{"accessLevel": "public", "bureauCode": ["010:24"], "contactPoint": {"@type": "vcard:Contact", "fn": "NPS IRMA Help", "hasEmail": "mailto:NRSS_DataStore@nps.gov"}, "description": "Ecological generalization, or an increase in niche breadth, has been shown to vary consistently with latitude and elevation. Specifically, comparative studies in plant taxa have documented a strong increase in niche breadth with elevation, often attributed to enhancing the ability to survive in more variable conditions at higher elevations. At present, the following questions remain:\n\n[1] Does niche breadth increase with elevation within a single species?\n\n[2] Is an increase in niche breadth with elevation adaptive?\n\nPI plans to conduct a pilot study in summer 2015 to assess [1] and to inform selection of a potential future study system with which to evaluate [2]. As such, she will examine if the breadth of the germination niche changes along an elevational gradient in multiple species native to the southern Appalachian mountains.", "distribution": [{"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/602662?Reference=2236469", "format": "xlsx", "mediaType": "application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet", "title": "GSMNP Houstonia serpyllifolia germination data.xlsx"}], "identifier": "http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/NPS_DataStore_2236469", "issued": "2016-10-11T00:00:00Z", "keyword": ["Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Forest/Woodland Communities", "Southeast Region", "SER", "Appalachian Highlands Network", "thymeleaf bluet", "Houstonia serpyllifolia", "APHN", "Great Smoky Mountains National Park", "GRSM Permitted Study ID: GRSM-01238", "GRSM"], "landingPage": "https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2236469", "modified": "2016-10-11T00:00:00Z", "programCode": ["010:118", "010:119"], "publisher": {"@type": "org:Organization", "name": "National Park Service"}, "spatial": "-84.0139,35.42586,-83.04249,35.8424072", "theme": ["Generic Dataset"], "title": "Evaluation of Germination Niche Breadth Along an Elevational Gradient"}