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Geogenic Gases in a Red Wood-Ant Nest and Soil in the Neuwied Basin, Germany 2016
Gabriele
Berberich
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2656-7622
Aaron
Ellison
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4151-6081
Christian
Wöhler
Martin
Berberich
Researcher
2023
English
Geochemical tracers of crustal fluids (CO2, He, Rn) provide a useful tool for the identification of buried fault structures. We acquired geochemical data during 7 months of continual sampling to identify causal processes underlying correlations between ambient air and degassing patterns of three gases (CO2, He, Rn) in a nest of red wood ants (Formica polyctena; “RWA”) and the soil at Goloring in the Neuwied Basin, a part of the East Eifel Volcanic Field (EEVF). We explored whether temporal relations and degassing rhythms in soil and nest gas concentrations could be indicators of hidden faults through which the gases migrate to the surface from depth. In nest gas, the coupled system of CO2-He and He concentrations exceeding atmospheric standards 2-3 fold suggested that RWA nests may be biological indicators of hidden degassing faults and fractures at small scales. Equivalently periodic degassing infradian rhythms in the RWA nest, soil, and three nearby mineral springs suggested NW-SE and NE-SW tectonic linkages. Because volcanic activity in the EEVF is dormant, more detailed information on the EEVF’s tectonic, magmatic, and degassing systems and its active tectonic fault zones are needed. Such data could provide additional insights into earthquake processes that are related to magmatic processes at the lower crust.
ants
biogeochemistry
disturbance
gas flux
soil
LTER controlled vocabulary
primary production
populations
LTER core area
Harvard Forest
HFR
LTER
USA
HFR default
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https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/exist/apps/datasets/showData.html?id=hf311
Germany. Coordinates based on WGS84 datum.
+7.43955
+7.43955
+50.33976
+50.33976
318
318
meter
2016
2016
genus
Formica
species
rufa
red wood ant
species
polyctena
red wood ant
complete
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Harvard Forest
324 North Main Street
Petersham
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USA
(978) 724-3302
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Harvard Forest
324 North Main Street
Petersham
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USA
(978) 724-3302
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https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu
For details of methods, please see: Berberich, G.M., Berberich, M.B., Ellison, A.M., Wöhler, C. 2018. Degassing Rhythms and Fluctuations of Geogenic Gases in A Red Wood-Ant Nest and in Soil in The Neuwied Basin (East Eifel Volcanic Field, Germany. Insects, 9, 135; doi:10.3390/insects9040135.
Harvard Forest Long-Term Ecological Research
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324 North Main Street
Petersham
MA
01366
USA
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The Harvard Forest Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program examines ecological dynamics in the New England region resulting from natural disturbances, environmental change, and human impacts.
National Science Foundation LTER grants: DEB-8811764, DEB-9411975, DEB-0080592, DEB-0620443, DEB-1237491, DEB-1832210.
hf311-01-4w-co2-8hr.csv
co2 8 hour data
hf311-01-4w-co2-8hr.csv
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date and time
YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm
1 minute
NA
missing value
date
date
YYYY-MM-DD
1 day
NA
missing value
time
time (UTC)
time (UTC)
NA
missing value
matlab.datetime
Matlab date and time (UTC)
number
0.0001
real
NA
missing value
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soil gas 1 (vol. %)
dimensionless
0.1
real
NA
missing value
sg.2
soil gas 2 (vol. %)
dimensionless
0.1
real
NA
missing value
sg.3
soil gas 3 (vol. %)
dimensionless
0.1
real
NA
missing value
sg.4
soil gas 4 (vol. %)
dimensionless
0.1
real
NA
missing value
sg.5
soil gas 5 (vol. %)
dimensionless
0.1
real
NA
missing value
sg.6
soil gas 6 (vol. %)
dimensionless
0.1
real
NA
missing value
sg.7
soil gas 7 (vol. %)
dimensionless
0.1
real
NA
missing value
ng
nest gas (red wood ant nest)
