Fine-root traits from common tree species in Puerto Rico before and after Hurricane María (2017-2018)
- Univ de Puerto Rico
- Oak Ridge National Lab
- ORNL
This dataset is a compilation of root trait measurements from common tree species in the Luquillo Experimental Forest in Puerto Rico taken in February 2017 (before Hurricane María), and in February 2018 (after the hurricane). This dataset is being used on a publication called "Tradeoffs in phosphorus acquisition strategies of five tree species in a tropical forest of Puerto Rico", where we describe belowground P-acquisition strategies of five common tree species (two pioneers and three non-pioneers) growing in the lowland tropical wet forests of Puerto Rico. Additionally, we used the unique opportunity of two consecutive hurricanes that passed over the island (Irma and Maria) to compare root traits before and after the hurricanes to determine which traits were the most responsive and whether such disturbance affected root trait relationships and trade-offs. For this, we sampled trees from EV1, SB2, and NGEE Tropics' plots EVV and EVR in 2017 (before hurricanes) and 2018 (after hurricanes). Morphological fine-root traits include root length, diameter, and SRL. Root architectural traits includes root branching ratio and intensity. Root physiological trait measured includes phosphatase activity, and root microbial association trait measured includes percentage mycorrhizal colonization. Chemistry data includes root phosphorus concentration, soil available, and organic phosphorus.
- Research Organization:
- Next-Generation Ecosystem Experiments Tropics; Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE, office of Science, Biological and Environmental Research
- OSTI ID:
- 1778242
- Report Number(s):
- NGT0178
- Resource Relation:
- Related Information: Cabugao, K. G., Timm, C. M., Carrell, A. A., Childs, J., Lu, T. Y. S., Pelletier, D. A., et al. (2017). Root and rhizosphere bacterial phosphatase activity varies with tree species and soil phosphorus availability in puerto rico tropical forest. Front. Plant Sci. 8, 1834. Cabugao, K. G., Yaffar, D., Stenson, N., Childs, J., Phillips, J., Mayes, M. A., et al. (2021). Bringing function to structure: Root–soil interactions shaping phosphatase activity throughout a soil profile in Puerto Rico. Ecol. Evol. 11, 1150–1164. doi:10.1002/ece3.7036. Kormanik, P., and McGraw, A. (1982). Quantification of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae in plant roots. McGonigle, T. P., Miller, M. H., Evans, D. G., Fairchild, G. L., and Swan, J. A. (1990). A new method which gives an objective measure of colonization of roots by vesicular—arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. New Phytol. 115, 495–501. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.1990.tb00476.x.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Understory plant communities show resistance to drought, hurricanes, and experimental warming in a wet tropical forest
Hurricane María tripled stem breaks and doubled tree mortality relative to other major storms