University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
College of Biological Sciences
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Dataset

Distribution of Wetland Plant Species in Relation to the Level of the Water Table - Experiment 079


Plant species percent cover data

Years Available: 1988 - 1990

Principle Investigators

Phillips, Martha
Gorham, Eville
Bryant, Charlotte

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Environmental Data Initiative data package

EDI Package ID DOI
knb-lter-cdr.224.8
doi:10.6073/pasta/63efc1c11189038c2da48e565074f078

ATTRIBUTES

FieldNameDefinitionUnitCode
1ExperimentCedar Creek experiment designator
2PlotPlot
3TransectTransect
4dtransDistance along transect (m)meter
5YearSampling year
6spcodeFirst 3 letters of genus and first 3 letters of species
7SpeciesSpecies
8FamilyPlant family
9pcoverPercent coverdimensionless
10ReliableCode for reliability of identification1=Species identification is confident but variety or subspecies identification is in doubt, 2=Species identification is confident but variety or subspecies is not distinguished even though varieties or subspecies occur in Minnesota, 3=Species identification is trivial because of hybridization among several recognized species but hybrid complexes are recognized within the genus, 4=Genus identification is confident but species identification is in doubt; 5=Genus identification is confident but species is not distinguished, 6=Genus identification is in doubt, 7=Plant is unknown but only one species is probably included
11RemarksMiscellaneous remarks
 

SAMPLE DATASET

ExperimentPlotTransectdtransYearspcodeSpeciesFamilypcoverReliableRemarks
791101988CALCANCalamagrostis canadensisPoaceae52
791101988CORAMECorylus americanusBetulaceae10outside
791101988CRSTRICarex strictaCyperaceae350
791101988QUEELLQuercus ellipsoidalisFagaceae1004outside, Q. rubra?
791101988VACCINVaccinium sp.Ericaceae405V. cf. angustifolium
792151988CALCANCalamagrostis canadensisPoaceae32
792151988CRROSTCarex rostrataCyperaceae20
792151988POLSAGPolygonum sagittatumPolygonaceae800
792151988TYPLATTypha latifoliaTyphaceae20
7931101988CRLASICarex lasiocarpaCyperaceae200
7931101988SPHAGNSphagnum sp.Sphagnaceae505dried
7941151988CHACALChamaedaphne calyculataEricaceae70
           

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Distribution of Wetland Plant Species in Relation to the Level of the Water Table : Plant species percent cover data

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