dimensionless
0.1
real
NA
missing value
aa
ambient air
dimensionless
0.1
real
NA
missing value
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hf311-02-4w-helium-8hr.csv
helium 8 hour data
hf311-02-4w-helium-8hr.csv
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,
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date and time
YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm
1 minute
NA
missing value
date
date
YYYY-MM-DD
1 day
NA
missing value
time
time (UTC)
time (UTC)
NA
missing value
matlab.datetime
Matlab date and time (UTC)
number
0.0001
real
NA
missing value
sg.1
soil gas 1 (ppb)
dimensionless
0.000001
real
NA
missing value
sg.2
soil gas 2 (ppb)
dimensionless
0.000001
real
NA
missing value
sg.3
soil gas 3 (ppb)
dimensionless
0.000001
real
NA
missing value
sg.4
soil gas 4 (ppb)
dimensionless
0.000001
real
NA
missing value
sg.5
soil gas 5 (ppb)
dimensionless
0.000001
real
NA
missing value
sg.6
soil gas 6 (ppb)
dimensionless
0.000001
real
NA
missing value
sg.7
soil gas 7 (ppb)
dimensionless
0.000001
real
NA
missing value
ng
nest gas (red wood ant nest)
dimensionless
0.000001
real
NA
missing value
aa
ambient air
dimensionless
0.000001
real
NA
missing value
90
hf311-03-4w-radon-8hr.csv
radon 8 hour data
hf311-03-4w-radon-8hr.csv
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,
https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/data/p31/hf311/hf311-03-4w-radon-8hr.csv
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date and time
YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm
1 minute
NA
missing value
date
date
YYYY-MM-DD
1 day
NA
missing value
time
time (UTC)
time (UTC)
NA
missing value
matlab.datetime
Matlab date and time (UTC)
number
0.0001
real
NA
missing value
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soil gas 1
becquerelPerLiter
0.00000001
real
NA
missing value
sg.2
soil gas 2
becquerelPerLiter
0.00000001
real
NA
missing value
sg.3
soil gas 3
becquerelPerLiter
0.00000001
real
NA
missing value
sg.4
soil gas 4
becquerelPerLiter
0.00000001
real
NA
missing value
sg.5
soil gas 5
becquerelPerLiter
0.00000001
real
NA
missing value
sg.6
soil gas 6
becquerelPerLiter
0.00000001
real
NA
missing value
sg.7
soil gas 7
becquerelPerLiter
0.00000001
real
NA
missing value
ng
nest gas (red wood ant nest)
becquerelPerLiter
0.000000001
real
NA
missing value
aa
ambient air
becquerelPerLiter
0.000000001
real
NA
missing value
90
hf311-04-7m-co2-biweekly.csv
co2 biweekly data
hf311-04-7m-co2-biweekly.csv
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column
,
https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/data/p31/hf311/hf311-04-7m-co2-biweekly.csv
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date and time
YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm
1 minute
NA
missing value
date
date
YYYY-MM-DD
1 day
NA
missing value
time
time (UTC)
time (UTC)
NA
missing value
matlab.datetime
Matlab date and time (UTC)
number
0.0001
real
NA
missing value
sg.1
soil gas 1 (vol. %)
dimensionless
0.00000001
real
NA
missing value
sg.2
soil gas 2 (vol. %)
dimensionless
0.00000001
real
NA
missing value
sg.3
soil gas 3 (vol. %)
dimensionless
0.000000001
real
NA
missing value
sg.4
soil gas 4 (vol. %)
dimensionless
0.00000001
real
NA
missing value
sg.5
soil gas 5 (vol. %)
dimensionless
0.00000001
real
NA
missing value
sg.6
soil gas 6 (vol. %)
dimensionless
0.000000001
real
NA
missing value
sg.7
soil gas 7 (vol. %)
dimensionless
0.00000001
real
NA
missing value
ng
nest gas (red wood ant nest)
dimensionless
0100000001
real
NA
missing value
aa
ambient air
dimensionless
0.000000001
real
NA
missing value
90
hf311-05-7m-helium-biweekly.csv
helium biweekly data
hf311-05-7m-helium-biweekly.csv
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1
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column
,
https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/data/p31/hf311/hf311-05-7m-helium-biweekly.csv
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date and time
YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm
1 minute
NA
missing value
date
date
YYYY-MM-DD
1 day
NA
missing value
time
time (UTC)
time (UTC)
NA
missing value
matlab.datetime
Matlab date and time (UTC)
number
0.001
real
NA
missing value
sg.1
soil gas 1 (ppb)
dimensionless
0.000001
real
NA
missing value
sg.2
soil gas 2 (ppb)
dimensionless
0.000001
