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Title:
Plant phenology 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. 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
Abstract:
These data document phenological measurements of individual plants of species that provide food for birds in 5 mountain canyons in the western Great Basin (Mineral, Douglas, and Lyon Counties, Nevada; and Alpine and Mono Counties, California) and 5 mountain canyons in the central Great Basin (Lander, Nye, and Eureka Counties, Nevada). Sampling locations spanned the elevational gradients of the canyons and were within the 100-meter points at which we sampled breeding birds. Plant species examined included bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata), aspen (Populus tremuloides), cottonwood (Populus spp.), water birch (Betula occidentalis), bitter cherry (Prunus emarginata), snowberry (Symphoricarpos spp.), chokecherry (Prunus virginiana), Woods' rose (Rosa woodsii), willow (Salix spp.), and currant (Ribes spp.). We tracked nine phenological stages: percentage of breaking leaf buds, young leaves, mature leaves, leaf death, flower buds, open flowers, pollen release, unripe fruits, and ripe fruits. Data were collected during June-August of 2018 and 2019. Data include date and location of collection, and percentage of each plant in each of the nine phenological stages.

Keywords:
biota; environment; Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment; Plant ecology; phenology; Great Basin; bitterbrush; Purshia tridentata; aspen; Populus tremuloides; cottonwood; Populus spp.; water birch; Betula occidentalis; bitter cherry; Prunus emarginata; snowberry; Symphoricarpos spp.; chokecherry; Prunus virginiana; Woods' rose; Rosa woodsii; currant; Ribes spp.; willow; Salix spp.; 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
Related publications:
  • 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. 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
  • 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
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