Soil invertebrates were sampled from a main cropping system experiment using soil cores and extracted via Tullgren and Baermann funnels. The dataset originates from the Long-Term Ecological Research Program at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, a 1,000-hectare facility administered by Michigan State University. Research at the station has emphasized ecology, production agronomy, and forest genetics for over 20 years.
Use Cases
- Analyze taxonomic classification of arthropods to assess biodiversity across different cropping systems.
- Study functional feeding specialization (e.g., fungivore, bacterivore) to understand soil invertebrate roles in nutrient cycling.
- Correlate soil invertebrate populations with crop types or successional communities from the main experiment (KBS004).
Strengths
- Data collected from a 1,000-hectare primary research facility with a long-term research history.
- Invertebrates are classified to the lowest practical taxon and by functional feeding group, providing detailed biological data.
Limitations
- Specific sample size, temporal coverage, and geographic resolution within the station are not provided.
- The raw description does not specify data formats, column structure, or update frequency.
Provenance
- Source
- Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Program, Kellogg Biological Station (KBS), Michigan State University.
- Collection Method
- Sampled via 7.5 cm diameter soil cores; invertebrates extracted using modified Tullgren funnels for arthropods and Baermann funnels for nematodes.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan, USA.