Rabbit survey data on creosotebush and grassland routes from the long-term Small Mammal Exclusion Study at Jornada Basin LTER, 1996-ongoing
This data package contains rabbit survey data from grassland and creosote shrubland habitats on Jornada Experimental Range (JER) and Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center (CDRRC) lands. Two survey routes were established along Jornada Basin roads in 1996; one in black grama grassland and the other in creosotebush shrubland. Quarterly surveys are conducted on these roads at or near the full moon to measure the density of rabbits in the two vegetation types. Each route is about 6 miles long. Parallel studies were established at the Sevilleta LTER site (New Mexico, USA) and Mapimi Biosphere Reserve (Durango, Mexico). Data collection began in April 1996 and includes date and time lagomorphs are spotted, species identification, habitat type, distance/direction from vehicle, and comments on the weather, moon, and anything unusual. This study is ongoing with new data collected quarterly. Resources in this dataset:Resource Title: Website Pointer to html file. File Name: Web Page, url: https://portal.edirepository.org/nis/mapbrowse?scope=knb-lter-jrn&identifier=210086006 Webpage with information and links to data files for download
Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| bureauCode |
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"005:18"
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| contactPoint |
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"fn": "Data Manager",
"hasEmail": "mailto:jornada.data@nmsu.edu"
}
|
| description | <p>This data package contains rabbit survey data from grassland and creosote shrubland habitats on Jornada Experimental Range (JER) and Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center (CDRRC) lands. Two survey routes were established along Jornada Basin roads in 1996; one in black grama grassland and the other in creosotebush shrubland. Quarterly surveys are conducted on these roads at or near the full moon to measure the density of rabbits in the two vegetation types. Each route is about 6 miles long. Parallel studies were established at the Sevilleta LTER site (New Mexico, USA) and Mapimi Biosphere Reserve (Durango, Mexico). Data collection began in April 1996 and includes date and time lagomorphs are spotted, species identification, habitat type, distance/direction from vehicle, and comments on the weather, moon, and anything unusual. This study is ongoing with new data collected quarterly. </p><div><br>Resources in this dataset:</div><br><ul><li><p>Resource Title: Website Pointer to html file.</p> <p>File Name: Web Page, url: <a href="https://portal.edirepository.org/nis/mapbrowse?scope=knb-lter-jrn&identifier=210086006">https://portal.edirepository.org/nis/mapbrowse?scope=knb-lter-jrn&identifier=210086006</a> </p><p>Webpage with information and links to data files for download</p></li></ul><p></p> |
| distribution |
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"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "https://portal.edirepository.org/nis/mapbrowse?scope=knb-lter-jrn&identifier=210086006",
"mediaType": "text/html",
"downloadURL": "https://portal.edirepository.org/nis/mapbrowse?scope=knb-lter-jrn&identifier=210086006"
}
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|
| identifier | 10.6073/pasta/b41cdcc69b13ac203c7a4e4293147401 |
| keyword |
[
"ARS",
"Abundance",
"Black-tailed jackrabbit",
"Desert cottontail",
"Land Use and Land Cover Change",
"Lepus californicus",
"NP216",
"NSF > LTER=Long-Term Ecological Research",
"Plant-Animal Interactions",
"Populations",
"SMES",
"Sylvilagus audubonii",
"consumers",
"data.gov",
"deserts",
"fauna",
"grasslands",
"herbivory",
"land use",
"long term",
"long term monitoring",
"rabbits",
"shrubs",
"small mammals",
"spotlight",
"study 086",
"survey line",
"vertebrates"
]
|
| license | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| modified | 2025-11-22 |
| programCode |
[
"005:040"
]
|
| publisher |
{
"name": "Agricultural Research Service",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| spatial |
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|
| temporal | 1996-04-10/2019-01-18 |
| title | Rabbit survey data on creosotebush and grassland routes from the long-term Small Mammal Exclusion Study at Jornada Basin LTER, 1996-ongoing |
