University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
College of Biological Sciences
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Dataset

Nutrient Network. A cross-site investigation of bottom-up control over herbaceous plant community dynamics and ecosystem function. - Experiment 247


Light Availability

Years Available: 2008 - 2020

Principle Investigators

Borer, Elizabeth
Harpole, Stan
Seabloom, Eric

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Environmental Data Initiative data package

EDI Package ID DOI
knb-lter-cdr.569.9
doi:10.6073/pasta/30d35d35d6aea9460f1c45ff2d57f44d

ATTRIBUTES

FieldNameDefinitionUnitCode
1yearyear of measurement
2site_nameExpanded Nutrient Network site name
3site_codeNutrient Network site code
4year_trtplot treatment progression status 0=pretreatment observation, 1=first observations after treatments, 2=2nd year after treatment, 3=3rd year after treatment, 4=4th year after treatment, 5=5th year after treatment, 6=6th year after treatment, 7=7th year after treatment
5trtapplied treatment combinationControl=no treatment, K=potassium, P=phosphate, N=nitrogen, PK=phosphate potassium, NK=nitrogen potassium, NP=nitrogen phosphate, NPK=nitrogen phosphate potassium, Fence=Fence, NPK Fence=nitrogen phosphate potassium fence
6blockblock numbernumber
7plotplot numbernumber
8subplotsubplot
9NNitrogen treatment1=Nitrogen applied as timed-release urea [NH2)2CO2], 0=no N applied
10PPhosphate treatment 1=10 gramsPerMeterSquaredPerYear as triple-super phosphate [Ca(H2PO4)2], 0=no P applied
11KPotassium AND initial micronutrient treatment1=10 gramsPerMeterSquaredPerYear as potassium sulfate [K2SO4] AND one-time application in treatment year 1 of 100 gramsPerMeterSquared of a micronutrient mix of Fe (15%) S (14%) Mg (1??5%) Mn (2??5%) Cu (1%) Zn (1%) B (0??2%) and Mo (0??05%), 0=no K or micronutrients applied
12ExcloseFence enclosure treatment1=plot surrounded by 230-cm-tall fence with the lower 90 cm surrounded by 1-cm woven wire mesh (hardware cloth) with a 30-cm outward-facing flange stapled to the ground and an upper fence composed of four strands of tensioned wire strung at equal vertical intervals, 0=no fence
13Nitrogen_added_to_plotAmount of nitrogen from fertilizer added to the plotgramsPerMeterSquaredPerYear
14Ambient_PARMEAN ceptometer reading at 2m height (above grassland canopy) during approximately solar noon (11:00 - 14:00 local time) on a clear daydimensionless
15Ground_PARMEAN ceptometer reading at 0m height (ground level) during approximately solar noon (11:00 - 14:00 local time) on a clear daydimensionless
16proportion_parGround_PAR / Ambient_PARdimensionless
 

SAMPLE DATASET

yearsite_namesite_codeyear_trttrtblockplotsubplotNPKExcloseNitrogen_added_to_plotAmbient_PARGround_PARproportion_par
2008Cedar Creek LTERcdcr.us1NPK+Fence11A1111101792156.50.087332589
2008Cedar Creek LTERcdcr.us1NP12A11001018414430.240630092
2008Cedar Creek LTERcdcr.us1NPK13D11101016802780.16547619
2008Cedar Creek LTERcdcr.us1K14B0010018219980.548050522
2008Cedar Creek LTERcdcr.us1N15D100051832602.50.328875546
2008Cedar Creek LTERcdcr.us1PK16B011001845143.50.077777778
2008Cedar Creek LTERcdcr.us1N17C1000101757910.50.518212863
2008Cedar Creek LTERcdcr.us1P18A010001833706.50.385433715
2008Cedar Creek LTERcdcr.us1N19C1000117432680.153757889
2008Cedar Creek LTERcdcr.us1Fence110D000102025709.50.35037037
2008Cedar Creek LTERcdcr.us1Control111B000001903744.50.391224383
2008Cedar Creek LTERcdcr.us1NK112D10101018581010.054359526
                

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