Mohonk Preserve Grassland Field Monitoring 2017-2021
Citation
Director of Conservation Science, Napoli M, Garretson A, Feldsine N, Long E C, Ferreri C T, Erle J C, Quintana Vargas M, Chinkan C, Green R, Vivirito M, Adler-Colvin P (2022). Mohonk Preserve Grassland Field Monitoring 2017-2021. Mohonk Preserve. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/w2xbdx accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-09-26.Description
Between 2017-2021, Mohonk Preserve inventoried vegetation in its old-fields and grasslands. The goal was to increase understanding and knowledge of the Preserve’s vegetation communities so informed management strategies could be developed. This data provides information on species composition; occurrence frequency; vegetation type (woody, forb, grass, sedge, etc.); species percent cover (dominance); and species listed, invasive, and pollinator importance status. Five fields have been sampled thus far: Spring Farm (SF, plots [n]= 96); Glory Hill (GF, n= 45); Testimonial Gateway (TG, n= 66); Brook Farm (BF, n= 36); and Pine Farm (PF, n= 27). Soil samples were taken from three sites in 2018: Spring Farm, Glory Hill, and Testimonial Gateway. All data collection occurred between the months of May and August. There are plans to add more plots to sites Brook Farm, Pine Farm, and a field that has not yet been sampled, Klein kill Farm. There are no immediate plans to resample Spring Farm, Glory Hill, or Testimonial Gateway.Sampling Description
Study Extent
Data are collected from fields onsite at Mohonk Preserve in New Paltz, New York.Sampling
Data is collected by using transects and quadrats. Each site is divided into subfields; in each sub-field, 1-3 (depending on field size) 30-meter (m) transects are placed at either a random (SF, GH, TG) or chosen (BF, PF) location. Each transect rope is laid out in a southern (compass bearing 180°) direction. Along this transect, a 1x1 m quadrat is placed at 5 m, 15m, and 25 m along the western (right) side of the transect rope. Inside the quadrat each species is identified as low as possible in taxonomic rank; the goal is to species but sometimes there is only time to identify to genus or family. The percent cover for each species is then estimated using pre-measured cardboard squares (1-10%) as reference. The total live vegetation percent cover of a quadrat does not have to equal 100% (and often was greater) due to layering of vegetation. Bare ground and dead vegetation percent cover were also estimated within each quadrat. Each transect location is sampled twice, once in the Early Season (typically May-June) and once in the Late Season (typically late July-August).Method steps
- Data is collected by using transects and quadrats. Each site is divided into subfields; in each sub-field, 1-3 (depending on field size) 30-meter (m) transects are placed at either a random (SF, GH, TG) or chosen (BF, PF) location. Each transect rope is laid out in a southern (compass bearing 180°) direction. Along this transect, a 1x1 m quadrat is placed at 5 m, 15m, and 25 m along the western (right) side of the transect rope. Inside the quadrat each species is identified as low as possible in taxonomic rank; the goal is to species but sometimes there is only time to identify to genus or family. The percent cover for each species is then estimated using pre-measured cardboard squares (1-10%) as reference. The total live vegetation percent cover of a quadrat does not have to equal 100% (and often was greater) due to layering of vegetation. Bare ground and dead vegetation percent cover were also estimated within each quadrat. Each transect location is sampled twice, once in the Early Season (typically May-June) and once in the Late Season (typically late July-August).
Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
Data are collected from fields onsite at Mohonk Preserve in New Paltz, New York.
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Contacts
Director of Conservation Scienceoriginator
position: Director of Conservation Science
Mohonk Preserve
PO Box 715
New Paltz
12561
New York
Telephone: 8452550919
email: research@mohonkpreserve.org
Megan Napoli
originator
position: Research Ecologist
Mohonk Preserve
email: mnapoli@mohonkpreserve.org
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2390-6545
Alexis Garretson
originator
position: Research Associate
Mohonk Preserve
email: alexis@garretson.net
homepage: https://alexis-catherine.github.io/
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7260-0131
Natalie Feldsine
originator
position: Research Collection and Citizen Science Coordinator
Mohonk Preserve
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4331-3042
Elizabeth C. Long
originator
position: Affiliate
Mohonk Preserve
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7410-5548
Catherine T Ferreri
originator
position: Field Technician
Mohonk Preserve
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8010-9986
Jacob C Erle
originator
position: Field Technician
Mohonk Preserve
Miriam Quintana Vargas
originator
position: Field Technician
Mohonk Preserve
Chris Chinkan
originator
position: Field Technician
Mohonk Preserve
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4249-8885
Ralph Green
originator
position: Field Technician
Mohonk Preserve
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8597-5955
Michael Vivirito
originator
position: Field Technician
Mohonk Preserve
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8548-6999
Penelope Adler-Colvin
originator
position: Field Technician
Mohonk Preserve
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7508-0410
Alexis Garretson
metadata author
position: Research Associate
Mohonk Preserve
PO Box 715
New Paltz
12561
New York
Telephone: 8452550919
email: alexis@garretson.net
homepage: https://alexis-catherine.github.io/
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7260-0131
Megan Napoli
metadata author
position: Research Ecologist
Mohonk Preserve
PO Box 715
New Paltz
12561
New York
Telephone: 8452550919
email: mnapoli@mohonkpreserve.org
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2390-6545
Julia Solomon
user
position: Director of Conservation Programs
Mohonk Preserve
PO Box 715
New Paltz
12561
New York
Telephone: 8452550919
email: jsolomon@mohonkpreserve.org
Director of Conservation Science
administrative point of contact
position: Director of Conservation Science
Mohonk Preserve
PO Box 715
New Paltz
12561
New York
Telephone: 8452550919
email: research@mohonkpreserve.org
Director of Conservation Science
administrative point of contact
position: Director of Conservation Science
Mohonk Preserve
PO Box 715
New Paltz
12561
New York
Telephone: 8452550919
email: research@mohonkpreserve.org
Alexis Garretson
administrative point of contact
position: Research Associate
Mohonk Preserve
email: alexis@garretson.net
homepage: https://alexis-catherine.github.io/
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7260-0131