# Comparison of arthropod densities on young-growth and old-growth foliage in the Andrews Experimental Forest, 1986

## Dataset

- **Database Code:** TS015

- **Title:** Comparison of arthropod densities on young-growth and old-growth foliage in the Andrews Experimental Forest, 1986

- **Abstract:**

To compare invertebrate densitiy, diversity, and functional groups representation between old-growth and young-growth forests.


- **Keywords:** populations; arthropods; insects; populations

- **Temporal coverage:** 1986-01-01 to 1986-12-31

- **Principal Investigator:** Timothy D. Schowalter


## Data Entities

1. TS01501

## Entity 1: TS01501

### Attribute list

- **DATACODE** — varchar, enum

Database code

  - **TS015** — FSDB database code TS015


- **FORMAT** — numeric(1.000000), range  1.0000  1.0000, number

Format number


- **SAMPLE_DATE** — datetime, freetext

Date of sampling


- **SITE** — varchar, enum

Site number

  - **1** — Log decomposition site 1 (ws8)
  - **12** — Unit l404a
  - **11** — Unit l302
  - **9** — Unit l107b
  - **10** — Unit l107a
  - **8** — Watershed 10
  - **4** — Log decomposition site 4 (rd 354)
  - **3** — Log decomposition site 3 (rd 410)
  - **2** — Log decomposition site 2 (rd 324)
  - **5** — Mack creek
  - **6** — Log decomposition site 6 (rd 1506)
  - **7** — Watershed 6


- **TRT** — varchar, enum

Treatment (1=old, 2=young)

  - **2** — Young growth forest (7 - 11yrs old)
  - **1** — Old growth forest


- **SPECIES** — varchar, enum

Species (1=PSME, 2=TSHE)

  - **1** — Douglas fir
  - **3** — Ceanothus velotinus
  - **2** — Western hemlock


- **CANOPYL** — varchar, enum

Canopy layer (1=top, 2=middle, 3=bottom)

  - **2** — For old-growth: middle (for young growth = treenumber)
  - **1** — For old-growth: top (for young growth = treenumber)
  - **3** — For old-growth: bottom (for young growth = treenumber)


- **HEIGHT** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  69.0000, meters

Height of tree


- **FOLWT** — numeric(0.100000), range  2.0000  127.4000, grams

Weight of foliage of sampled branch


- **LICHENWT** — numeric(0.010000), range  0.0000  7.8600, grams

Weight of lichens on sampled branch


- **TWDEBWT** — numeric(0.100000), range  1.1000  138.0000, grams

Weight of twigs and debris of sampled branch


- **ADELGES** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  999.0000, number

Count of adelges


- **APHIDS** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  38.0000, number

Count of aphids


- **SCALES** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  63.0000, number

Count of scales


- **PUTO** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  8.0000, number

Count of puto


- **LEAFHOP** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  3.0000, number

Count of leafhoppers and spittlebugs


- **KLADOCE** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  26.0000, number

Count of kleidoceris spp.


- **MIRID** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  3.0000, number

Count of mirids


- **GASTRODES** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  1.0000, number

Count of gastrodes spp.


- **THRIPS** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  3.0000, number

Count of thrips


- **PENTATOM** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  1.0000, number

Count of pentatomids


- **PSYLLID** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  110.0000, number

Count of psyllids and aleyrids


- **ZEIRAPHE** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  3.0000, number

Count of zeiraphera hesperiana


- **BUDWORM** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  1.0000, number

Count of budworms


- **GEOMETR** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  1.0000, number

Count of geometrid


- **BARBARA** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  1.0000, number

Count of barbara colfaxiana


- **DIORYCTR** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  0.0000, number

Count of dioryctria spp.


- **GELECH** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  2.0000, number

Count of gelechiids


- **OLETHR_U** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  1.0000, number

Count of olethridae (unidentified)


- **LEPTOGLO** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  1.0000, number

Count of leptoglossus occidentalis


- **TACHINID** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  1.0000, number

Count of tachinids


- **CECIDOM** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  4.0000, number

Count of cecidomyiids


- **CHIRONOM** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  2.0000, number

Count of chironomids and other midges


- **SYRPHID** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  1.0000, number

Count of syrphids


- **NABID** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  1.0000, number

Count of nabids


- **OLETHR_A** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  1.0000, number

Count of olethridae (adult)


- **NEUROPT** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  3.0000, number

Count of neuroptera


- **MYCETOPH** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  0.0000, number

Count of mycetophagids


- **ELATERID** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  1.0000, number

Count of elaterids


- **COCCINEL** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  1.0000, number

Count of coccinellids


- **SCOLYTID** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  1.0000, number

