Excel file with metadata and data sheets.
Harvest data including the shoot leaf area index, position in the canopy, and shoot and plant tissue area, count and mass for each shoot harvested at three levels in the canopy from 19 1m x 1m plots near LTER Shrub plots, Toolik Field Station, AK 2012.
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2012_GS_ITEX_PF_ShootHarvestData.xlsx (198.04 KB)Variables
YEAR
- Label: YEAR
- Definition: year of measurement
- Type: Date/time
- Date format: YYYY
- Missing values: None specified
Date
- Label: Date
- Definition: Date of Measurement
- Type: Date/time
- Date format: dd-mmm-yy
- Missing values: None specified
SITE
- Label: SITE
- Definition: Toolik
- Type: Nominal
- Missing values: None specified
GROUP
- Label: GROUP
- Definition: Measurement location in relation to Toolik Lake LTER Shrub plots; In vicinity of Block1 = Upland, IVO Block 2 = Outlet
- Type: Nominal
- Missing values: None specified
PLOT
- Label: PLOT
- Definition: Individual plot identifier
- Type: Nominal
- Missing values: None specified
TREATMENT
- Label: TREATMENT
- Definition: control or fertilized annually (with N and P)
- Type: Nominal
- Missing values: None specified
PLOT SIZE
- Label: PLOT SIZE
- Definition: 1m x 1m point frame size
- Type: Nominal
- Missing values: None specified
DOMINANT VEGETATION
- Label: DOMINANT VEGETATION
- Definition: Dominant canopy vegetation
- Type: Nominal
- Missing values: None specified
SPP
- Label: SPP
- Definition: Shoot species sampled
- Type: Nominal
- Missing values: None specified
SHOOT ID
- Label: SHOOT ID
- Definition: Identification for each shoot sampled (NOT unique); consists of canopy position (up/mid/low), species abbreviation, and a number
- Type: Nominal
- Missing values: None specified
CANOPY POSN
- Label: CANOPY POSN
- Definition: Relative position of shoot in the canopy
- Type: Nominal
- Missing values: None specified
ROW#
- Label: ROW#
- Definition: Row number on the point frame where pin-drop measurement were taken
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: number
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- #N/A = Missing or Not Measured
PIN HOLE#
- Label: PIN HOLE#
- Definition: Pin hole where pin-drop measurements were taken
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: number
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- #N/A = Missing or Not Measured
DIST TO TOP OF SHOOT
- Label: DIST TO TOP OF SHOOT
- Definition: Distance (cm) from the point frame to the highest tip of the shoot
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: centimeter
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- #N/A = Missing or Not Measured
DIST TO BOTTOM OF SHOOT
- Label: DIST TO BOTTOM OF SHOOT
- Definition: Distance (cm) from the point frame to the place point 5 inches from the tip
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: centimeter
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- #N/A = Missing or Not Measured
DIST TO GROUND
- Label: DIST TO GROUND
- Definition: Distance (cm) of the highest tip of shoot to the soil
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: centimeter
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- #N/A = Missing or Not Measured
LAI (LAI-2000)
- Label: LAI (LAI-2000)
- Definition: Leaf area index measured at shoot location (meter squared leaf per meter square ground)
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: meterSquaredPerMeterSquared
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- #N/A = Missing or Not Measured
TOT SILHOUETTE AREA
- Label: TOT SILHOUETTE AREA
- Definition: Area of whole shoot as viewed with shoot intact (square cm shoot)
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: centimeterSquared
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- #N/A = Missing or Not Measured
SUM(GREEN LEAF, PETIOLE, STIPULE) AREA
- Label: SUM(GREEN LEAF, PETIOLE, STIPULE) AREA
- Definition: Area of the shoot leaves, petioles, and stipules used to correct A/Ci and light curve data (square cm leaf+petiole+stipule)
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: centimeterSquared
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- #N/A = Missing or Not Measured
GREEN LEAF AREA
- Label: GREEN LEAF AREA
- Definition: Area of green leaves on shoot (square cm leaves)
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: centimeterSquared
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- #N/A = Missing or Not Measured
PETIOLE AREA
- Label: PETIOLE AREA
- Definition: Area of green petioles on shoot (square cm petiole)
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: centimeterSquared
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- #N/A = Missing or Not Measured
STIPULE AREA
- Label: STIPULE AREA
- Definition: Area of green stipules on shoot (square cm stipule)
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: centimeterSquared
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- #N/A = Missing or Not Measured
OTHER GREEN ORGAN
- Label: OTHER GREEN ORGAN
- Definition: Area of green organs on shoot (square cm organ)
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: centimeterSquared
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- #N/A = Missing or Not Measured
BROWN STEM AREA
- Label: BROWN STEM AREA
- Definition: Area of brown stem on shoot (square cm brown stemP
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: centimeterSquared
