2004lgcover_excel

Excel file with metadata and data sheets.

Relative percent cover was measured for plant species on Arctic LTER experimental plots in moist acidic, dry heath and moist non-acidic tundra, and for Sagavanirktok River plots in tussock and heath tundra, North Slope Alaska 2004.

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Variables

Year
  • Label: Year
  • Definition: The year of percent cover measurement
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: yyyy
  • Missing values: None specified
Site
  • Label: Site
  • Definition: The site of percent cover measurement
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Treatment
  • Label: Treatment
  • Definition: The manipulated treatment
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Block
  • Label: Block
  • Definition: The treatment block number
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Plot
  • Label: Plot
  • Definition: Sample plot where percent cover was measured
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Species
  • Label: Species
  • Definition: Species and cover categories determined on plots as described above
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Relative Cover
  • Label: Relative Cover
  • Definition: The percent cover of a given species relative to the total cover of the plot
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: percent
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • #N/A = Missing or Not Measured
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