Details and Metadata

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Methods

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

Past Methods (No longer in use)

  • Soil sample collection and analysis
    Started: 1996-10-01
    Ended: 1996-12-01

    At each of the four elevations, three soil samples were taken for an analysis of soil chemistry. The top 3 cm of soil were used for each sample. Samples were analyzed at the University of Vermont Lab for pH, available phosphorus, reserve phosphorus, potassium, calcium and aluminum.

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
ElevationElevation

Elevation of survey

Measurement type: Ratio
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 1000
Sample_NumberSample Number

Sample number

Measurement type: Ordinal
Sample Number Code
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Appears in data asMeaning of code
ASoil sample A
BSoil sample B
CSoil sample C
pHpH of Survey

Soil pH

Measurement type: Interval
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 1
P_availablePhoshorous (available)

Available amount of phosphorous in soil

Measurement type: Ratio
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 10
KPotassium

Amount potassium in soil

Measurement type: Ratio
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 100
MgMagnesium

Amount magnesium in soil

Measurement type: Ratio
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 100
P_reservePhosphorous (reserve)

Amount of phosphorous reserve in soil

Measurement type: Ratio
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 10
AlAluminium

Amount aluminum in soil

Measurement type: Ratio
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 100
CaCalcium

Amount of calcium in soil

Measurement type: Ratio
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 100
Ca_alN/A

Ratio of amount of calcium to aluminum in soil

Measurement type: Ratio
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 10

Sampling Equipment

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

No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

Site Characteristics

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

  • Site Description

    Browns River headwaters on Mount Mansfield. Four elevations were used off the Teardrop Trail: 730, 820, 910 and 1000 meters.