Grassland Monitoring Team Data_Ratcliffe et al. 2022

This repository contains data and replication code for "Invasive species do not exploit early growing seasons in burned tallgrass prairies" by Ratcliffe, Hugh; Ahlering, Marissa; Carlson, Daren; Vacek, Sara; Allstadt, Andrew; Dee, Laura. The included data is a subset of the Grassland Monitoring Team dataset, collected from 2008 - 2019. These data were collected as part of a collaborative project which included the Minnesota Department of Nature Resources, the Nature Conservancy, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Data are included for public record and are available for public use.Repository Contents1. GMT Analysis.Rmd - Contains all R code used to implement regressions. Instructions included within.2. Ratcliffe et. al 2022_GMT Data.csv - Includes all data necessary to replicate results from scratch.3. Ratcliffe et al. 2022_GMT Metadata.xlsx - Accompanying metadata and variable definitions for all variables found in Ratcliffe et. 2022_GMT Data.csv.4. 2013_dnr_plant_status.xls - Supplemental file from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources used to differentiate native versus invasive species.5. 2013_dnr_plant_checklist.xls - Supplemental file from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources used to identify indicator species.6. Vacek 2012 - GMT Protocols - Protocol used for the collection of the vegetation data. Vacek, S., M. Cornett, D. Carlson, and M. Ahlering. 2016. Grassland Monitoring Team Standardized Monitoring Protocol. https://ecos.fws.gov/ServCat/Reference/Profile/26773 For questions or use please contact the owner of this figshare repository, Hugh Ratcliffe, at [e-mail].