Dataset

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

Nutrient Network Oak Litter Decomposition

Years Available: 2010-2018 (8 years)

Principle Investigators

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Environmental Data Initiative data package

EDI Package ID	DOI
knb-lter-cdr.711.1	doi:10.6073/pasta/2ebd7eaf2fac27e1c7eee9678baa7940

ATTRIBUTES

Field	Name	Definition	Unit	Code
1	NutNet_Litter_Bag_No	unique identifier for each litter bag
2	String	unique identifier for each litter bag string
3	Init_Litter_Mass_g	initial litter bag mass	gram
4	Site_Text	Nutrient Network site name
5	Plot	Plot number
6	Trt	Nutrient network treatment		N=Nitrogen, PK=Phosphate Potassium, Control=Control, Fence=Fenced, NPK=Nitrogen Phosphate Potassium, NK=Nitrogen Potassium, K=Potassium, NP=Nitrogen Phosphate, NPK Fence=Nitrogen Phosphate Potassium Fenced, P=Phosphate
7	Date_Deployed	Date site investigator deployed litter bag in field
8	Harvest_No	Number within litter bag harvest sequence	number
9	Collection_Date	Date litter bag removed from field
10	Days_Since_Deployment	Number of days litter bag was deployed in the field	number
11	Yrs_Since_Deployment	Number of years litter bag was deployed in the field	number
12	Fin_Litter_Mass_g	Final litter mass	gram
13	Prop_Init_Mass	Proportion initial litter mass	dimensionless
14	Notes	Notes regarding sample damage or quality
15	Carbon_Used_Perc	Litter percent carbon used in analysis	dimensionless
16	Nitrogen_Used_Perc	Litter percent nitrogen used in analysis	dimensionless
17	Ash_Mass_g	Litter ash mass	gram
18	Perc_AFDM	Percent ash free dry mass	dimensionless
19	Perc_C_pred_from_AFDM	Litter percent carbon predicted from sample ash free dry mass	dimensionless
20	Init_C_Mass_g	Initial litter carbon mass	gram
21	Fin_C_Mass_g	Final litter carbon mass	gram
22	Prop_Init_C_Mass	Proportion of initial litter carbon mass in sample	dimensionless
23	Init_N_Mass_g	Initial litter nitrogen mass	gram
24	Fin_N_Mass_g	Final litter nitrogen mass	gram
25	Prop_Init_N_Mass	Proportion of initial nitrogen mass in sample	dimensionless

SAMPLE DATASET

NutNet_Litter_Bag_No	String	Init_Litter_Mass_g	Site_Text	Plot	Trt	Date_Deployed	Harvest_No	Collection_Date	Days_Since_Deployment	Yrs_Since_Deployment	Fin_Litter_Mass_g	Prop_Init_Mass	Notes	Carbon_Used_Perc	Nitrogen_Used_Perc	Ash_Mass_g	Perc_AFDM	Perc_C_pred_from_AFDM	Init_C_Mass_g	Fin_C_Mass_g	Prop_Init_C_Mass	Init_N_Mass_g	Fin_N_Mass_g	Prop_Init_N_Mass
4858	1	9.995	Bogong High Plains	1	N	01/20/2010	1	01/20/2011	365	1	7.9	0.7904	Last harvest in 2015; destroyed due to photodegradation	50.687	1.377	0.03	93.25842697	47.56087367	4.8343816	4.004273	0.828290634	0.09265365	0.108783	1.174082187
4859	1	9.997	Bogong High Plains	1	N	01/20/2010	3	01/16/2013	1092	2.992	6.31	0.6312	Small hole in bag ~2x3cm. White fertlizer residue	43.418	1.761	0.047	89.17050691	45.50897613	4.83534896	2.7396758	0.566593192	0.09267219	0.1111191	1.19905551
4863	1	10.001	Bogong High Plains	1	N	01/20/2010	4	01/15/2015	1821	4.989	5.1	0.5099	many holes in bag-- photo available- one is ~3 cm diameter and goes through both sides, two are ~1 cm diameter on the bottom side, other small ones; fine roots held tightly to litter by fungal hyphae	46.136	2.161	0.04	85.71428571	43.77415459	4.83728368	2.352936	0.48641679	0.09270927	0.110211	1.188780798
4864	1	10.007	Bogong High Plains	1	N	01/20/2010	2	01/18/2012	728	1.995	6.23	0.6226		45.365	1.624	0.025	91.46757679	46.66197129	4.84018576	2.8262395	0.58391137	0.09276489	0.1011752	1.090662642
4868	2	10.008	Bogong High Plains	2	PK	01/20/2010	4	01/15/2015	1821	4.989	4.1	0.4097	mesh degraded in centre area but no actual holes	48.225	1.961	0.048	86.99186992	44.41542737	4.84066944	1.977225	0.408461066	0.09277416	0.080401	0.866631398
4869	2	9.994	Bogong High Plains	2	PK	01/20/2010	3	01/16/2013	1092	2.992	5.02	0.5023		46.512	1.41	0.019	93.28621908	47.57482369	4.83389792	2.3349024	0.483026832	0.09264438	0.070782	0.764018282
4870	2	10.009	Bogong High Plains	2	PK	01/20/2010	2	01/18/2012	728	1.995	6.17	0.6164		49.615	1.493	0.026	92.77777778	47.3196158	4.84115312	3.0612455	0.632338086	0.09278343	0.0921181	0.992829215
4871	2	10.003	Bogong High Plains	2	PK	01/20/2010	1	01/20/2011	365	1	7.78	0.7778		50.416	1.237	0.027	94.26751592	48.0673775	4.83825104	3.9223648	0.810698901	0.09272781	0.0962386	1.037861241
4873	3	9.999	Bogong High Plains	3	Control	01/20/2010	4	01/15/2015	1821	4.989	8.1	0.8101	very small and old pieces of grass litter tightly fixed to oak leaf litter- removed as much as possible after being dried	44.67	1.768	0.04	83.93574297	42.88142982	4.83631632	3.61827	0.748145853	0.09269073	0.143208	1.54500887
4876	3	10.003	Bogong High Plains	3	Control	01/20/2010	3	01/16/2013	1092	2.992	5.91	0.5908	Removed insect silk from leaves before drying	48.085	1.223	0.02	95.13381995	48.50221161	4.83825104	2.8418235	0.587365864	0.09272781	0.0722793	0.779478131
4877	3	10.001	Bogong High Plains	3	Control	01/20/2010	2	01/18/2012	728	1.995	6.89	0.6889		46.843	1.421	0.027	92.68292683	47.27200615	4.83728368	3.2274827	0.667209722	0.09270927	0.0979069	1.056063757
4878	3	9.997	Bogong High Plains	3	Control	01/20/2010	1	01/20/2011	365	1	8.03	0.8032		50.057	1.13	0.025	94.19953596	48.03325552	4.83534896	4.0195771	0.831289972	0.09267219	0.090739	0.979139481

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