FEMC - Dataset - Transect data

Details and Metadata

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Dataset Fields
Methods
Sampling Equipment
Site Characteristics

Methods

The methods followed in the creation of the dataset, including description of field, laboratory and processing steps, and quality control procedures

Current Methods

Field methods

See Ecological Applications publication for detailed field sampling.

Dataset Fields

Detailed documentation of the fields comprising the dataset, including the type of measurement, units where applicable, and any controlled vocabularies or code lists present in the data

Field Name	Caption	Description	Additional Information
beginning_plot_num	beginning plot number	plot number at beginning of transect	Measurement type: Nominal
condition	condition - either blowdown or reference	blowdown or reference condition	Measurement type: Nominal
rotten_cwd_carbon_mgcha	rotten downed coarse woody detritus carbon mass (Mg C per ha)	megagrams of carbon per hectare of rotten downed coarse woody detritus	Measurement type: Ratio Units: megagrams of carbon per hectare Precision: 0.01
rotten_cwd_mass_mgha	rotten downed coarse woody detritus mass (Mg per ha)	megagrams per hectare of rotten downed coarse woody detritus	Measurement type: Ratio Units: megagrams per hectare Precision: 0.01
rotten_cwd_vol_m3ha	rotten downed coarse woody detritus volume (m3 per ha)	cubic meters per hectare of rotten downed coarse woody detritus	Measurement type: Ratio Units: cubic meters per hectare Precision: 0.01
site	site	location of blowdown	Measurement type: Nominal
site_condition	site and condition	combination of site location and blowdown condition	Measurement type: Nominal
sound_cwd_carbon_mgcha	sound downed coarse woody detritus carbon mass (Mg C per ha)	megagrams of carbon per hectare of sound downed woody detritus	Measurement type: Ratio Units: megagrams of carbon per hectare Precision: 0.01
sound_cwd_mass_mgha	sound downed coarse woody detritus mass (Mg per ha)	megagrams per hectare of sound downed coarse woody detritus mass	Measurement type: Ratio Units: megagrams per hectare Precision: 0.01
sound_cwd_vol_m3ha	sound downed coarse woody detritus volume (m3 per ha)	cubic meters per hectare of sound downed coarse woody detritus	Measurement type: Ratio Units: cubic meters per hectare Precision: 0.01
total_cwd_carbon_mgcha	total downed coarse woody detritus carbon mass (Mg C per ha)	megagrams of carbon per hectare of sound and rotten downed coarse woody detritus	Measurement type: Ratio Units: megagrams of carbon per hectare Precision: 0.01
total_cwd_mass_mgha	total downed coarse woody detritus mass (Mg per ha)	megagrams per hectare of sound and rotten downed coarse woody detritus	Measurement type: Ratio Units: megagrams per hectare Precision: 0.01
total_cwd_vol_m3ha	total downed coarse woody detritus volume (m3 per ha)	cubic meters per hectare of sound and rotten downed coarse woody detritus	Measurement type: Ratio Units: cubic meters per hectare Precision: 0.01
transect_id	transect id	transect id for data analysis	Measurement type: Nominal
visit	visit number	number of visit (first or second)	Measurement type: Interval Units: Precision: 1

Sampling Equipment

Equipment and software used to collect data, including how that equipment was used.

Current Equipment

Field sampling

See Ecological Applications publication for detailed field sampling.

Site Characteristics

The spatial extent of the dataset site coverage, and descriptions of the spatial extent and context for the data collection

Site Description
Wind study sites (See Ecological Applications publication for detailed site descriptions)