MAR-PIE-VegElevTransects2021_v1_csv

PIE LTER marsh vegetation species composition and elevation along nine transects in 2021

 

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:
    • SK=Sam Kelsey | RB=Robert Buchsbaum | KS=Karen Sundberg | IF=Inke Forbrich | DP=Danielle Perry = AG=Anne Giblin
  • 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=0% | 1=0.1-5% | 2=6-25% | 3=26-50% | 4=51-75% = 5=76-100%
  • Missing values: None specified
CoverClass_MedSpAlt
  • Label:
  • Definition: cover class of medium (50-80cm) Spartina alterniflora
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • 0=0% | 1=0.1-5% | 2=6-25% | 3=26-50% | 4=51-75% = 5=76-100%
  • Missing values: None specified
CoverClass_ShortSpAlt
  • Label:
  • Definition: cover class of short (<50cm) Spartina alterniflora
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • 0=0% | 1=0.1-5% | 2=6-25% | 3=26-50% | 4=51-75% = 5=76-100%
  • Missing values: None specified
CoverClass_SpPat
  • Label:
  • Definition: cover class of Spartina patens
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • 0=0% | 1=0.1-5% | 2=6-25% | 3=26-50% | 4=51-75% = 5=76-100%
  • Missing values: None specified
CoverClass_Dist
  • Label:
  • Definition: Cover class of Distichlis spicata
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • 0=0% | 1=0.1-5% | 2=6-25% | 3=26-50% | 4=51-75% = 5=76-100%
  • Missing values: None specified
CoverClass_Salic
  • Label:
  • Definition: Cover class of Salicornia depressa
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • 0=0% | 1=0.1-5% | 2=6-25% | 3=26-50% | 4=51-75% = 5=76-100%
  • Missing values: None specified
CoverClass_Juncus
  • Label:
  • Definition: Cover class of Juncus gerdia
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • 0=0% | 1=0.1-5% | 2=6-25% | 3=26-50% | 4=51-75% = 5=76-100%
  • Missing values: None specified
CoverClass_Iva
  • Label:
  • Definition: Cover class of Iva frutenscens
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • 0=0% | 1=0.1-5% | 2=6-25% | 3=26-50% | 4=51-75% = 5=76-100%
  • Missing values: None specified
CoverClass_Phrag
  • Label:
  • Definition: Cover class of Phragmites australis
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • 0=0% | 1=0.1-5% | 2=6-25% | 3=26-50% | 4=51-75% = 5=76-100%
  • Missing values: None specified
CoverClass_Typha
  • Label:
  • Definition: Cover class of Typha spp.
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • 0=0% | 1=0.1-5% | 2=6-25% | 3=26-50% | 4=51-75% = 5=76-100%
  • Missing values: None specified
CoverClass_Bare
  • Label:
  • Definition: Cover class of bare sediment in the quadrat
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • 0=0% | 1=0.1-5% | 2=6-25% | 3=26-50% | 4=51-75% = 5=76-100%
  • Missing values: None specified
CoverClass_Pool
  • Label:
  • Definition: Cover class of water as a pool in the quadrat
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • 0=0% | 1=0.1-5% | 2=6-25% | 3=26-50% | 4=51-75% = 5=76-100%
  • Missing values: None specified
CoverClass_Creek/Ditch
  • Label:
  • Definition: Cover class of creek or ditch in the quadrat
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • 0=0% | 1=0.1-5% | 2=6-25% | 3=26-50% | 4=51-75% = 5=76-100%
  • Missing values: None specified
CoverClass_Wrack
  • Label:
  • Definition: Cover class of wrack in the quadrat
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • 0=0% | 1=0.1-5% | 2=6-25% | 3=26-50% | 4=51-75% = 5=76-100%
  • 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

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Number of records: 

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