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Data sets were provided by the Arctic LTER. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants #DEB-981022, 9211775, 8702328; #OPP-9911278, 9911681, 9732281, 9615411, 9615563, 9615942, 9615949, 9400722, 9415411, 9318529; #BSR 9019055, 8806635, 8507493.

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Dataset URLs:	METADATA: HTML, Rich Text, XML(EML compliant) DATA: Comma Delimited, Excel file with Metadata and data
Dataset ID:	1997_current_gsherbivory.07
Dataset Title:	Numbers of Eriophorum vaginatum inflorescences, both unclipped and clipped by small mammals, were counted in experimental small mammal exclosure plots, Arct LTER mosit acidic tussock site, Toolik Field Station, Alaska, 1997 to present.
Investigator 1:
First Name:	Gus
Last Name:	Shaver
Organization:	Marine Biological Lab
Address line 2:	7 MBL St
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City:	Woods Hole
State:	MA
Zip Code:	02543
Country:	USA
Investigator 2:
First Name:	Jim
Last Name:	Laundre
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Keywords:	herbivore, tussock tundra, Eriophorum vaginatum, distrubance, populations
Abstract:	Numbers of Eriophorum vaginatum inflorescences, both unclipped and clipped by small mammals, were counted in experimental plots. The plots are setup in moist acidic tussock tundra near Toolik Field Station, Alaska ((8 degrees 37' 27" N, 149 degrees 36' 27"W) and include fenced exclosures in both fertilized and unfertilized tundra.
For questions about the Metadata and data contact the Investigators. For information about this web site contact:	Arctic LTER Information Manager The Ecosystems Center Marine Biological Lab 7 MBL St Woods Hole, MA 02543 Phone (508) 289 7496 Email: arc_im@mbl.edu Online URL: http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/ARC/
DATA FILE INFORMATION:
Data File URL	http://metacat.lternet.edu/das/dataAccessServlet?docid=knb-lter-arc.1411&urlTail=terrest/phengwth/data/1997_current_gsherbivory.csv
Data File Name	1997_current_gsherbivory
Beginning Date	7/17/1997
End Date	6/3/2011
Number of Data Records	2528
Other Files to Reference
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Maintenance Description
Log of Changes:	10Oct2001 Added the 2001 data. JimL
	Version 2 Add 2006 data , Title and data table information
	Version 3: Added LTERNET Data Access server proxy for Excel and comma delimited data files.
	Version 4: Upadte LTERNET Data Access server proxy link for Excel and comma delimited data files. Changed from knb to das in url.
	Ver: 5 updated tp 2009. Jim Laundre Feb 2010
	Version 6: Updated metadata form to newer version (without site sheet). Added data up to 2012. CH 31 Jan 2013 Updated to newer metadata with site sheet. CH March 2013.
	Version 7: Corrected date fromat Jiml 18May13

RESEARCH LOCATION:
Location Name	LTER Moist Acidic Tussock Tundra	Select Site or enter New One	Select Site or enter New One	Select Site or enter New One	Select Site or enter New One	Select Site or enter New One	Select Site or enter New One	Select Site or enter New One
Geographic Description	Arctic LTER Experimental Plots: Moist Acidic Tussock Tundra (MAT) Northeast corner block 1 near Toolik Field Station, North Slope, Alaska.	Enter Description	Enter Description	Enter Description	Enter Description	Enter Description	Enter Description	Enter Description
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Latitude	68.624411	In Decimal Degrees	In Decimal Degrees	In Decimal Degrees	In Decimal Degrees	In Decimal Degrees	In Decimal Degrees	In Decimal Degrees
Longitude	-149.609589	In Decimal Degrees	In Decimal Degrees	In Decimal Degrees	In Decimal Degrees	In Decimal Degrees	In Decimal Degrees	In Decimal Degrees
Elevation	750	In Meters	In Meters	In Meters	In Meters	In Meters	In Meters	In Meters
Link to Google Map	View on Google Map


TAXONOMIC COVERAGE:
Organisms studied	Eriophorum vaginatum

Methods:	Two different exclosure designs are used: 1). In 1990 two set of exclosures were installed near the ARC LTER Moist Acidic Tussock Tundra experimental plots. Each set consisted of an outer 10x10 meter large mesh (4-inch square) fence, an inner 5x5 meter medium mesh (2-inch square) fence and a 2.5x2.5 meter small mesh (1/2-inch square) fence within the 5x5 meter fence. 2). In July 1996 additional exclosure plots were setup in on extra 5 x 20 meters plots within the four block design of the 1989 LTER acidic tussock experimental plots. On each plot a 5x10 meter section was fenced with large mesh (4-inch square mesh) and within this fence a 5x5-meter plot was fenced with a small mesh (1/2-inch square mesh). Each block has two fenced plots; a plot with no fertilizer and a plot with annual fertilization (NP) treatments of 10 g/m2 Nitrogen (as NH4NO3) and 5 g/m2 Phosphorous (as triple superphosphate). Total number of Eriophorum vaginatum inflorescences are counted in control unfenced, control small mesh, NP unfenced, and NP small mesh treatments. Any clipped inflorescences were also counted. Notes: Clipped inflorescences were not counted every year. Missing counts are indicated by #N/A.

Data Table

Variable Name	Variable Description	Data Type	Units	DateTime Format	Code Information	Missing Value Code
Date	Date of count in dd-mm-yyyy	datetime		dd-mmm-yyyy
Site	Exclosure site.	text
Block	Block number	text
Treatment	Fertilized or a control plot	text
Exclosure	Type of fence: LF = large mesh, MF = medium mesh, SF = small mesh, NF = no fence.	text
No_inflorescense	Number of Eriophorum inflorescences	number	number			#N/A=Missing or Not Measured
No_clipped	Number of inflorescences clipped by animals	number	number			#N/A=Missing or Not Measured
Total No_Inflorescense	Total of all clipped and non-clipped inflorescences.	number	number			#N/A=Missing or Not Measured
% clipped	Percent inflorescences clipped by animals.	number	percent			#N/A=Missing or Not Measured
Comments	Comments	text

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