Count of scolytids


- **COLLEMBOL** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  2.0000, number

Count of collembola


- **PSOCOPTR** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  27.0000, number

Count of psocoptera


- **PAR_HYM** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  3.0000, number

Count of parasitic hymenoptera


- **SAWFLY** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  1.0000, number

Count of sawflies


- **ANT** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  1.0000, number

Count of ants


- **OPILIONID** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  1.0000, number

Count of opilionids


- **CAMISIA** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  21.0000, number

Count of camisia carroli


- **OROBATID** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  8.0000, number

Count of orobatids


- **BDELLID** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  5.0000, number

Count of bdellids


- **ERYTHR** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  3.0000, number

Count of erythrcepids


- **THOMISED** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  4.0000, number

Count of thomiseds


- **SALTICID** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  2.0000, number

Count of salticids


- **ARANEID** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  3.0000, number

Count of araneids


- **OTHSPIDER** — numeric(1.000000), range  0.0000  3.0000, number

Count of other spiders


## Attribute Definitions

**ADELGES**

Count of adelges


**ANT**

Count of ants


**APHIDS**

Count of aphids


**ARANEID**

Count of araneids


**BARBARA**

Count of barbara colfaxiana


**BDELLID**

Count of bdellids


**BUDWORM**

Count of budworms


**CAMISIA**

Count of camisia carroli


**CANOPYL**

Canopy layer (1=top, 2=middle, 3=bottom)


**CECIDOM**

Count of cecidomyiids


**CHIRONOM**

Count of chironomids and other midges


**COCCINEL**

Count of coccinellids


**COLLEMBOL**

Count of collembola


**DATACODE**

Database code


**DIORYCTR**

Count of dioryctria spp.


**ELATERID**

Count of elaterids


**ERYTHR**

Count of erythrcepids


**FOLWT**

Weight of foliage of sampled branch


**FORMAT**

Format number


**GASTRODES**

Count of gastrodes spp.


**GELECH**

Count of gelechiids


**GEOMETR**

Count of geometrid


**HEIGHT**

Height of tree


**KLADOCE**

Count of kleidoceris spp.


**LEAFHOP**

Count of leafhoppers and spittlebugs


**LEPTOGLO**

Count of leptoglossus occidentalis


**LICHENWT**

Weight of lichens on sampled branch


**MIRID**

Count of mirids


**MYCETOPH**

Count of mycetophagids


**NABID**

Count of nabids


**NEUROPT**

Count of neuroptera


**OLETHR_A**

Count of olethridae (adult)


**OLETHR_U**

Count of olethridae (unidentified)


**OPILIONID**

Count of opilionids


**OROBATID**

Count of orobatids


**OTHSPIDER**

Count of other spiders


**PAR_HYM**

Count of parasitic hymenoptera


**PENTATOM**

Count of pentatomids


**PSOCOPTR**

Count of psocoptera


**PSYLLID**

Count of psyllids and aleyrids


**PUTO**

Count of puto


**SALTICID**

Count of salticids


**SAMPLE_DATE**

Date of sampling


**SAWFLY**

Count of sawflies


**SCALES**

Count of scales


**SCOLYTID**

Count of scolytids


**SITE**

Site number


**SPECIES**

Species (1=PSME, 2=TSHE)


**SYRPHID**

Count of syrphids


**TACHINID**

Count of tachinids


**THOMISED**

Count of thomiseds


**THRIPS**

Count of thrips


**TRT**

Treatment (1=old, 2=young)


**TWDEBWT**

Weight of twigs and debris of sampled branch


**ZEIRAPHE**

Count of zeiraphera hesperiana


## Enumerated Domains

### DATACODE

- **TS015** — FSDB database code TS015

### SITE

- **1** — Log decomposition site 1 (ws8)

- **12** — Unit l404a

- **11** — Unit l302

- **9** — Unit l107b

- **10** — Unit l107a

- **8** — Watershed 10

- **4** — Log decomposition site 4 (rd 354)

- **3** — Log decomposition site 3 (rd 410)

- **2** — Log decomposition site 2 (rd 324)

- **5** — Mack creek

- **6** — Log decomposition site 6 (rd 1506)

- **7** — Watershed 6

### TRT

- **2** — Young growth forest (7 - 11yrs old)

- **1** — Old growth forest

### SPECIES

- **1** — Douglas fir

- **3** — Ceanothus velotinus

- **2** — Western hemlock

### CANOPYL

- **2** — For old-growth: middle (for young growth = treenumber)

- **1** — For old-growth: top (for young growth = treenumber)

- **3** — For old-growth: bottom (for young growth = treenumber)
