Fungal mat growth and leaf colonization at the TRACE warming experiment, Mar - Aug 2024, Luquillo, Puerto Rico

Dataset · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2026

DOI:https://doi.org/10.15485/3020155· OSTI ID:3020155

Puentes, Ari E. ^[1]; Lodge, D. Jean ^[2]; Ortiz-Iglesias, Deyaneira A. ^[3]; Rubio-Lebrón, Laura C. ^[3]; Barreto-Vélez, Tatiana ^[3]; Chu, Hieu ^[4]; O'Connell, Christine S. ^[5]; Reed, Sasha C. ^[6]; Wood, Tana E. ^[3]

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1. University of Tennessee
2. University of Georgia
3. USDA Forest Service - IITF
4. Macalester College
5. Chapman University
6. USGS Southwest Biological Science Center

This data package contains processed measurements on the growth of litter mat-forming fungi and the time to leaf colonization at the Tropical Responses to Altered Climate Experiment (TRACE). Located near the Sabana Field Research Station in Luquillo, Puerto Rico, the TRACE site is located in a mature, closed-canopy tropical rainforest within the Luquillo Experimental Forest (LEF). These data quantify fungal mat growth and the time to leaf colonization of fungi species Gymnopus johnstonii and Marasmius crinis-equi. The experiment was conducted in ambient (control) and experimentally warmed plots (4°C above ambient) during spring and summer periods to assess how litter mat-forming fungi respond to a range of environmental conditions of tropical wet forests. The data files include tables of relative fungal mat growth rates, time to leaf colonization, averages of soil temperature (°C), and number of dry days before leaf attachment. The data are stored in comma-separated values (CSV) format and viewable with any text editor, spreadsheet, or statistical software (e.g., R, Python, Excel). Associated metadata describe plot identifiers, measurement descriptions, and processing steps.

• Research Organization: Interactive effects of press and pulse disturbances on biogeochemical cycling of a wet tropical forest in Puerto Rico
• Sponsoring Organization: ESS-DIVE; U.S. DOE > Office of Science > Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-05CH11231
• OSTI ID: 3020155
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > FUNGI
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > FUNGI > MUSHROOMS
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS
Earth Science > Biosphere > Ecosystems > Terrestrial Ecosystems > Forests > Tropical Rainforest
EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL TEMPERATURE
ESS-DIVE CSV File Formatting Guidelines Reporting Format
ESS-DIVE File Level Metadata Reporting Format
Fungal ecology
Global change
Luquillo Experimental Forest
Puerto Rico
Relative growth rate
Time-to leaf colonization
Tropical ecology