Realm: Terrestrial
Climate: Temperate
Biome: Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Central latitude: 45.400000
Central longitude: -93.200000
Duration: 3 years, from 1995 to 2005

5973 records

50 distinct species

Across the time series Quercus elipsoidalis is the most frequently occurring species

Citation(s):

Cavender-Bares, J. & Reich, P.B. (2012) Shocks to the system: community assembly of the oak savanna in a 40?year fire frequency experiment. Ecology, 93Reich, P., Wedin, D., Hobbie, S. & Davis, M. “Experiment 133 - Effect of Burning Patterns on Vegetation in the Fish Lake Burn Compartments - Shrub Survey”. Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve. Available at: http://www.cedarcreek.umn.edu/research/data/experiment?e133, accessed 2012.

Methods

A prescribed burning program was initiated at CCESR in 1964 to restore and maintain oak savanna and woodland vegetation and to test the effectiveness of different prescribed burning treatments. An area of about 210 hectares was divided into 14 management units of 2.4 to 30 hectares each. Each unit was assigned to one of seven burn frequency treatments. ranging from annual burns to complete fire exclusion. which are shown in the following table _____ shrube133 - Shrub SurveySampling: Shrubs. seedlings. and saplingsShrub and seedling stem densities were sampled within a circular quadrat with 1-meter radius around each of the 24 sample points on the plot. We counted and recorded all woody stems by species at each point. In some cases. species with large local densities (e.g. Parthenocissus vitacea and Rhus radicans) were subsampled within 1 or 2 of the 4 quarters of the quadrat. On many of the plots. an additional 18 quadrats were sampled along 3 temporary 50-meter transect placed midway between each pair of permanent transects to produce a 6x7 grid of sample points. Note: This sampling method is different from the sampling method used in 1984 (point-quarter method. E015) and 1990 (6-10x10 meter subplots) so the data do not necessarily compare well. Saplings were recorded in a circular quadrat with 2-meter radius around each of the sample points (either 24 or 42) in the plot. We define saplings as individuals at least 1.5 meters tall and belonging to a tree species. Tree species were defined based on their maximum height and diameter growth potential at Cedar Creek. as determined by the tree surveys. Therefore. Amelanchier was considered a tree species. while chokecherry is classified as a shrub. Unit of abundance = IndCountInt, Unit of biomass = NA