Abstract
Chronological measurements of litterfall production can be used for understanding ecosystem dynamics such as net primary production and carbon cycling in highly seasonal ecosystems such as tropical dry forests (TDF). This paper presents data on litterfall production and meteorology in an old-growth TDF. The data was generated within the Monte Mojino Reserve located in the Sierra de Alamos – Rio Cuchujaqui Natural Protected Area in northwestern México. For litterfall collection, twenty randomly placed litterfall traps were installed to collect monthly litterfall production across four full growing seasons (48 monthly collections). Meteorological data were obtained from an automatic micrometeorological station that recorded data in situ from January 2013 to March 2019. The database includes litterfall production [g m−2 month−1], monthly rainfall [mm], air temperature [°C], relative humidity [%] and photosynthetic active radiation [µmol m−2 s−1].
Highlights
Chronological measurements of litterfall production can be used for understanding ecosystem dynamics such as net primary production and carbon cycling in highly seasonal ecosystems such as tropical dry forests (TDF)
This paper presents data on litterfall production and meteorology in an old-growth TDF
The data was generated within the Monte Mojino Reserve located in the Sierra de Alamos – Rio Cuchujaqui Natural Protected Area in northwestern México
Summary
Ecology Ecosystems ecology Tables Figures We generated litterfall data collecting litter from twenty 0.5 m-diameter litterfall traps made of synthetic mesh suspended at 75 cm from the ground. Litterfall samples were oven-dried for 48 hours at 65°C to obtain their dry weight in grams. Raw Analyzed Data were collected within an old-growth tropical dry forest in a protected natural reserve. Litterfall samples we collected manually in the field and processed in the lab to obtain dry weights, meteorological data was collected automatically in dataloggers that were interrogated monthly. Chronological measurements of litterfall production can be used for understanding ecosystem dynamics such as net primary production and carbon cycling in highly seasonal ecosystems such as tropical dry forests. Understanding environmental controls on litter production allow the generation and calibration of ecosystem process models and validation of remote sensing products. Data on litterfall production across time can be used by scientists interested in comparing litterfall production across the continental distribution of the tropical dry forest in the Americas. Measurements of litter production should be valuable for long term ecological monitoring efforts in natural protected areas
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