Dataset: Fine Litter

Methods

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

Current Methods

• Fine Litter Calculation
  
  

  Baskets were left in the field for 9 days and all fine litter less than 2 cm diameter that accumulated in the baskets was collected. After the experiment, baskets in the treated plots were placed in plastic bags and transported to the laboratory where they were stored at room temperature until the ice and snow that accumulated in the baskets melted. The remaining fine litter in the basket was then oven-dried at 60 °C for 24 h and weighed. The amount of carbon in fine litter was assumed to be 50% of the oven dry mass.

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

Sampling Equipment

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

Site Characteristics

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