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Poplar Leaf Litter Biomass — GLBRC Biofuel Cropping System Experiment

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Biomass of leaf litter collected from litter traps in the BCSE poplar treatment (G8). Two litter traps are deployed per replicate plot in mid to late summer and litter samples are collected roughly every two weeks. Note that litter traps are identified by number (at Arlington) or by orientation in the plot (KBS).

This datatable is part of the GLBRC Aboveground Plant Biomass dataset.

This dataset contains aboveground biomass data for all treatments (G1-G10) of the GLBRC Biofuel Cropping System Experiment (BCSE). Biomass samples are taken at peak biomass for estimation of aboveground net primary production (ANPP) as well as other sampling campaigns such as cover crop harvest or to capture biomass before agronomic activities. Also included are annual stem diameter measurements and occasional destructive harvests for poplar (G8). See the ANPP protocol for description of the sampling and measurement methods used for each of the treatments. Typically, biomass is sampled around each sampling station (S1-S3) in each replicate plot (R1-R5). Belowground plant biomass is available in a different dataset.

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Experiment: GLBRC Biofuel Cropping System Experiment
Data available from: January 2008 to January 2017
Dataset: GLBRC082
Datatable ID: GLBRC082-001.194
Core Areas Primary Production
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Last Updated 2023-10-24
Variate Description Units
year year of the growing season
sample date date the litter was collected
site location of biomass collection
treatment experimental treatment
replicate replicate nested within treatment
station sampling location
biomass g dry mass of sampled material
sampled area total area of all traps contributing to the sample
comments ''a note about the sample

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Data Excerpt

year sample_date site treatment replicate station biomass_g sampled_area comments
2008 2008-11-21 Arlington GLBRC Intensive Site G8 R1 S1 38.98 1.0
2008 2008-11-21 Arlington GLBRC Intensive Site G8 R1 S3 26.85 1.0
2008 2008-11-21 Arlington GLBRC Intensive Site G8 R1 S2 25.4 1.0
2008 2008-11-21 Arlington GLBRC Intensive Site G8 R2 S2 21.57 1.0
2008 2008-11-21 Arlington GLBRC Intensive Site G8 R2 S1 6.36 1.0
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