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- #N/A = Missing or Not Measured
GREEN STEM AREA
- Label: GREEN STEM AREA
- Definition: Area of green stem on shoot (square cm green stem)
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: centimeterSquared
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- #N/A = Missing or Not Measured
TOTAL GREEN AREA
- Label: TOTAL GREEN AREA
- Definition: Sum of green tissue area (leaf, petiole, stipule , organ, stem) on shoot
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: centimeterSquared
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- #N/A = Missing or Not Measured
TOTAL SHOOT AREA (LEAVES, STEM, ORGAN)
- Label: TOTAL SHOOT AREA (LEAVES, STEM, ORGAN)
- Definition: Sum of the area of all tissues (green and brown) on shoot (square cm shoot)
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: centimeterSquared
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- #N/A = Missing or Not Measured
LEAF COUNT
- Label: LEAF COUNT
- Definition: Number of leaves on shoot
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: number
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- #N/A = Missing or Not Measured
PETIOLE COUNT
- Label: PETIOLE COUNT
- Definition: Number of petioles on shoot
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: number
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- #N/A = Missing or Not Measured
STIPULE COUNT
- Label: STIPULE COUNT
- Definition: Number of stipules on shoot
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: number
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- #N/A = Missing or Not Measured
GREEN ORGAN COUNT
- Label: GREEN ORGAN COUNT
- Definition: Number of organs on shoot
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: number
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- #N/A = Missing or Not Measured
TOT LEAF DRY MASS
- Label: TOT LEAF DRY MASS
- Definition: Dry mass of all leaves (g leaf)
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: gram
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- #N/A = Missing or Not Measured
TOT DRY PETIOLE MASS
- Label: TOT DRY PETIOLE MASS
- Definition: Dry mass of all petioles (g petiole)
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: gram
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- #N/A = Missing or Not Measured
TOT DRY STIPULE MASS
- Label: TOT DRY STIPULE MASS
- Definition: Dry mass of all stipules (g stipule)
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: gram
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- #N/A = Missing or Not Measured
AVG MASS PER LEAF
- Label: AVG MASS PER LEAF
- Definition: Mass of leaves divided by leaf count (g per leaf)
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: gramPerNumber
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- #N/A = Missing or Not Measured
AVG MASS PER PETIOLE
- Label: AVG MASS PER PETIOLE
- Definition: Mass of petioles divided by petiole count (g per petiole)
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: gramPerNumber
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- #N/A = Missing or Not Measured
AVG MASS PER STIPULE
- Label: AVG MASS PER STIPULE
- Definition: Mass of stipules divided by stipule count (g per stipule)
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: gramPerNumber
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- #N/A = Missing or Not Measured
AVG MASS PER ORGAN
- Label: AVG MASS PER ORGAN
- Definition: Mass of organs divided by organ count (g per organ)
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: gramPerNumber
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- #N/A = Missing or Not Measured
BROWN STEM DRY MASS
- Label: BROWN STEM DRY MASS
- Definition: Dry mass of brown stem (g brown stem)
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: gram
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- #N/A = Missing or Not Measured
GREEN STEM DRY MASS
- Label: GREEN STEM DRY MASS
- Definition: Dry mass of green stem (g green stem)
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: gram
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- #N/A = Missing or Not Measured
TOT SHOOT DRY MASS
- Label: TOT SHOOT DRY MASS
- Definition: Dry mass of total shoot (g shoot)
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: gram
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- #N/A = Missing or Not Measured
AVG AREA PER LEAF
- Label: AVG AREA PER LEAF
- Definition: Total leaf area divided by leaf count (square meter per leaf)
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: meterSquaredPerNumber
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- #N/A = Missing or Not Measured
LMA
- Label: LMA
- Definition: Leaf mass per unit area (g leaf per square cm leaf)
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: gramPerMeterSquared
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- #N/A = Missing or Not Measured
ORIGINAL LEAF MASS W/ PETIOLE
- Label: ORIGINAL LEAF MASS W/ PETIOLE
- Definition: Dry mass of leaves with petioles prior to being separated and re-weighed (uncorrected g leaf)
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: gram
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- #N/A = Missing or Not Measured
COMMENTS
- Label: COMMENTS
- Definition: Notes on data quality and measurements
- Type: Nominal
- Missing values: None specified