Monsoon Rainfall Manipulation Experiment (MRME) Meteorology Data from a Chihuahuan Desert Grassland at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (2010 - present)

Authors

Scott Collins

Date

11-25-2015

Abstract

The Monsoon Rainfall Manipulation Experiment (MRME) is to understand changes in ecosystem structure and function of a semiarid grassland caused by increased precipitation variability, which alters the pulses of soil moisture that drive primary productivity, community composition, and ecosystem functioning. The overarching hypothesis being tested is that changes in event size and variability will alter grassland productivity, ecosystem processes, and plant community dynamics. In particular, we predict that many small events will increase soil CO2 effluxes by stimulating microbial processes but not plant growth, whereas a small number of large events will increase aboveground NPP and soil respiration by providing sufficient deep soil moisture to sustain plant growth for longer periods of time during the summer monsoon. These data were collected at a meteorological station at the Monsoon Site.

Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/1928/33075

Other Identifier

SEV301

Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) Identifier

knb-lter-sev.301.4

Document Type

Dataset

Comments

This dataset was originally published on the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network Data Portal, https://portal.lternet.edu, and potentially via other repositories or portals as described. The Digital Object Identifier (DOI) of the source data package is doi:10.6073/pasta/c39a326ecc09dbd0b0ae999ade9ab5fe, and may be accessed at http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/c39a326ecc09dbd0b0ae999ade9ab5fe. Metadata and files included in this record mirror as closely as possible the source data and documentation, with the provenance metadata and quality report generated by the LTER portal reproduced here as '*-provenance.xml' and *-report.html' files, respectively.

Rights

Data Policies: This dataset is released to the public and may be freely downloaded. Please keep the designated Contact person informed of any plans to use the dataset. Consultation or collaboration with the original investigators is strongly encouraged. Publications and data products that make use of the dataset must include proper acknowledgement of the Sevilleta LTER. Datasets must be cited as in the example provided. A copy of any publications using these data must be supplied to the Sevilleta LTER Information Manager. By downloading any data you implicitly acknowledge the LTER Data Policy (http://www.lternet.edu/data/netpolicy.html).

Publisher

Sevilleta Long Term Ecological Research Project

Source

http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/c39a326ecc09dbd0b0ae999ade9ab5fe

Temporal coverage

2010-07-08 - 2015-11-23

Spatial coverage

The Monsoon site is located within Five Points Black Grama, just to the north of the grassland drought plots. On August 4, 2009, a lightning-initiated fire began on the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge. The Monsoon site was entirely burned on this date, with all plots subjected to fire of comparable intensity.

DOI

doi:10.6073/pasta/c39a326ecc09dbd0b0ae999ade9ab5fe

Permanent URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/c39a326ecc09dbd0b0ae999ade9ab5fe

Recommended Citation

Collins, Scott (2015-11-25): Monsoon Rainfall Manipulation Experiment (MRME) Meteorology Data from a Chihuahuan Desert Grassland at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (2010 - present). Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/c39a326ecc09dbd0b0ae999ade9ab5fe