University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
College of Biological Sciences
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Dataset

Biodiversity II: Effects of Plant Biodiversity on Population and Ecosystem Processes - Experiment 120


Fire Severity

Years Available: 2011 - 2014

Principle Investigators

Wragg, Peter

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Environmental Data Initiative data package

EDI Package ID DOI
knb-lter-cdr.658.2
doi:10.6073/pasta/09fdbccac15ab171f6ea58cfc4a49c81

ATTRIBUTES

FieldNameDefinitionUnitCode
1BurnYearYear in which burn damage was assessed, after a spring burn in this year
2SpeciesThe species of the tagged plant
3PlotPlot number in E120
4plantCodeUnique identifier for the plant
5stemCodeUnique identifier for the stem
6BurnScoreVisually assigned fire damage score, after spring burn0=unburned, 1=scorched (darkened), 2=severely damaged (black or stem fallen), 3=consumed
7stemHeightPreBurnCmStem height before burncentimeter
8stemDiameterPreBurnMmStem diameter before burnmillimeter
9PreBurnStemsNumber of stems before burndimensionless
10SpNum Number of species planted in plot including seed contaminent and replacement for species belived to have bad seeddimensionless
11NumSp Number of species planted in plot as specified by treatmentdimensionless
12biomassHerbaceousPrevWeight of biomass clipped late the previous summer (the year before BurnYear)gramsPerMeterSquared
13biomassGrassProportionPrevThe fraction of biomass clipped late the previous summer that was grasses (versus forbs)dimensionless
 

SAMPLE DATASET

BurnYearSpeciesPlotplantCodestemCodeBurnScorestemHeightPreBurnCmstemDiameterPreBurnMmPreBurnStemsSpNumNumSpbiomassHerbaceousPrevbiomassGrassProportionPrev
2011Quercus macrocarpa2929-H-NE29-H-NE-115.81.41190.680.05
2011Quercus macrocarpa2929-C-NE29-C-NE-115.81.41190.680.05
2011Quercus macrocarpa2929-C-NW29-C-NW-116.21.61190.680.05
2011Quercus macrocarpa2929-C-NW29-C-NW-212.71.21190.680.05
2011Quercus macrocarpa2929-C-SW29-C-SW-114.41.81190.680.05
2011Quercus macrocarpa2929-H-NW29-H-NW-118.41.81190.680.05
2011Quercus macrocarpa2929-H-SE29-H-SE-114.81.41190.680.05
2011Quercus macrocarpa2929-H-SW29-H-SW-1151.51190.680.05
2011Quercus macrocarpa2929-L-NE29-L-NE-115.21.41190.680.05
2011Quercus macrocarpa2929-L-NW29-L-NW-1141.61190.680.05
2011Quercus macrocarpa2929-L-SE29-L-SE-117.91.81190.680.05
2011Quercus macrocarpa2929-L-SW29-L-SW-1191.51190.680.05
             

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Biodiversity II: Effects of Plant Biodiversity on Population and Ecosystem Processes : Fire Severity

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