LTE-MP-LPP-biomass_csv

Aboveground biomass at control and fertilized plots in a Spartina patens-dominated marsh, Rowley River, Plum Island Ecosystem LTER, MA.

Variables
SITE
  • Label: SITE
  • Definition: current name of sampling station, following naming protocol
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • LP = Laws Point Patens
  • Missing values: None specified
YEAR
  • Label: YEAR
  • Definition: year
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: YYYY
  • Missing values: None specified
MONTH
  • Label: MONTH
  • Definition: month
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: MM
  • Missing values: None specified
DAY
  • Label: DAY
  • Definition: Day of the month, numerical
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: DD
  • Missing values: None specified
PLOT
  • Label: PLOT
  • Definition: plot identification number
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
TRT
  • Label: TRT
  • Definition: treatment
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • N = fertlized with nitrogen only
    • P = fertilized with phosphorus only
    • NP = fertilized with nitrogen and phosphorus
    • C = control (not fertilized)
  • Missing values: None specified
SP biomass
  • Label: SP biomass
  • Definition: biomass of live Spartina patens (dry weight)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: gramPerMeterSquared
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • 1 = not sampled
DS biomass
  • Label: DS biomass
  • Definition: biomass of live Distichlis spicata (dry weight)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: gramPerMeterSquared
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • . = not sampled
SA biomass
  • Label: SA biomass
  • Definition: biomass of live Spartina alterniflora (dry weight)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: gramPerMeterSquared
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • . = not sampled
SE biomass
  • Label: SE biomass
  • Definition: biomass of live Salicornia europa (dry weight)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: gramPerMeterSquared
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • . = not sampled
LIVE biomass
  • Label: LIVE biomass
  • Definition: biomass of all live vegetation (dry weight)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: gramPerMeterSquared
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • . = not sampled
DEAD biomass
  • Label: DEAD biomass
  • Definition: biomass of all dead vegetation (dry weight)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: gramPerMeterSquared
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • . = not sampled
Data Source Details

Header lines: 

1

Orientation: 

Column

Field delimiter: 

,

Record delimiter: 

\r\n

Number of records: 

768