Invertebrate dry weight data in various locations, mostly within the LEF at El Verde

Contains information [identity, counts, size, fresh and dry weights] of various collections of invertebrates (and the occasional amphibian or reptile), which has allowed formulae describing the relationship between length and dry wt. of invertebrates to be obtained. These have been used in estimating biomass in studies of bromeliad, heliconia and litter inveretebrates in the LEF. They will have a wider application. Support for this work was provided by grants BSR-8811902, DEB-9411973, DEB-9705814 , DEB-0080538, DEB-0218039 , DEB-0620910 , DEB-1239764, DEB-1546686, and DEB-1831952 from the National Science Foundation to the University of Puerto Rico as part of the Luquillo Long-Term Ecological Research Program. Additional support provided by the University of Puerto Rico and the International Institute of Tropical Forestry, USDA Forest Service.

本数据集收录各类无脊椎动物（偶含两栖类或爬行类）的相关信息，涵盖个体标识、种群数量、体型规格、鲜重与干重等指标。依托该数据集，已成功推导出描述无脊椎动物体长与干重间定量关系的计算公式。上述公式已被应用于LEF项目中凤梨科植物、蝎尾蕉属植物及凋落物无脊椎动物的生物量估算研究，且具备更广泛的应用潜力。

本研究的经费支持来自美国国家科学基金会（National Science Foundation）向波多黎各大学提供的多项拨款，编号分别为BSR-8811902、DEB-9411973、DEB-9705814、DEB-0080538、DEB-0218039、DEB-0620910、DEB-1239764、DEB-1546686及DEB-1831952，相关经费属于卢奎洛长期生态研究计划的组成部分。此外，本研究还得到波多黎各大学与美国农业部林务局国际热带森林研究所的额外资助。