Dataset

FAB 1 : Forests and Biodiversity Experiment - High density diversity experiment - Experiment 271

Litterbag mass and chemistry

Years Available: 2015 - 2017

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Environmental Data Initiative data package

EDI Package ID	DOI
knb-lter-cdr.684.2	doi:10.6073/pasta/0d0491573135544d6562697b2f05b6e6

ATTRIBUTES

Field	Name	Definition	Unit	Code
1	Year	Year collected
2	ID	Arbitrary litterbag identifier
3	SR	Litter species richness	number
4	Plot	Arbitrary ID corresponding to plot treatment
5	Plot Treatment	Arbitrary code corresponding to treatment		M=monoculture, B=biculture, T=twelve-species polyculture
6	String	Arbitrary number indicating litterbag grouping
7	Time	Time (days) spent decomposing	nominalDay
8	Prop_ACNE	Proportion (0-1) of litter in the bag from Acer negundo	dimensionless
9	Prop_ACRU	Proportion (0-1) of litter in the bag from Acer rubrum	dimensionless
10	Prop_BEPA	Proportion (0-1) of litter in the bag from Betula papyrifera	dimensionless
11	Prop_JUVI	Proportion (0-1) of litter in the bag from Juniperus virginiana	dimensionless
12	Prop_PIBA	Proportion (0-1) of litter in the bag from Pinus banksiana	dimensionless
13	Prop_PIRE	Proportion (0-1) of litter in the bag from Pinus resinosa	dimensionless
14	Prop_PIST	Proportion (0-1) of litter in the bag from Pinus strobus	dimensionless
15	Prop_QUAL	Proportion (0-1) of litter in the bag from Quercus alba	dimensionless
16	Prop_QUEL	Proportion (0-1) of litter in the bag from Quercus ellipsoidalis	dimensionless
17	Prop_QUMA	Proportion (0-1) of litter in the bag from Quercus macrocarpa	dimensionless
18	Prop_QURU	Proportion (0-1) of litter in the bag from Quercus rubra	dimensionless
19	Prop_TIAM	Proportion (0-1) of litter in the bag from Tilia americana	dimensionless
20	Mass_ACNE	Air-dried mass of litter in the bag from Acer negundo	gram
21	Mass_ACRU	Air-dried mass of litter in the bag from Acer rubrum	gram
22	Mass_BEPA	Air-dried mass of litter in the bag from Betula papyrifera	gram
23	Mass_JUVI	Air-dried mass of litter in the bag from Juniperus virginiana	gram
24	Mass_PIBA	Air-dried mass of litter in the bag from Pinus banksiana	gram
25	Mass_PIRE	Air-dried mass of litter in the bag from Pinus resinosa	gram
26	Mass_PIST	Air-dried mass of litter in the bag from Pinus strobus	gram
27	Mass_QUAL	Air-dried mass of litter in the bag from Quercus alba	gram
28	Mass_QUEL	Air-dried mass of litter in the bag from Quercus ellipsoidalis	gram
29	Mass_QUMA	Air-dried mass of litter in the bag from Quercus macrocarpa	gram
30	Mass_QURU	Air-dried mass of litter in the bag from Quercus rubra	gram
31	Mass_TIAM	Air-dried mass of litter in the bag from Tilia americana	gram
32	Mass_Orig	Total air-dried litter mass prior to decomposition	gram
33	Mass_Time	Total air-dried litter mass following t days of decomposition	gram
34	Pct_SCC	Percentage of post-decomposition mass consisting of soluble cell contents	dimensionless
35	Pct_HBP	Percentage of post-decomposition mass consisting of hemicellulose and bound proteins	dimensionless
36	Pct_CEL	Percentage of post-decomposition mass consisting of cellulose	dimensionless
37	Pct_AUR	Percentage of post-decomposition mass consisting of acid unhydrolizable recalcitrants (including lignin)	dimensionless
38	Pct_REC	Percentage of post-decomposition mass consisting of recalcitrants	dimensionless

SAMPLE DATASET

Year	ID	SR	Plot	Plot Treatment	String	Time	Prop_ACNE	Prop_ACRU	Prop_BEPA	Prop_JUVI	Prop_PIBA	Prop_PIRE	Prop_PIST	Prop_QUAL	Prop_QUEL	Prop_QUMA	Prop_QURU	Prop_TIAM	Mass_ACNE	Mass_ACRU	Mass_BEPA	Mass_JUVI	Mass_PIBA	Mass_PIRE	Mass_PIST	Mass_QUAL	Mass_QUEL	Mass_QUMA	Mass_QURU	Mass_TIAM	Mass_Orig	Mass_Time	Pct_SCC	Pct_HBP	Pct_CEL	Pct_AUR	Pct_REC
2015	1	2	B1	B	1	62	0.48	0.52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	1.21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.3094	1.757	37.02	13.37	22.48	25.93	0.42
2015	2	2	B1	B	1	124	0.48	0.52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.11	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.309	1.485	38.58	10.62	20.92	27.66	0.65
2015	5	2	B1	B	2	62	0.48	0.52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	1.16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.254	1.782	43.61	11.57	21.45	22.57	0.56
2015	6	2	B1	B	2	124	0.5	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.13	1.14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.2615	1.539	34.49	11.49	21.47	31.72	0.39
2015	9	2	B1	B	3	62	0.46	0.54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	1.29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.3754	1.984	40.95	11.66	21.66	23.62	1.13
2015	10	2	B1	B	3	124	0.47	0.53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	1.23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.3192	1.676	36.25	10.95	20.69	31.08	0.8
2016	3	2	B1	B	1	363	0.48	0.52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.3001	1.5716	35.45	11.07	20.28	30.5	1.88
2016	7	2	B1	B	2	363	0.49	0.51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	1.15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.2354	1.5674	28.85	12.17	18.79	34.03	5.72
2016	11	2	B1	B	3	363	0.46	0.54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	1.26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.3471	1.7314	32.22	10.92	19.44	35.54	1.75
2017	4	2	B1	B	1	731	0.49	0.51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.14	1.18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.3258	1.125	42.41	7.8	14.13	21.94	12.45
2017	8	2	B1	B	2	731	0.48	0.52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.3001	1.388	33.26	8.21	13.61	23.68	21.25
2017	12	2	B1	B	3	731	0.46	0.54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	1.29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.3843	1.803	29.21	10.75	18.64	32.69	7.87

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