Tardigrades in the Forest Canopy: Associations with Red Tree Vole Nests in Southwest Oregon

2020 ◽  
Vol 94 (1) ◽  
pp. 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Villella ◽  
Jesse E. D. Miller ◽  
Alexander R. Young ◽  
Greg Carey ◽  
Andrew Emanuels ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Canopy ◽  
Southwest Oregon

Tardigrades in the Canopy: Associations with Tree Vole Nests in Southwest Oregon

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Villella ◽  
Jesse E. D. Miller ◽  
Alexander Young ◽  
Greg Carey ◽  
Andrew Emanuels ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Environmental Variables ◽  
Forest Canopy ◽  
Coniferous Forests ◽  
Forest Canopies ◽  
Species Numbers ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Southwest Oregon ◽  
East West ◽  
Local Dispersal

Tardigrades live in many ecosystems, but local dispersal mechanisms and the influence of ecological gradients on tardigrade communities are not fully understood. Here we examine tardigrade communities in nests of the red tree vole (Arborimus longicaudus True), an arboreal mammal occupying the canopy of coniferous forests in western Oregon and northwestern California. We found 12 species of tardigrades from resin ducts sampled from 43 nests along a transect that spanned the east-west range of the tree vole in southern Oregon. Tardigrade occurrence was more likely in larger trees and species numbers were significantly higher in areas that received more precipitation. At sites where they occurred, tardigrades were more abundant in tree vole nests at greater heights within the forest canopy. Of the 12 species of tardigrades that were found, seven have not been previously reported in Oregon. Our results suggest that tardigrades in forest canopies in the Pacific Northwest are impacted by regional precipitation gradients as well as local environmental variables, and that nest building by small mammals may facilitate dispersal of tardigrades within the forest canopy.

Forest canopy disturbance geospatial data for Lake Superior basin, USA, 1985-2008

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian W. Housman ◽  
Mark D. Nelson ◽  
Charles H. Perry ◽  
Kirk M. Stueve ◽  
Chengquan Huang
Keyword(s):  
Forest Canopy ◽  
Lake Superior ◽  
Geospatial Data ◽  
Canopy Disturbance

Forest canopy disturbance geospatial data for Lake Michigan basin, USA, 1985-2008

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian W. Housman ◽  
Mark D. Nelson ◽  
Charles H. Perry ◽  
Kirk M. Stueve ◽  
Chengquan Huang
Keyword(s):  
Forest Canopy ◽  
Lake Michigan ◽  
Geospatial Data ◽  
Michigan Basin ◽  
Canopy Disturbance

Luquillo Experimental Forest canopy trimming experiment data

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grizelle González ◽  
Ashley E. Van Beusekom ◽  
Sarah Stankavich ◽  
Jess K. Zimmerman ◽  
Alonso Ramírez
Keyword(s):  
Forest Canopy ◽  
Experiment Data ◽  
Luquillo Experimental Forest

Forest Canopy Stratification-Is It Useful?

2000 ◽  
Vol 155 (4) ◽  
pp. 473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parker ◽  
Brown
Keyword(s):  
Forest Canopy
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