72915dd3-3972-46f2-a0f3-0f52fe51667f English ISO/IEC 8859-1 (also known as Latin 1) dataset dataset NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg Lancaster LA1 4AP UK info@eidc.ac.uk https://eidc.ac.uk/ EIDC website The Environmental Information Data Centre (EIDC) is the UK's national data centre for terrestrial and freshwater sciences. information pointOfContact 2025-11-13T16:17:28 UK GEMINI 2.3 WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator Seed rain sampling in a secondary subtropical forest invaded by Ligustrum lucidum subject to experimental management, 2021-2023 2024-01-30 publication https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/72915dd3-3972-46f2-a0f3-0f52fe51667f 10.5285/72915dd3-3972-46f2-a0f3-0f52fe51667f doi: Powell, P.A., Russo, M.C., Rodriguez, J.S., Irrazabal Alarcón, V., Tannure, F.M., Baricco, M., García Díaz, P., Cornulier, T., Burslem, D.F.R.P., Montti, L. (2024). Seed rain sampling in a secondary subtropical forest invaded by Ligustrum lucidum subject to experimental management, 2021-2023. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/72915dd3-3972-46f2-a0f3-0f52fe51667f The data resource consists of two years of seed rain data for woody plant species in invaded subtropical mountain forests (Yungas). The forests were in the Horco Molle Experimental Reserve and Parque Sierra de San Javier (Horco Molle), Tucumán, Argentina. The data are collected as part of an experiment to investigate the effects of management control of the invasion of the non-native species Ligustrum lucidum on the dynamics of the woody community. The experiments ran from June 2020 to November 2023. Every two weeks, fallen fruits and seeds were collected in fixed traps (surface 0.25 m2 each) located along transects within forest permanent plots. Each permanent plot (240 metres by 140 metres, 3.36 hectares for each plot) had four transects (160 metres long), and 12 traps were deployed within each transect. The placement of seed traps along the transects was informed by in silico experiments in which both the dispersal and management of L. lucidum were simulated and the placement of traps along simulated transects. After simulating different trap placements, the design chosen provided the highest precision and closest fit to the simulated dispersal and management of L. lucidum. After collection, the fruits and seeds were counted and identified at the lowest feasible taxonomic level (species level) in a laboratory using a stereo microscope. Also recorded was if the fruit or seed had some evidence of having been digested by animals. The work was carried out as part of NERC grant NE/S011641/1 "Optimising the long-term management of invasive species affecting biodiversity and the rural economy using adaptive management". Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/72915dd3-3972-46f2-a0f3-0f52fe51667f Powell, P.A. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán & CONICET priscilaapowell@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3911-0912 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Russo, M.C. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán & CONICET candelarusso@gmail.com author Rodriguez, J.S. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán & CONICET joserodriguezsebastian@gmail.com author Irrazabal Alarcón, V. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán & CONICET virrazabal40@gmail.com author Tannure, F.M. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán & CONICET florenciatannure@gmail.com author Baricco, M. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán & CONICET merybaricco@gmail.com author García Díaz, P. University of Aberdeen pablo.garciadiaz.eco@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5402-0611 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Cornulier, T. University of Aberdeen thomas.cornulier@bioss.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2738-4801 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Burslem, D.F.R.P. University of Aberdeen d.burslem@abdn.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6033-0990 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Montti, L. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán & CONICET liamontti@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0301-016X ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Powell, P.A. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán & CONICET priscilaapowell@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3911-0912 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information pointOfContact NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk publisher NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk custodian Universidad Nacional de Tucumán & CONICET priscilaapowell@gmail.com owner Ligustrum lucidum Wikidata 2012-10-29 creation seed (biology) GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3 2019-01-28 creation Tucumán Argentina GeoNames 2006-01-01 creation Invasive species Yungas seed rain Horco Molle Experimental Reserve Parque Sierra de San Javier otherRestrictions no limitations otherRestrictions This resource is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence otherRestrictions If you reuse this data, you should cite: Powell, P.A., Russo, M.C., Rodriguez, J.S., Irrazabal Alarcón, V., Tannure, F.M., Baricco, M., García Díaz, P., Cornulier, T., Burslem, D.F.R.P., Montti, L. (2024). Seed rain sampling in a secondary subtropical forest invaded by Ligustrum lucidum subject to experimental management, 2021-2023. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/72915dd3-3972-46f2-a0f3-0f52fe51667f textTable 250 English utf8 biota environment 2020-06-01 2023-11-30 -65.397 -65.292 -26.82 -26.744 Comma-separated values (CSV) NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk distributor https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/72915dd3-3972-46f2-a0f3-0f52fe51667f Download the data Download a copy of this data download https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/72915dd3-3972-46f2-a0f3-0f52fe51667f.zip Supporting information Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset information dataset dataset Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 These seed rain data were collected during a field experiment evaluating the management of secondary forests affected by Ligustrum lucidum invasion. The experiment established six permanent plots of 240 metres by 140 meters each (3.36 hectares, see related dataset). Plots were established in pairs (3 pairs in total), where one element of the pair was assigned as the control scenario (no actions applied), and the other was the treatment (L. lucidum control and native tree planting). After implementing the treatment, 288 seed traps were established, each one being a 0.5x0.5-metre quadrat of mosquito mesh suspended by stakes at 0.30 metres above the ground. In total 48 seed traps per plot were deployed, allocating 12 seed traps to each of the 4 transects within each of the six permanent plots. Every two weeks, all the fruits and seeds were collected that had fallen on the traps, and then we identified each item at the species level when it was feasible. They were identified using field guides, a reference collection of fruits and seeds gathered from local field sites and supported by local experienced taxonomists. Also recorded was if there were signs that the fruit was consumed by animals. Data were recorded onto field sheets, transferred into spreadsheets and exported as comma separated value (CSV) files for deposit into the EIDC.