cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531410
title: Appendix I. A figure showing the cumulative curves of fine-root demography (total root proliferation and death), soil water potential (ψs), and temperature (Ts) in each species-specific root chamber.

description: A figure showing the cumulative curves of fine-root demography (total root proliferation and death), soil water potential (ψs), and temperature (Ts) in each species-specific root chamber.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531410.v1
title: Appendix I. A figure showing the cumulative curves of fine-root demography (total root proliferation and death), soil water potential (ψs), and temperature (Ts) in each species-specific root chamber.

description: A figure showing the cumulative curves of fine-root demography (total root proliferation and death), soil water potential (ψs), and temperature (Ts) in each species-specific root chamber.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531407
title: Appendix A. Positions of the study sites along the Isthmus of Panama.

description: Positions of the study sites along the Isthmus of Panama.
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title: Appendix A. Positions of the study sites along the Isthmus of Panama.

description: Positions of the study sites along the Isthmus of Panama.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531404
title: Appendix B. Sources used to assign the range, distribution, and current names of the study species.

description: Sources used to assign the range, distribution, and current names of the study species.
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title: Appendix B. Sources used to assign the range, distribution, and current names of the study species.

description: Sources used to assign the range, distribution, and current names of the study species.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531401
title: Appendix C. List of species used in the experiment with information regarding their habit, range, preferred distribution, and site of collection.

description: List of species used in the experiment with information regarding their habit, range, preferred distribution, and site of collection.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531401.v1
title: Appendix C. List of species used in the experiment with information regarding their habit, range, preferred distribution, and site of collection.

description: List of species used in the experiment with information regarding their habit, range, preferred distribution, and site of collection.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531398
title: Appendix D. Slope of the mortality function, a, for each of the study species during three time periods and due to pathogen and stem-cutter attack.

description: Slope of the mortality function, a, for each of the study species during three time periods and due to pathogen and stem-cutter attack.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531398.v1
title: Appendix D. Slope of the mortality function, a, for each of the study species during three time periods and due to pathogen and stem-cutter attack.

description: Slope of the mortality function, a, for each of the study species during three time periods and due to pathogen and stem-cutter attack.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531395
title: Appendix E. Mean monthly growth for each of the study species throughout the experiment.

description: Mean monthly growth for each of the study species throughout the experiment.
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title: Appendix E. Mean monthly growth for each of the study species throughout the experiment.

description: Mean monthly growth for each of the study species throughout the experiment.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531392
title: Appendix F. Statistical analysis of seedling mortality and growth.

description: Statistical analysis of seedling mortality and growth.
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title: Appendix F. Statistical analysis of seedling mortality and growth.

description: Statistical analysis of seedling mortality and growth.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531389
title: Appendix G. Weekly summary of environmental variables during the dry season and early rainy season in the two study sites.

description: Weekly summary of environmental variables during the dry season and early rainy season in the two study sites.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531389.v1
title: Appendix G. Weekly summary of environmental variables during the dry season and early rainy season in the two study sites.

description: Weekly summary of environmental variables during the dry season and early rainy season in the two study sites.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531386
title: Appendix H. Mean of the percentage of total leaf damage and the percentage of leaf-chewing insect damage present at the end of the experiment for each of the study species.

description: Mean of the percentage of total leaf damage and the percentage of leaf-chewing insect damage present at the end of the experiment for each of the study species.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531386.v1
title: Appendix H. Mean of the percentage of total leaf damage and the percentage of leaf-chewing insect damage present at the end of the experiment for each of the study species.

description: Mean of the percentage of total leaf damage and the percentage of leaf-chewing insect damage present at the end of the experiment for each of the study species.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531383
title: Appendix I. Effect size and standard deviation of watering, caging, and site for each of the study species on the growth and leaf damage variables.

description: Effect size and standard deviation of watering, caging, and site for each of the study species on the growth and leaf damage variables.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531383.v1
title: Appendix I. Effect size and standard deviation of watering, caging, and site for each of the study species on the growth and leaf damage variables.

description: Effect size and standard deviation of watering, caging, and site for each of the study species on the growth and leaf damage variables.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531380
title: Appendix A. Condition for finite kernel variance.

description: Condition for finite kernel variance.
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title: Appendix A. Condition for finite kernel variance.

description: Condition for finite kernel variance.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531377
title: Appendix B. Generating psuedorandom dispersal vectors.

description: Generating psuedorandom dispersal vectors.
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title: Appendix B. Generating psuedorandom dispersal vectors.

