturbance on changes in plant species composition in a native pine savanna, Georgia, USA – Species presence in the years 2012-2021 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.967291
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Published: 2024-05-16 • DOI registered: 2024-06-14
Abstract:
The purpose of the data was to compare vegetation changes over time (0-9 years) in 1) an area repeatedly disturbance by tilling with a disk harrow to maintain a firebreak, 2) single tilling disturbance to create a temporary firebreak, and 3) undisturbed vegetation within a native pine savanna in Georgia, USA. We established 9-10 plots each covering 10 square meters within a repeated-disturbance firebreak, a single-disturbance firebreak, and in undisturbed vegetation (n = 29). We identified plant species within the plots six times over a nine year period from 2012-2021. In 2021 we also visually estimated percent cover of each species. We assessed changes in the plant community using ordination. Results were used to infer the effects of a single and repeated soil disturbance on plant species composition by comparison to the undisturbed plots.
Supplement to:
Dixon, Cinnamon M; Robertson, Kevin M; Reid, Angela M; Rother, Monica T (2024): Mechanical soil disturbance in a pine savanna has multiyear effects on plant species composition. Ecosphere, 15(2), e4759, https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4759
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Coverage:
Latitude: 30.583300 * Longitude: -84.333300
Date/Time Start: 2012-11-02T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2021-11-01T00:00:00
Minimum Elevation: 41.0 m * Maximum Elevation: 41.0 m
Event(s):
Vegetation_survey_PHP * Latitude: 30.583300 * Longitude: -84.333300 * Date/Time Start: 2012-11-02T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2021-11-01T00:00:00 * Elevation: 41.0 m * Location: Thomasville, Georgia, USA * Method/Device: Visual observation * Comment: Vegetation survey in pine savanna at Pebble Hill Plantation, Thomasville, Georgia, USA
Comment:
Funding provided by: Corbett Fire Endowment
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | Dixon, Cinnamon M | |||
| 2 | Type of study | Study type | Dixon, Cinnamon M | |||
| 3 | Year of sampling | Year sampl | Dixon, Cinnamon M | |||
| 4 | Sampling date/time, experiment | Date/time sampling exp | Dixon, Cinnamon M | |||
| 5 | Plot | Plot | Dixon, Cinnamon M | F = repeatedly disturbed, D = single disturbance, U = undisturbed | ||
| 6 | Plot size | Plot size | m2 | Dixon, Cinnamon M | ||
| 7 | Experimental treatment | Exp treat | Dixon, Cinnamon M | Soil disturbed by tilling with a disk harrow to maintain a firebreak | ||
| 8 | Species present | Spec present | Dixon, Cinnamon M | Visual identification (VID) | Taxonomy following Weakley (2020) | |
| 9 | Species, unique identification | Species UID | ||||
| 10 | Species, unique identification (URI) | Species UID (URI) | ||||
| 11 | Species, unique identification (Semantic URI) | Species UID (Semantic URI) |
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
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Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
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