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  • Small Mammal Exclosure Study (SMES) Cryptogamic Crust Data from Chihuahuan Desert Grassland and Shrubland at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico
  • Lightfoot, David; SEV LTER
  • 2010
  • Lightfoot, D. 2013. Small Mammal Exclosure Study (SMES) Cryptogamic Crust Data from Chihuahuan Desert Grassland and Shrubland at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico ver 128579. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/fb9245c1cf86eb4637277cdd7384cf0e (Accessed 2025-07-25).

  • This is data for soil surface cover of cryptobiotic (cryptogam) crusts measured on each of the SMES study plots. Cryptobiotic crusts were measured from each of the 36 one-meter2 quadrats twice each year when vegetation was measured. Cryptobiotic crusts include lichens, mosses, algae, brown algae, and cyanobacteria that form crusts on stable soil surfaces.

  • Geographic Coordinates
    • N: 34.3331, S: 34.3331, E: -106.736, W: -106.736
    • N: 34.296, S: 34.296, E: 106.9267, W: 106.9267
  • Data Policies This dataset is released to the public and may be freely downloaded. Please keep the designated Contact person informed of any plans to use the dataset. Consultation or collaboration with the original investigators is strongly encouraged. Publications and data products that make use of the dataset must include proper acknowledgement of the Sevilleta LTER. Datasets must be cited as in the example below. Muldavin, E. 2004. Sevilleta LTER Fertilizer NPP Study Dataset. Albuquerque, NM: Sevilleta Long Term Ecological Research Site Database: SEV155. (Date of download) A copy of any publications using these data must be supplied to the Sevilleta LTER Information Manager.
  • https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/fb9245c1cf86eb4637277cdd7384cf0e
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