Title:

Insect biomass and abundance in the Wassuk, Toiyabe, Toquima, and Monitor ranges, Nevada, and on the east slope of the Sierra Nevada, California

Author(s):

Zillig, Martha W.; Fleishman, Erica

Publication Year:

2022

How to Cite:

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Zillig, Martha W.; Fleishman, Erica. 2022. Insect biomass and abundance in the Wassuk, Toiyabe, Toquima, and Monitor ranges, Nevada, and on the east slope of the Sierra Nevada, California. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2022-0060

Abstract:

These data document counts of insect orders and insect biomass in 5 mountain canyons in the western Great Basin (Mineral County, Nevada, and Alpine and Mono Counties, California) and 5 mountain canyons in the central Great Basin (Lander, Nye, and Eureka Counties, Nevada). Data were collected during June-August of 2018 and 2019. Data on insect biomass were collected with 10 x 15 centimeter sticky traps set at a height of 1.2 meters. Four traps were set in each of the 10 canyons, and trap locations spanned an elevational gradient. Traps were changed every 8-10 days. The number of insects on each trap was counted, the insects were identified to order, and traps were weighed to estimate relative insect biomass. Data include trap biomass, counts of each insect order on each trap, date on which the trap was collected, and location of the trap.

Keywords:

biota; environment; Wildlife (or Fauna); Invertebrates; Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment; Animal ecology; insect; sticky trap; elevational gradient; Great Basin; insect biomass; JFSP; Joint Fire Science Program; Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center; Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center; Nevada; California; central Nevada; east slope Sierra Nevada; Great Basin; Toiyabe Range; Toquima Range; Monitor Range; Lander County; Nye County; Eureka County; western Great Basin; eastern California; Bodie Mountains; Wassuk Range; Sierra Nevada; Mineral County; Alpine County; Mono County

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• Fleishman, Erica. 2019. Detections of breeding birds in the Shoshone, Toiyabe, Toquima, and Monitor ranges, Nevada. 4th Edition Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. Updated 08 January 2020. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2011-0002-4
• Fleishman, Erica. 2019. Detections of breeding birds in the Wassuk Range, Sweetwater Mountains, and east slope of the Sierra Nevada, Nevada and California. 2nd Edition Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. Updated 08 January 2020. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2015-0031-2
• Zillig, Martha W.; Fleishman, Erica. 2022. Daily temperature measurements in the Wassuk, Shoshone, Toiyabe, Toquima, and Monitor ranges, Nevada, and on the east slope of the Sierra Nevada, California. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2022-0061
• Zillig, Martha W.; Fleishman, Erica. 2022. Plant phenology in the Wassuk, Toiyabe, Toquima, and Monitor ranges, Nevada, and on the east slope of the Sierra Nevada, California. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2022-0062

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