MAR-SO-Biomass-S-alt-2018_csv

Biomass of Spartina alterniflora collected in July 2018 from various marsh edges around Plum Island Sound, MA, PIE LTER.

Variables
Date
  • Label: Dat
  • Definition: Date of sample collections
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: YYYY-MM-DD
  • Missing values: None specified
SampleID
  • Label: SampleID
  • Definition: Sample location identity using a number and letter for sub-location
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
SiteComments
  • Label: SiteComments
  • Definition: Comments regarding the sample location and height of Spartina
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Biomass_total
  • Label: Biomass_total
  • Definition: Total above ground Spartina alterniflora biomass (dry weight) collected in 25 x 25 cm quadrat
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: gram
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Biomass_area
  • Label: Biomass_area
  • Definition: Above ground Spartina alterniflora dry weight biomass per area
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: gramPerMeterSquared
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Elevation
  • Label: Elevation
  • Definition: Elevation of sample location (NAVD88)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: meter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Latitude
  • Label: Latitude
  • Definition: Latitude of sample location
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: degree
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Longitude
  • Label: Longitude
  • Definition: Longitude of sample location
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: degree
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Data Source Details

Header lines: 

1

Orientation: 

Column

Field delimiter: 

,

Record delimiter: 

\r\n

Number of records: 

35