description: Generating psuedorandom dispersal vectors.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531374
title: Appendix C. Scaling collapse.

description: Scaling collapse.
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title: Appendix C. Scaling collapse.

description: Scaling collapse.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531371
title: Appendix D. Small speciation results and z.

description: Small speciation results and z.
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title: Appendix D. Small speciation results and z.

description: Small speciation results and z.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531368
title: Appendix E. Small speciation results fit to empirical data.

description: Small speciation results fit to empirical data.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531368.v1
title: Appendix E. Small speciation results fit to empirical data.

description: Small speciation results fit to empirical data.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531365
title: Appendix F. Calculating median dispersal distance.

description: Calculating median dispersal distance.
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title: Appendix F. Calculating median dispersal distance.

description: Calculating median dispersal distance.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531362
title: Appendix A. A table listing the allometric equations used in woody biomass increments calculation.

description: A table listing the allometric equations used in woody biomass increments calculation.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531362.v1
title: Appendix A. A table listing the allometric equations used in woody biomass increments calculation.

description: A table listing the allometric equations used in woody biomass increments calculation.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531359
title: Appendix B. A table listing the woody biomass increments response to N deposition.

description: A table listing the woody biomass increments response to N deposition.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531359.v1
title: Appendix B. A table listing the woody biomass increments response to N deposition.

description: A table listing the woody biomass increments response to N deposition.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531356
title: Appendix C. Figures showing basal area increment response of tree species between 1984 and 2004 along the nitrogen deposition gradient.

description: Figures showing basal area increment response of tree species between 1984 and 2004 along the nitrogen deposition gradient.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531356.v1
title: Appendix C. Figures showing basal area increment response of tree species between 1984 and 2004 along the nitrogen deposition gradient.

description: Figures showing basal area increment response of tree species between 1984 and 2004 along the nitrogen deposition gradient.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531353
title: Appendix A. Main characteristics of the experimental sites.

description: Main characteristics of the experimental sites.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531350
title: Appendix B. View of the vegetation in some of the studied Stipa tenacissima steppes.

description: View of the vegetation in some of the studied Stipa tenacissima steppes.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531353.v1
title: Appendix A. Main characteristics of the experimental sites.

description: Main characteristics of the experimental sites.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531350.v1
title: Appendix B. View of the vegetation in some of the studied Stipa tenacissima steppes.

description: View of the vegetation in some of the studied Stipa tenacissima steppes.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531347
title: Appendix C. Correlations between the soil variables employed as surrogates of desertification.

description: Correlations between the soil variables employed as surrogates of desertification.
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title: Appendix C. Correlations between the soil variables employed as surrogates of desertification.

description: Correlations between the soil variables employed as surrogates of desertification.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531344
title: Appendix D. Relationships between the number of patches and their size (in logarithmic scale) found in some of the studied sites.

description: Relationships between the number of patches and their size (in logarithmic scale) found in some of the studied sites.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531344.v1
title: Appendix D. Relationships between the number of patches and their size (in logarithmic scale) found in some of the studied sites.

description: Relationships between the number of patches and their size (in logarithmic scale) found in some of the studied sites.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531341
title: Appendix E. Eigenvalues from a principal components analysis of the soil variables evaluated as desertification surrogates.

description: Eigenvalues from a principal components analysis of the soil variables evaluated as desertification surrogates.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531341.v1
title: Appendix E. Eigenvalues from a principal components analysis of the soil variables evaluated as desertification surrogates.

description: Eigenvalues from a principal components analysis of the soil variables evaluated as desertification surrogates.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531338
title: Appendix F. Spearman correlations between main abiotic features of the study sites and the components extracted from a principal component analysis.

description: Spearman correlations between main abiotic features of the study sites and the components extracted from a principal component analysis.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531338.v1
title: Appendix F. Spearman correlations between main abiotic features of the study sites and the components extracted from a principal component analysis.

description: Spearman correlations between main abiotic features of the study sites and the components extracted from a principal component analysis.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531335
title: Appendix G. Raw values of the soil variables employed as desertification surrogates.

description: Raw values of the soil variables employed as desertification surrogates.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531335.v1
title: Appendix G. Raw values of the soil variables employed as desertification surrogates.

description: Raw values of the soil variables employed as desertification surrogates.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531332
title: Appendix H. Summary of the test conducted to evaluate whether the lack of support for power laws observed is related to stochasticity in the presence or absence of large patches due to low sample sizes.

