MAR-PIE-VegElevTransects2001_v1_csv

PIE LTER marsh vegetation species composition and elevation along nine transects in 2000 and 2001

 

 

Download: MAR-PIE-VegElevTransects2001_v1.csv
Variables
Date
  • Label:
  • Definition: date data collected
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: YYYY-MM-DD
  • Missing values: None specified
Observers
  • Label:
  • Definition: initials of persons collecting the data
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • JG=Josh Goldstein | RB=Robert Buchsbaum | HG=Hap Garrit | CH=Chuck Hopkinson | DM=Deb Melvin | CN=Carl Noblitt | TS=Tim Smith = LW=Libby Williams
  • Missing values: None specified
Research Location
  • Label:
  • Definition: Location of Transect
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Transect ID
  • Label:
  • Definition: transect name, usually related to its location
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • Argilla=Argilla Rd | COTTAGE=Cottage Rd | NELS=Nelson Island | Newman=Newman Rd | PRNWR=Parker River National Wildlife Refuge | RowlH=Rowley House | TWNFRM=Town Farm Road = TYPW=Typha porewater well site
  • Missing values: None specified
Point ID
  • Label:
  • Definition: sample point identifier
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Latitude
  • Label:
  • Definition: latitude of the sample point in decimal degrees
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: decimalDegrees
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Longitude
  • Label:
  • Definition: longitude of the sample point in decimal degrees
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: decimalDegrees
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Elevation
  • Label:
  • Definition: elevation of the surface of the marsh in 2021 relative to NAVD88
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: meter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • ND = Not measured
CoverClass_TallSpAlt
  • Label:
  • Definition: cover class of tall (>80cm) Spartina alterniflora
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • 0=Species not present | D=Species the only species present | P=Species present along with other species | 1=Dominant species | 2=Co-dominant species| 3=Species present in approximately equal abudance to other species in the plot = 4=Minor species
  • Missing values: None specified
CoverClass_ShortSpAlt
  • Label:
  • Definition: cover class of short (<50cm) Spartina alterniflora
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • 0=Species not present | D=Species the only species present | P=Species present along with other species | 1=Dominant species | 2=Co-dominant species| 3=Species present in approximately equal abudance to other species in the plot = 4=Minor species
  • Missing values: None specified
CoverClass_SpPat
  • Label:
  • Definition: cover class of Spartina patens
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • 0=Species not present | D=Species the only species present | P=Species present along with other species | 1=Dominant species | 2=Co-dominant species| 3=Species present in approximately equal abudance to other species in the plot = 4=Minor species
  • Missing values: None specified
CoverClass_Dist
  • Label:
  • Definition: Cover class of Distichlis spicata
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • 0=Species not present | D=Species the only species present | P=Species present along with other species | 1=Dominant species | 2=Co-dominant species| 3=Species present in approximately equal abudance to other species in the plot = 4=Minor species
  • Missing values: None specified
CoverClass_Salic
  • Label:
  • Definition: Cover class of Salicornia depressa
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • 0=Species not present | D=Species the only species present | P=Species present along with other species | 1=Dominant species | 2=Co-dominant species| 3=Species present in approximately equal abudance to other species in the plot = 4=Minor species
  • Missing values: None specified
CoverClass_Juncus
  • Label:
  • Definition: Cover class of Juncus gerdia
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • 0=Species not present | D=Species the only species present | P=Species present along with other species | 1=Dominant species | 2=Co-dominant species| 3=Species present in approximately equal abudance to other species in the plot = 4=Minor species
  • Missing values: None specified
CoverClass_Iva
  • Label:
  • Definition: Cover class of Iva frutenscens
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • 0=Species not present | D=Species the only species present | P=Species present along with other species | 1=Dominant species | 2=Co-dominant species| 3=Species present in approximately equal abudance to other species in the plot = 4=Minor species
  • Missing values: None specified
CoverClass_Phrag
  • Label:
  • Definition: Cover class of Phragmites australis
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • 0=Species not present | D=Species the only species present | P=Species present along with other species | 1=Dominant species | 2=Co-dominant species| 3=Species present in approximately equal abudance to other species in the plot = 4=Minor species
  • Missing values: None specified
CoverClass_Typha
  • Label:
  • Definition: Cover class of Typha spp.
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • 0=Species not present | D=Species the only species present | P=Species present along with other species | 1=Dominant species | 2=Co-dominant species| 3=Species present in approximately equal abudance to other species in the plot = 4=Minor species
  • Missing values: None specified
Other_Species_Present
  • Label:
  • Definition: additional species present in the quadrat; cover class=1 unless noted otherwise in comments
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Comments
  • Label:
  • Definition: Comments related to collection of the sample
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Data Source Details

Header lines: 

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Orientation: 

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Field delimiter: 

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Record delimiter: 

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Number of records: 

286