PGL01 Litterfall collection in riparian gallery forest at Konza Prairie

Litterfall is collected monthly (more frequently during peak litterfall in October and November) at permanent sampling sites in the mixed deciduous gallery forest located along the lower reaches of Kings Creek at the Konza Prairie Biological Station. Thirty litterfall traps, 50 x 50 cm (.25 m2) are located along the north fork of Kings Creek, and two are located on the south fork of Kings Creek. The north fork boxes are numbered 31 to 60 and the south fork boxes are numbered 1 and 2. Originally, the south fork also had boxes 3 to 30 but these samplers were terminated in 1993 due to repeated damage by bison. (Boxes 1 and 2 are located just outside the bison area.) Samples are sorted in the lab, and mass of wood, seeds, and foliage are recorded separately.本数据集的样本采集于康扎草原生物站（Konza Prairie Biological Station）金斯溪下游沿岸的混合落叶河岸长廊林永久样地，每月开展1次凋落物（litterfall）收集工作，在10月与11月的凋落物高峰期将提高采样频率。共布设32个尺寸为50×50厘米（0.25平方米）的凋落物收集器，其中30个设于金斯溪北支流沿岸，另有2个设于南支流沿岸。北支流的收集器编号为31至60，南支流的收集器编号为1和2。最初南支流也曾布设编号3至30的收集器，但因反复遭受美洲野牛破坏，该批次采样装置于1993年停用（编号1和2的收集器设于美洲野牛活动区域外侧）。采集的样本将在实验室完成分拣，并分别记录木质残体、种子与叶片的干质量。