LTE-MD-EOYBIOMASS_csv

End of growing season percent cover and biomass data for hayed vs reference sites, Rowley, MA, PIE LTER

Download: LTE-MD-EOYBIOMASS.csv
Variables
Site
  • Label: Site
  • Definition: area where data and plants were collected
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Treatment
  • Label: Treatment
  • Definition: shows if site is a hayed area or a reference area
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Transect
  • Label: Transect
  • Definition: Transect line locations along which plants were observed and collected
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • McH1 = hayed every year north of Patmos Rd
    • EPH = east of Perry's land and between Sawyer Creek and Patmos Rd hayed every two years last hayed in 1999
    • PUH = Perry Unhayed between Sawyer Creek and Patmos Rd
    • Club Creek = south of Stackyard Rd and bounded on its E side by the PRNWR
  • Missing values: None specified
Interval
  • Label: Interval
  • Definition: distance in meters along transect that quadrat was placed down
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: meter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
Date
  • Label:
  • Definition: Date
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Year
  • Label: Year
  • Definition: Year of collections
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: YYYY
  • Missing values: None specified
Observers
  • Label: Observers
  • Definition: code abbreviations for names of people who collected data and samples
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • RB = Robert Buchsbaum
    • WD = Wendy Dalia
    • AR = April Ridlon
    • PB = Peter Britz
    • CN = Carl Noblett
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
Quadrat size
  • Label: Quadrat size
  • Definition: size of sampling quadrat in m2 (either 0.01 or 0.0625)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: squareMeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
sabiomassM2
  • Label: Spartina alterniflora biomass
  • Definition: biomass (in grams per m2) of Spartina alterniflora
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: gramPerMeterSquared
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
sapcover
  • Label: Spartina alterniflora cover
  • Definition: percent cover of Spartina alterniflora in the biomass quadrats
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: percent
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
saheight
  • Label: tallest Spartina alterniflora height
  • Definition: height (in cm) of tallest Spartina alterniflora in the quadrat
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: centimeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
spbiomassM2
  • Label: Spartina patens biomass
  • Definition: biomass (in grams per m2) of Spartina patens
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: gramPerMeterSquared
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
sppcover
  • Label: Spartina patens cover
  • Definition: percent cover of Spartina patens
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: percent
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
spheight
  • Label: Spartina patens height
  • Definition: canopy height of Spartina patens
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: centimeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
dsbiomassM2
  • Label: Biomass of Distichlis spicata
  • Definition: biomass (in grams per m2) of Distichlis spicata
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: gramPerMeterSquared
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
dspcover
  • Label: Distichlis spicata cover
  • Definition: percent cover of Distichlis spicata
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: percent
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
dsheight
  • Label: Distichlis spicata height
  • Definition: canopy height of Distichlis spicata
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: centimeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
jgbiomassM2
  • Label: Juncus gerardi biomass
  • Definition: biomass (in grams per m2) of Juncus gerardii
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: gramPerMeterSquared
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
jgpcover
  • Label: Juncus gerardi cover
  • Definition: percent cover of Juncus gerardii
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: percent
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
jgheight
  • Label: Juncus gerardi height
  • Definition: canopy height of Juncus gerardi
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: centimeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
sebiomassM2
  • Label: Salicornia europaea biomass
  • Definition: biomass (in grams per m2) of Salicornia europaea
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: gramPerMeterSquared
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
sepcover
  • Label: Salicornia europaea cover
  • Definition: percent cover of Salicornia europaea
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: percent
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
seheight
  • Label: Salicornia europaea height
  • Definition: canopy height of Salicornia europaea
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: centimeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
apbiomassM2
  • Label: Atriplex petula biomass
  • Definition: biomass (in grams per m2) of Atriplex patula
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: gramPerMeterSquared
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
appcover
  • Label: Atriplex patula cover
  • Definition: percent cover of Atriplex patula
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: percent
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
apheight
  • Label: Atriplex patula height
  • Definition: canopy height of Atriplex patula
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: centimeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
ifbiomassM2
  • Label: Iva frutescens biomass
  • Definition: biomass (in grams per m2) of Iva frutescens
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: gramPerMeterSquared
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
ifpcover
  • Label: Iva frutescens cover
  • Definition: percent cover of Iva frutescens
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: percent
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
ssbiomassM2
  • Label: Solidago sempervirens biomass
  • Definition: biomass (in grams per m2) of Solidago sempervirens
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: gramPerMeterSquared
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
sspcover
  • Label: Solidago sempervirens cover
  • Definition: percent cover of Solidago sempervirens
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: percent
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
slbiomassM2
  • Label: Suaeda linearis biomass
  • Definition: biomass (in grams per m2) of Suaeda linearis
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: gramPerMeterSquared
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
slpcover
  • Label: Suaeda linearis cover
  • Definition: percent cover of Suaeda linearis
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: percent
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
gmbiomassM2
  • Label: Glaux maritima biomass
  • Definition: biomass (in grams per m2) of Glaux maritima
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: gramPerMeterSquared
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
gmpcover
  • Label: Glaux maritima cover
  • Definition: percent cover of Glaux maritima
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: percent
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
arbiomassM2
  • Label: Agropyron repens biomass
  • Definition: biomass (in grams per m2) of Agropyron repens
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: gramPerMeterSquared
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
arcover
  • Label: Agropyron repens cover
  • Definition: percent cover of Agropyron repens
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: percent
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
deadbiomassM2
  • Label: Dead biomass
  • Definition: biomass (in grams per m2) of standing dead plant material
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: gramPerMeterSquared
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
Comments
  • Label: Comments
  • Definition: Additional notes
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Data Source Details

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Number of records: 

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