uid=HFR,o=lter,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all public read doi:10.6073/pasta/64949739f1f177b6cfdfc724dc0455f4 Michael Kaspari https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9717-5768 Robert Waide https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8127-8634 James Brown Michael Weiser https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9080-0834 Researcher 2023 English

Leaf litter invertebrates and soil microbes were sampled in an array of 21 1m2 subplots by the Kaspari Ant Lab at the University of Oklahoma as part of a macrosystems biodiversity and latitude project supported by the National Science Foundation under Cooperative Agreement DEB#1065836.

abundance ants arthropods biodiversity communities diversity insects litter species lists LTER controlled vocabulary primary production populations LTER core area Harvard Forest HFR LTER USA HFR default

This dataset is released to the public under Creative Commons CC0 1.0 (No Rights Reserved). Please keep the dataset creators informed of any plans to use the dataset. Consultation with the original investigators is strongly encouraged. Publications and data products that make use of the dataset should include proper acknowledgement.

Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal https://spdx.org/licenses/CC0-1.0.html CC0-1.0 https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/exist/apps/datasets/showData.html?id=hf263 Harvard Forest. Coordinates based on WGS84 datum. -72.17899 -72.17329 +42.54054 +42.53780 352 363 meter 2012 2012 family Achipteriidae family Aphelacaridae family Archeonothroidae family Bdellidae family Brachychthoniidae family Camisiidae family Carabidae family Carabodidae family Cepheidae family Ceratoppiidae family Ceratozetidae family Chamobatidae family Cicadellidae family Ctenobelbidae family Curculionidae family Elateridae family Entomobryidae family Euphthiracaridae family Formicidae family Galumnidae family Gymnodamaeidae family Hahniidae family Hermanniellidae family Hermanniidae family Hypogastruridae family Isotomidae family Liacaridae family Malaconothridae family Metrioppiidae family Monotomidae family Nanhermanniidae family Nitidulidae family Nooliodidae family Nothridae family Onychiuridae family Oppiidae family Oribatellidae family Oribatulidae family Otocepheidae family Parapirnodidae family Phenopelopidae family Phthiracaridae family Platygastridae family Psychodidae family Ptiliidae family Reduviidae family Salticidae family Scheloribatidae family Scydmaenidae family Sminthuridae family Staphylinidae family Tectocepheidae family Tetracondylidae family Trachytidae family Trhypochthoniidae family Xylobatidae complete Information Manager Harvard Forest

324 North Main Street Petersham MA 01366 USA

(978) 724-3302 hf-im@lists.fas.harvard.edu Harvard Forest

324 North Main Street Petersham MA 01366 USA

(978) 724-3302 (978) 724-3595 https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu

Patterns of biodiversity, such as the increase toward the tropics and the peaked curve during ecological succession, are fundamental phenomena for ecology. Such patterns have multiple, interacting causes, but temperature emerges as a dominant factor across organisms from microbes to trees and mammals, and across terrestrial, marine, and freshwater environments. However, there is little consensus on the underlying mechanisms, even as global temperatures increase and the need to predict their effects becomes more pressing. The purpose of this project is to generate and test theory for how temperature impacts biodiversity through its effect on biochemical processes and metabolic rate. A combination of standardized surveys in the field and controlled experiments in the field and laboratory measure diversity of three taxa -- trees, invertebrates, and microbes -- and key biogeochemical processes of decomposition in seven forests distributed along a geographic gradient of increasing temperature from cold temperate to warm tropical. An array of 21 1m2 subplots was used to sample leaf litter invertebrates and soil microbes. The subplots were directed 1m, 10m, 50m, 100m and 200m from a central subplot where the "1m" plots shared an edge with the central subplot. The leaf litter and litter soil interface were sifted and placed in berlese funnel extractors for 48 hours, with litter invertebrates extracted into 95% ethanol. Within each 1m2 plot, 9 soil cores (2cm diameter, ~8cm depth) were taken with all 9 pooled and mixed.

