Description
Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) occurrence data in watersheds in western Kentucky (Ledbetter Creek) and western Tennessee (Panther Creek).
Data Records
The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 462 records.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
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How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Murray State University - Loniciera japonica - 2008 dataset. (Accessed through Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation (BISON), https://bison.usgs.gov, YYYY-MM_DD)
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GBIF Registration
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Keywords
Occurrence; Observation
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Geographic Coverage
Ledbetter Creek, Kentucky; Panther Creek, Tennessee, USA.
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [36.38, -88.186], North East [36.775, -87.32] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
Lonicera japonica; Japanese honeysuckle.
| Species | Lonicera japonica (Japanese honeysuckle) |
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Project Data
No Description available
| Title | Predicting the spatial distribution of Lonicera japonica in two watersheds in western Kentucky and Tennessee |
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| Funding | Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation |
| Study Area Description | Th is study compared the spatial distribution and pattern of Japanese honeysuckle in two watersheds, Ledbetter Creek in western Kentucky, and Panther Creek in Tennessee, utilizing geospatial techniques. These two watersheds are similar in size and are roughly 30 km apart (Fig. 1). Both streams empty into the Kentucky Lake Reservoir. Ledbetter Creek is located on the west side of Kentucky Lake. Its watershed contains forest, cropland, grassland, and small communities that cover an area of about 24 km2. The recently opened highway KY80 cuts through the watershed on the north, which will likely bring more disturbance and change to the area. Panther Creek, an almost completely forested watershed, is located on the east side of the Kentucky Lake Reservoir within the Land Between the Lakes National Recreational Area. |
| Design Description | 63 random sampling points were assigned to two watersheds based on the aerial maps. We established 32 sampling points at the Ledbetter Creek Watershed and 31 sampling points at the Panther Creek Watershed. Each sampling point contained 10 to 20 plots, each 1-m x 1-m in size. Th e plots were distributed approximately 15 m apart along the transect lines. Each transect length was determined by measuring the distance from the sampling point to the main road. We collected data from 210 plots within the Ledbetter Creek Watershed and 323 plots within the Panther Creek Watershed. We measured the following six variables, which are most likely to constrain the geographic distribution of the species: species richness per plot, distance from the main road, elevation, soil moisture, soil pH, and light intensity. |
The personnel involved in the project:
- Principal Investigator
Sampling Methods
63 random sampling points were assigned to two watersheds based on the aerial maps. We established 32 sampling points at the Ledbetter Creek Watershed and 31 sampling points at the Panther Creek Watershed. Each sampling point contained 10 to 20 plots, each 1-m x 1-m in size. Th e plots were distributed approximately 15 m apart along the transect lines. Each transect length was determined by measuring the distance from the sampling point to the main road. We collected data from 210 plots within the Ledbetter Creek Watershed and 323 plots within the Panther Creek Watershed.
| Study Extent | June to December 2008, in two similar watersheds in western Kentucky and Tennessee. |
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Method step description:
- no repeated steps were taken.
Bibliographic Citations
- Liu, D., Jiang, H., Zhang, R., He, K.S. 2011. Predicting the spatial distribution of Lonicera japonica, based on species occurrence data from two watersheds in western Kentucky and Tennessee. Proceedings of the 17th Central Hardwood Forest Conference, p418-424, Lexington, Kentucky. In: Fei, Songlin; Lhotka, John M.; Stringer, Jeffrey W.; Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Miller, Gary W., eds. Proceedings, 17th central hardwood forest conference; 2010 April 5-7; Lexington, KY; Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-78. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 418-424 https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/38080
Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | 591cd797-d7ec-4e33-9a4f-e3bb242e83e6 |
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| https://bison.usgs.gov/ipt/resource?r=murray_state_university_-_lonicera_japonica_-_2008 |