description: Summary of the test conducted to evaluate whether the lack of support for power laws observed is related to stochasticity in the presence or absence of large patches due to low sample sizes.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531332.v1
title: Appendix H. Summary of the test conducted to evaluate whether the lack of support for power laws observed is related to stochasticity in the presence or absence of large patches due to low sample sizes.

description: Summary of the test conducted to evaluate whether the lack of support for power laws observed is related to stochasticity in the presence or absence of large patches due to low sample sizes.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531329
title: Appendix A. A table of ambient temperatures and body temperatures of active flies from collecting sites in different seasons.

description: A table of ambient temperatures and body temperatures of active flies from collecting sites in different seasons.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531329.v1
title: Appendix A. A table of ambient temperatures and body temperatures of active flies from collecting sites in different seasons.

description: A table of ambient temperatures and body temperatures of active flies from collecting sites in different seasons.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531326
title: Appendix B. A figure showing mean body temperatures of active flies vs. maximum ambient temperatures.

description: A figure showing mean body temperatures of active flies vs. maximum ambient temperatures.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531326.v1
title: Appendix B. A figure showing mean body temperatures of active flies vs. maximum ambient temperatures.

description: A figure showing mean body temperatures of active flies vs. maximum ambient temperatures.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531323
title: Data Paper. Data Paper

description: File List Chrysemys_picta_1989-2006.txt -- 3083 records, not including header row, ASCII text, tab-delimited. Description The role of early life stages (eggs, neonates, and juveniles) for population persistence in long-lived organisms is thought to be minor. However, few long-term data sets are available to test this assumption. Variation in vital rates over space and time and the potential for the success of early life stages to shape adult reproductive behavior evolutionarily suggest that more thorough consideration of these life stages is necessary. In particular, the impact of climatic variation on early life-stage recruitment is not well understood. Furthermore, predation occupies a significant role in theoretical models of population dynamics, but its impact on populations through variable vital rates of early life stages is unknown. Maternal nest site selection, an important component of nesting ecology, may influence many offspring traits and respond to selection to optimize offspring success. Overall, we have limited information regarding the long-term patterns of natural fluctuations in the nesting ecology and hatchling recruitment of populations of long-lived organisms. The research site for this ongoing long-term project is on an island in the Mississippi River near Thomson, Illinois, USA. Painted turtles (<i>Chrysemys picta</i>) have been studied extensively at this location since 1989 to examine the ecology and potential demographic consequences of nest-site selection and depredation, with the aim of understanding the evolution of maternal nesting behavior and its effects on offspring phenotype. We monitored the site every day of the nesting season each year to record nesting and depredation events. The data presented here include nesting phenology, nest vegetation cover, total number of nesting events, clutch size, depredation, and hatchling survival. Portions of this data set have been used to address related questions in ecology and evolutionary biology. In particular, climatic variation influences the probability of nest depredation events. Such events are typically nonrandom, primarily occurring adjacent to habitat edges. Because habitat edges may have atypical vegetation composition and vegetation influences nest temperature, such nonrandom depredation could influence offspring recruitment and, hence, population structure. Given the unique scope and accessibility of this data set, researchers and teachers should find it to be a valuable empirical resource for exploring important facets of nesting ecology and hatchling recruitment in a wild population of a long-lived species. <i>Key words: demography; early life stages; fluctuating environments; maternal effects; nesting behavior; predation; temperature-dependent sex determination; turtles.</i>
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531323.v1
title: Data Paper. Data Paper

description: File List Chrysemys_picta_1989-2006.txt -- 3083 records, not including header row, ASCII text, tab-delimited. Description The role of early life stages (eggs, neonates, and juveniles) for population persistence in long-lived organisms is thought to be minor. However, few long-term data sets are available to test this assumption. Variation in vital rates over space and time and the potential for the success of early life stages to shape adult reproductive behavior evolutionarily suggest that more thorough consideration of these life stages is necessary. In particular, the impact of climatic variation on early life-stage recruitment is not well understood. Furthermore, predation occupies a significant role in theoretical models of population dynamics, but its impact on populations through variable vital rates of early life stages is unknown. Maternal nest site selection, an important component of nesting ecology, may influence many offspring traits and respond to selection to optimize offspring success. Overall, we have limited information regarding the long-term patterns of natural fluctuations in the nesting ecology and hatchling recruitment of populations of long-lived organisms. The research site for this ongoing long-term project is on an island in the Mississippi River near Thomson, Illinois, USA. Painted turtles (<i>Chrysemys picta</i>) have been studied extensively at this location since 1989 to examine the ecology and potential demographic consequences of nest-site selection and depredation, with the aim of understanding the evolution of maternal nesting behavior and its effects on offspring phenotype. We monitored the site every day of the nesting season each year to record nesting and depredation events. The data presented here include nesting phenology, nest vegetation cover, total number of nesting events, clutch size, depredation, and hatchling survival. Portions of this data set have been used to address related questions in ecology and evolutionary biology. In particular, climatic variation influences the probability of nest depredation events. Such events are typically nonrandom, primarily occurring adjacent to habitat edges. Because habitat edges may have atypical vegetation composition and vegetation influences nest temperature, such nonrandom depredation could influence offspring recruitment and, hence, population structure. Given the unique scope and accessibility of this data set, researchers and teachers should find it to be a valuable empirical resource for exploring important facets of nesting ecology and hatchling recruitment in a wild population of a long-lived species. <i>Key words: demography; early life stages; fluctuating environments; maternal effects; nesting behavior; predation; temperature-dependent sex determination; turtles.</i>
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531317
title: Data Paper. Data Paper