real
NA
missing value
sg.3
soil gas 3 (ppb)
dimensionless
0.000001
real
NA
missing value
sg.4
soil gas 4 (ppb)
dimensionless
0.000001
real
NA
missing value
sg.5
soil gas 5 (ppb)
dimensionless
0.000001
real
NA
missing value
sg.6
soil gas 6 (ppb)
dimensionless
0.000001
real
NA
missing value
sg.7
soil gas 7 (ppb)
dimensionless
0.000001
real
NA
missing value
ng
nest gas (red wood ant nest)
dimensionless
0.000001
real
NA
missing value
aa
ambient air
dimensionless
0.000001
real
NA
missing value
16
hf311-06-7m-radon-biweekly.csv
radon biweekly data
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column
,
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date and time
YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm
1 minute
NA
missing value
date
date
YYYY-MM-DD
1 day
NA
missing value
time
time (UTC)
time (UTC)
NA
missing value
matlab.datetime
Matlab date and time (UTC)
number
0.001
real
NA
missing value
sg.1
soil gas 1
becquerelPerLiter
0.00000001
real
NA
missing value
sg.2
soil gas 2
becquerelPerLiter
0.00000001
real
NA
missing value
sg.3
soil gas 3
becquerelPerLiter
0.000000001
real
NA
missing value
sg.4
soil gas 4
becquerel
0.000000001
real
NA
missing value
sg.5
soil gas 5
becquerelPerLiter
0.000000001
real
NA
missing value
sg.6
soil gas 6
becquerelPerLiter
0.000000001
real
NA
missing value
sg.7
soil gas 7
becquerelPerLiter
0.000000001
real
NA
missing value
ng
nest gas (red wood ant nest)
becquerelPerLiter
0.000000001
real
NA
missing value
aa
ambient air
becquerelPerLiter
0.000000001
real
NA
missing value
16
hf311-07-earthquakes.csv
earthquakes
hf311-07-earthquakes.csv
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column
,
https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/data/p31/hf311/hf311-07-earthquakes.csv
datetime
date and time
YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm
1 minute
NA
missing value
date
date
YYYY-MM-DD
1 day
NA
missing value
time
time (UTC)
time (UTC)
NA
missing value
matlab.datetime
Matlab date and time (UTC)
number
0.0001
real
NA
missing value
location
earthquake location
earthquake location
NA
missing value
ml
magnitude
number
0.1
real
NA
missing value
depth
depth
kilometer
0.1
real
NA
missing value
x
x-coordinate in GK
degree
1
natural
NA
missing value
y
y-ccordinate in GK
degree
1
natural
NA
missing value
dist.nest
distance nest ????
meter
0.01
real
NA
missing value
43
hf311-08-earthtides.csv
earthtides
hf311-08-earthtides.csv
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column
,
https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/data/p31/hf311/hf311-08-earthtides.csv
datetime
date and time
YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss
1 second
NA
missing value
date
date
YYYY-MM-DD
1 day
NA
missing value
time
time (UTC)
time (UTC)
NA
missing value
second
interval data
number
1
whole
NA
missing value
matlab.datetime
Matlab date and time (UTC)
number
0.0001
real
NA
missing value
north
north component
meter
0.000001
real
NA
missing value
east
east component
meter
0.000001
real
NA
missing value
up
up component
meter
0.000001
real
NA
missing value
308159
hf311-09-weather.csv
local weather
hf311-09-weather.csv
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column
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https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/data/p31/hf311/hf311-09-weather.csv
datetime
date and time
YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss
1 second
NA
missing value
date
date
YYYY-MM-DD
1 day
NA
missing value
time
time (UTC)
time (UTC)
NA
missing value
matlab.datetime
Matlab date and time
number
0.0001
real
NA
missing value
abspress.hpa
absolute pressure (hPa)
millibar
0.1
real
NA
missing value
outtempcc
outdoor temperature
celsius
0.1
real
NA
missing value
dewpoint.c
dew point
celsius
0.1
real
NA
missing value
outdoorhumidity
outdoor humidity (%)
dimensionless
1
natural
NA
missing value
hourrainfall.mm
hourly rainfall
millimeter
0.1
real
NA
missing value
gust.kmh
wind gust
kilometersPerHour
0.1
real
NA
missing value
windchill.c
windchill
celsius
0.1
real
NA
missing value
winddirection
wind direction
wind direction
NA
missing value
windspeed.kmh
wind speed
kilometersPerHour
0.1
real
NA
missing value
interval.min
measurement interval
nominalMinute
1
natural
NA
missing value
52767
international
long-term measurement
unit of radioactivity per fluid volume