Twenty years of Salix height in response to experimental manipulation of browsing and water table, northern range of Yellowstone National Park

# Twenty years of Salix height in response to experimental manipulation of browsing and water table, northern range of Yellowstone National Park #### Special thanks to the National Science Foundation Collection of the the data provided in this repository was supported by awards from the National Science Foundation to Colorado State University (DEB 0717367, 1147369, 1655035) #### Description of data collection Experimental and sampling designs as well as descriptions of data collection procedures can be found in: Hobbs, N. T., D. B. Johnston, K. N. Marshall, E.C. Wolf, and D. J. Cooper. Does restoring apex predators to food webs restore ecosystems? Large carnivores in Yellowstone as a model system. Ecological Monographs. In press. #### Description of data files * fall\_height\_data\_2001\_2020.csv contains annual measurements of height of individual willows at the end of the growing season. Metadata are found in fall\_height\_data\_metadata.pdf. * browsing\_data\_2003\_2020.csv contains annual plant level observations of the number of stems browsed out of a sample of observed stems on individual willow plants during spring. Meta data are found in browsing\_data\_metadata.pdf * well\_data\_2002\_2020.csv contains monthly measurements of water table depth during the growing season. Metadata are found in well\_metadata.pdf * bison numbers revised.csv and Bison\_data\_2003\_2020.csv contain annual counts of bison on the northern range. Metadata are found in Bison\_count\_metadata.pdf * Camera\_Master\_2012-2015 contains analysis of images from camera traps. Metadata are found in camera\_trap\_metadata.pdf * corrected\_elk counts\_09Jul2023\_Park\_only.csv contains sightability corrected counts of elk on the northern range. Metadata are found in corrected\_elk counts\_09Jul2023\_Park\_only\_metadata.pdf * NR\_cougar\_density.csv contains estimates of cougar density on the northern range. Metadata are given in NR\_cougar\_density.pdf * wolf\_1995\_2022\_population\_ynp\_nr\_nnrr.csv contains annual counts of wolves on the northern range. Metadata are found in wolf\_1995\_2022\_population\_ynp\_nr\_nnrr\_metadata.pdf * beaver\_site\_height\_data\_2015\_2019 contains observations of height at beaver-occupied, observational, and experimental sites during fall. beaver\_height\_data\_metadata.pdf contains associated metadata * Site\_names\_and\_locations.csv gives the names of sites and their locations in utm's