description: File List Each data set has its own file and its own metadata documenting the data collection details and data set structure. <b>Rodents:</b> <i>Data file</i> (see log of corrections)<i>-- </i> Portal_rodents_19772002.csv <i>Metadata -- </i> Portal_rodent_metadata.htm <b>Plants:</b> <i>Data files -- </i> Portal_plant_summer_annual_19831988.csv Portal_plant_summer_perennial_19831988.csv Portal_plant_summer_annual_19892002.csv Portal_plant_summer_perennial_19892002.csv Portal_plant_winter_annual_19831988.csv Portal_plant_winter_perennial_19831988.csv Portal_plant_winter_annual_19892002.csv Portal_plant_winter_perennial_19892002.csv <i>Metadata -- </i> Portal_plant_metadata.htm <b>Ants:</b> <i>Data files -- </i> Portal_ant_colony_19771987.csv Portal_ant_colony_19882002.csv Portal_ant_bait_19882002.csv <i>Metadata -- </i> Portal_ant_metadata.htm <b>Precipitation:</b> <i>Data files -- </i> Portal_precipitation_19801989.csv Portal_precipitation_19892002.csv <i>Metadata --</i> Portal_precipitation_metadata.htm Description Desert ecosystems have long served as model systems in the study of ecological concepts (e.g., competition, resource pulses, top-down/bottom-up dynamics). However, the inherent variability of resource availability in deserts, and hence consumer dynamics, can also make them challenging ecosystems to understand. Study of a Chihuahuan desert ecosystem near Portal, Arizona, began in 1977. At this site, 24 experimental plots were established in 1977 and divided among controls and experimental manipulations. Experimental manipulations over the years include removal of all or some rodent species, all or some ants, seed additions, and various alterations of the annual plant community. While some of these manipulations were discontinued early on, others (i.e., ant and rodent manipulations) have been maintained throughout the study. Monitoring of the composition and abundances of ants, plants, and rodents has occurred continuously on all 24 plots. From 1977–2002, individual-level data on rodents (i.e., species, sex, size, reproductive condition) was collected monthly for each plot. From 1983–2002, the species-level abundances of plants were sampled on permanent quadrats. From 1977–2002, the species-level abundance of ant colonies was recorded for each plot and from 1988–2002 additional information on ant abundances were recorded. Finally, from 1980–2002 we recorded precipitation at the study site. These data have been used in a variety of publications documenting the effects of the experimental manipulations as well as the response of populations and communities to long-term changes in climate and habitat. Sampling is ongoing and this database will be periodically updated. <i>Key words: ants; Chihuahuan Desert; LTREB data; plants; rodents</i>.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531314
title: Supplement 1. Mathematica 6 notebook containing models used in the analysis.

description: File List cricket_ML_analysis.nb Description The file cricket_ML_analysis.nb is a notebook created with the software Mathematica 6 (Wolfram Research, Champaign, Illinois, USA). Basic setup, general setup to create maximum likelihood functions, models B-M (see main manuscript, Table 1), and a summary table that includes AIC values, are included in this order.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3531314.v1
title: Supplement 1. Mathematica 6 notebook containing models used in the analysis.

description: File List cricket_ML_analysis.nb Description The file cricket_ML_analysis.nb is a notebook created with the software Mathematica 6 (Wolfram Research, Champaign, Illinois, USA). Basic setup, general setup to create maximum likelihood functions, models B-M (see main manuscript, Table 1), and a summary table that includes AIC values, are included in this order.