Environmental Data: Elk and bison carcasses in Yellowstone, USA
Description
This dataset contains all data on which the following publication below is based.
Paper Citation:
Risch, A.C., Frossard, A., Schütz, M., Frey, B., Mo...
Citation
Risch, A. C., Frossard, A., Schütz, M., Frey, B., Morris, A. W., Bump, J. K. (2020). Elk and bison carcasses in Yellowstone, USA. EnviDat. https://www.doi.org/10.16904/envidat.152.
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Site ID for different carcasses across the Yellowstone Landscape
Location Sampling location, either under carcass or control plot
Species Indicating whether carcass was from bison or elk
Gender Gener of carcass; F = female, M = male, ? = unknown
Lat Latitude
Long Longitude
DSK Days since kill; in days
Soil.N Soil N concentration (%)
Soil.C Soil C concentration (%)
Veg.C Vegetation C concentration (%); dominant grasses sampled
Veg.N Vegetation N concentration (%); dominant grasses sampled
Veg.CtoN Vegetation C to N ratio; dominant grasses sampled
Soil.resp Soil respiration (g m-2 h-1)
soil.temp Soil temperature (°C)
Soil.moist Soil moisture (volumentric; %)
CRR Cotton rotting rate
bacteria.richness Bacteria richness
bacteria.diversity Bacteria diverstiy
fungi.richness Fungi richness
fungi.diversity Fungi diversity
bacteria.abundance Bacteria abundance
fungi.abundance Fungi abundance
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