Harvard Forest

324 North Main Street Petersham MA 01366 USA

(978) 724-3302 (978) 724-3595 https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu https://ror.org/059cpzx98 pointOfContact The Harvard Forest Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program examines ecological dynamics in the New England region resulting from natural disturbances, environmental change, and human impacts. National Science Foundation LTER grants: DEB-8811764, DEB-9411975, DEB-0080592, DEB-0620443, DEB-1237491, DEB-1832210. Other funding: NSF grant DEB-1065836 hf263-01-hf-soil-inverts.csv hf soil invertebrates hf263-01-hf-soil-inverts.csv 256453 71357c86344af992b09dfadeacafb7b4 1 \r\n column , https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/data/p26/hf263/hf263-01-hf-soil-inverts.csv sample.mekou Kaspari Lab reference number given to the initial berlese sample collected in field Kaspari Lab reference number given to the initial berlese sample collected in field NA missing value location code of site where samples were collected hfr Harvard Forest NA missing value distance distance in meters along the sampling log 10 array where the soil core was sampled meter 1 whole NA missing value direction direction on the log 10 array where the soil core was sampled direction on the log 10 array where the soil core was sampled NA missing value plotcode name of site, distance, and direction along the log 10 array of the soil sample name of site, distance, and direction along the log 10 array of the soil sample NA missing value phylum phylum to which the sample was identified phylum to which the sample was identified NA missing value subphylum subphylum to which the sample was identified subphylum to which the sample was identified NA missing value class class to which the sample was identified class to which the sample was identified NA missing value subclass subclass to which the sample was identified subclass to which the sample was identified NA missing value order order to which the sample was identified order to which the sample was identified NA missing value suborder suborder to which the sample was identified suborder to which the sample was identified NA missing value infraorder infraorder to which the sample was identified infraorder to which the sample was identified NA missing value superfamily superfamily to which the sample was identified superfamily to which the sample was identified NA missing value family family to which the sample was identified family to which the sample was identified NA missing value subfamily subfamily to which the sample was identified subfamily to which the sample was identified NA missing value genus genus to which the sample was identified genus to which the sample was identified NA missing value morphospecies site specific placeholder name shared by taxa that the determiners believe are in the same species when the correct species name cannot be determined site specific placeholder name shared by taxa that the determiners believe are in the same species when the correct species name cannot be determined NA missing value larva whether or not the sample is in its larval stage yes larval stage no not larval stage NA missing value tax.scale the most atomic taxonomic scale of the determination the most atomic taxonomic scale of the determination NA missing value count abundance of that taxon in sample number 1 whole NA missing value how.est taxon abundance (count) was typically determined through direct counts of all specimen with that determination. Some abundance measures were estimated using subsampling on grids. taxon abundance (count) was typically determined through direct counts of all specimen with that determination. Some abundance measures were estimated using subsampling on grids. NA missing value new.mekou Kaspari Lab reference number given to the separated samples (vials, pins, etc.) after processing. Many specimen get returned to the initial collection and thus sample.mekou=new.mekou. Where newMEKOU is blank, assume sample.mekou=newMEKOU Kaspari Lab reference number given to the separated samples (vials, pins, etc.) after processing. Many specimen get returned to the initial collection and thus sample.mekou=new.mekou. Where newMEKOU is blank, assume sample.mekou=newMEKOU NA missing value sort.by lab tech performing separation into focal taxon groupings lab tech performing separation into focal taxon grouping NA missing value det.by name of person giving determination to specimen name of person giving determination to specimen NA missing value notes additional information associated with sample, typically determination notes additional information associated with sample, typically determination notes NA missing value 1328 biodiversity international regional short-term measurements https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/exist/apps/datasets/showData.html?id=hf262 https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/exist/apps/datasets/showData.html?id=hf261 https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/exist/apps/datasets/showData.html?id=hf260 https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/exist/apps/datasets/showData.html?id=hf264