uid=LUQ,o=LTER,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all public read LUQMetadata161 Barbara A. Richardson independ., Edinburgh, UK

165 Braid Road; Edinburgh United Kingdom

brichardson@lternet.edu Michael J. Richardson LUQ LTER

165 Braid Road; Edinburgh United Kingdom

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(787) 764-0000 emelendez@lternet.edu Eda Melendez-Colom University of Puerto Rico

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Collection details of bromeliads collected for invertebrate community and diversity analysis from 3 localities in Dominica. Dates, location, plant size, amounts, pH and temp. of contained water, weights of debris retained by the bromeliads, and counts of organisms, identified to species or morphospecies, collected from each plant.

bromeliads Plants phytotelmata Habitats Habitat Forest-structure abundance Population ecology species richness plant diversity Community dynamics Ecological phenomena processes Invertebrates Animals Data Sets Vocabulary V.2 (Researcher's Keywords) populations LTER_core_area Invertebrates decomposers herbivory LUQ LTER 2006 Classification herbivory invertebrates (several) On Table 4 Vocab

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http://hellokitty.ites.upr.edu/node/6797 2002-02-14 2002-02-23 Barbara A. Richardson independ., Edinburgh, UK

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Anexo Facundo Bueso Build Rio Piedras PR United States

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Plants to be collected were measured and removed from the substrate. Ten plants were collected from each of the three forests. Retained water and litter was collected and measured. Plants were dismantled in the laboratory and all animals from plants, water, and retained litter were recovered and preserved, and subsequently counted and identified. For details see Richardson, B.A. 1999. The bromeliad microcosm and the assessment of faunal diversity in a neotropical forest. Biotropica 31:321-336.

Dominica2002BromeliaInvertebrates.txt Dominica bromelia invertebrates data Dominica2002BromeliaInvertebrates.txt 1 0 \n column , http://hellokitty.ites.upr.edu/sites/default/files/Dominica2002BromeliaInvertebrates.txt 2002-02-14 2002-02-23 Plantid Forest Type and plant code Forest type and plant number. No data are missing in this field. string DTab tabonuco DB montane thicket DDF dwarf forest Date Date Date of collection of individual plant (in mm/dd/yy). No data are missing in this field. date mm/dd/yy Elevation_m Elevation of collection site Elevation of collection site above sea level. No data are missing in this field. meters real 2000 200 H2present_ml H2O present Amount of water held to the nearest ml by the phytotelm of each plant. No data are missing in this field. millimeters 1 real H2capacity_ml Water capacity Maximum amount of water to be held phytotelm of each plant milliliters 1 real H2temp_C Water temperature Temperature of water in phytotelmata. No data are missing in this field. celsius 0.1 real 15 25 Rsettediam1_cm Rosette diameter 1 Diameter of plant. Measurement number 1 of two measurements at right angles. No data are missing in this field. centimeters 1 real Rsettediam2_cm Rosette diameter 2 Diameter of plant. Measurement number 2 of two measurements at right angles. No data are missing in this field. centimeters 1 real Area-Plant_m2 Area/plant Area of rosette, derived from mean of rosette diameters 1 and 2. No data are missing in this field. meterSquare real Midleafl_cm Length of middle leaf Length of middle leaf. No data are missing in this field. centimeters 1 real Midleafw_cm width of middle leaf width of middle leaf. No data are missing in this field. centimeters 1 real Liveleaves_n No. of live leaves No. of live leaves. No data are missing in this field. string No. of live leaves. No data are missing in this field. Deadleaves_n No. of dead leaves No. of deadleaves. No data are missing in this field. string No. of deadleaves. No data are missing in this field. Substrate Substrate on which bromeliad was growing Substrate on which bromeliad was growing. No data are missing in this field. string Substrate on which bromeliad was growing. No data are missing in this field. Heightaboveground _m Height of plant above ground Height above ground in cm at which plants were collected. No data are missing in this field. centimeters real Coarsedebris-gt2x2cm_g Debris amount The dry weight of coarse debris [ more than2x2cm] collected and retained by the bromeliad rosette. No data are missing in this field. grams real Smallcarsedebris-lt2cm_g Debris amount The dry weight of coarse debris [ grams real 0 30 Meddebris-15mm-2cm_g Debris amount The dry weight of mediumdebris [1.5-2cm] collected and retained by the bromeliad rosette. No data are missing in this field. grams real Finedebrisfiltered-lt15_g Debris amount The dry weight of fine debris [ grams real 0 50 Speciesname Taxon name of invertebrate observed Common or scientific name of the invertebrate observed in plant. No datum is missing in this field. string Common or scientific name of the invertebrate observed in plant. No datum is missing in this field. Numinvertebrates Number of individuals of invertebrate observed Number of individuals of invertebrate observed in plant. When an individual of the species was observed in plant but where not counted an '+' appears in the Comments field. A blank or 0 represents the absence that species in the plant. number real Comment Species present but not counted Individuals of the corresponding invertebrate species where observed in the plant but where not counted string + invertebrate species present but not counted blank absent or counted millimeter