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Grassland productivity data across a gradient of invasive Pinus contorta abundance, northwest Patagonia, Argentina, 2020
This dataset contains total green biomass, palatable green biomass, sheep stocking rate, Pinus contorta tree density, P. contorta basal area and percentage canopy cover in sites across northwest Patagonia, during the summer of 2020. We measured total green biomass in the peak production (kg /hectare/year), as a metric for aboveground annual productivity, in five different sites and for a wide range of P. contorta abundance. We also measured palatable green biomass (kg/hectare/year), considering only those plant species foraged by sheep. We calculated the sheep stocking rate that can sustainably support the grasslands of our study based on the feeding requirement of an Ovine Livestock Unit (OLU). The OLU represents a Merino wether (castrated male sheep) with an average live weight of 40 kg that consume 365 kg of dry forage in a year in Patagonia grasslands. We counted the number of P. contorta individuals to calculate density (trees/ha) and recorded their diameter at ground level to calculate basal area (m2/ha) (an alternative measure of P. contorta abundance). Additionally, on each subplot we took a hemispheric picture to estimate the canopy cover (%) of P. contorta (a third measure of P. contorta abundance). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/066b0d36-d28a-422e-b29a-298c98b8a536
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- Date (Publication)
- 2022-08-22
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- https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/066b0d36-d28a-422e-b29a-298c98b8a536
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- doi: / 10.5285/066b0d36-d28a-422e-b29a-298c98b8a536
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Moyano, J., Zamora Nasca, L.B., Caplat, P., García Díaz, P., Lambin, X., Langdon, B., Montti, L., Pauchard, A., Nuñez, M.A. (2022). Grassland productivity data across a gradient of invasive Pinus contorta abundance, northwest Patagonia, Argentina, 2020. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/066b0d36-d28a-422e-b29a-298c98b8a536
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role Universidad Nacional del Comahue
Moyano, J. Author Universidad Nacional del Comahue
Zamora Nasca, L.B. Author Queen's University Belfast Caplat, P. Author University of Aberdeen García Díaz, P. Author University of Aberdeen Lambin, X. Author Universidad de Concepción
Langdon, B. Author Instituto de Ecología Regional (UNT-CONICET)
Montti, L. Author Universidad de Concepción
Pauchard, A. Author Universidad Nacional del Comahue
Nuñez, M.A. Author NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Custodian NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Publisher Universidad Nacional del Comahue
Moyano, J. Point of contact Universidad Nacional del Comahue
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GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3
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Impact-based management
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primary productivity
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woody invasions
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lodgepole pine
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shore pine
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tamarack pine
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If you reuse this data, you should cite: Moyano, J., Zamora Nasca, L.B., Caplat, P., García Díaz, P., Lambin, X., Langdon, B., Montti, L., Pauchard, A., Nuñez, M.A. (2022). Grassland productivity data across a gradient of invasive Pinus contorta abundance, northwest Patagonia, Argentina, 2020. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/066b0d36-d28a-422e-b29a-298c98b8a536
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- 1 urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001
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- English
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- Biota
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- 2020-01-01
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- 2020-02-29
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- WGS 84
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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Protocol Linkage Name https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/066b0d36-d28a-422e-b29a-298c98b8a536 Download the data
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Protocol Linkage Name https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/066b0d36-d28a-422e-b29a-298c98b8a536.zip Supporting information
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Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
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- 2010-12-08
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Field sampling: Green biomass of grassland grasses, forbs and shrubs was harvested during the summer of 2020 (January-February). Pinus contorta abundance was also measured during summer 2020. Laboratory measurements: Field samples were carried to the laboratory where they were oven dried at 60C for 48hs. Dried samples were weighed using a precision scale. Computer analyses: All the data gathered was then filled into a spreadsheet and analysed.
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- 066b0d36-d28a-422e-b29a-298c98b8a536 XML
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- English
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- 2025-11-13T16:23:58
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- UK GEMINI
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Point of contact
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