Realm: Terrestrial
Climate: Temperate
Biome: Temperate grasslands, savannas and shrublands
Central latitude: 39.083333
Central longitude: -96.583330
Duration: 33 years, from 1983 to 2015

580983 records

324 distinct species

Across the time series Andropogon gerardii is the most frequently occurring species

Methods

The transects were permanently layed out in the current format of 4 transects (A-D) each with 5 plots for each watershed. Transect E only occurred on watershed N20B florence in 1986 and 1987. This transect is the same as the current transect D for this watershed and soil type. The old transect D was abandoned in 1987 prior to bison reintroduction. Seven cover classes were used to estimate species canopy coverage. 1 - 0-1% cover; 2 - 2-5% cover; 3 - 5-25% cover; 4 - 25-50% cover; 5 - 50-75%; 6 - 75-95% cover; 7 - 95-100% cover. (Note: for the watershed r20b no data were collected in the transect A & B in the fall of 2011 due to wildfire occurred.) Plot size is 10m2 Quadrats Unit of abundance = NA, Unit of biomass = Cover

Citation(s)

Hartnett, D.C. & Collins, S.L. (2016) PVC02 Plant Species Composition on Selected Watersheds at Konza Prairie. Environmental Data Initiative. Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/7b6df00de4d0fcecfd344c02de9f9c62, accessed 2017.