Dataset

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

Plant species percent cover data

Years Available: 1996 - 2007

Principle Investigators

Tilman, David
Reich, Peter
Knops, Johannes
Wedin, David

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Environmental Data Initiative data package

EDI Package ID	DOI
knb-lter-cdr.272.9	doi:10.6073/pasta/0603acf3b822cc12cfcd3594f2255893

ATTRIBUTES

Field	Name	Definition	Unit	Code
1	Year	Year
2	Plot	Plot
3	Quadrat	Quadrat Identifier
4	Date	Date
5	Taxon	Code specific to unique species or category samples have been seperated into
6	Species	Species
7	NumSp	Number of species planted in plot as specified by treatment	dimensionless
8	SpNum	Number of species planted in plot including seed contaminent and replacement for species belived to have bad seed	dimensionless
9	FgNum	Number of Functional groups planted	dimensionless
10	Fgset	Functional Groups planted		3= c3grass, 4 = c4 grass, L = Legume, F = Forbs, W = Woody
11	C3	C3 Group was planted in plot		1=planted, 0=not planted
12	C4	C4 Group was planted in plot		1=planted, 0=not planted
13	Forb	Forbs was planted in plot		1=planted, 0=not planted
14	Legume	Legume was planted in plot		1=planted, 0=not planted
15	Woody	Woody was planted in plot		1=planted, 0=not planted
16	Achmi	Achillea millefolium(lanulosa) was planted in plot		1=planted, 0=not planted
17	Agrsm	Agropyron smithii was planted in plot		1=planted, 0=not planted
18	Amoca	Amorpha canescens planted in plot		1=planted, 0=not planted
19	Andge	Andropogon gerardi was planted in plot		1=planted, 0=not planted
20	Asctu	Asclepias tuberosa was planted in plot		1=planted, 0=not planted
21	Elyca	Elymus canadensis was planted in plot		1=planted, 0=not planted
22	Koecr	Koeleria cristata was planted in plot		1=planted, 0=not planted
23	Lesca	Lespedeza capitata was planted in plot		1=planted, 0=not planted
24	Liaas	Liatris aspera was planted in plot		1=planted, 0=not planted
25	Luppe	Lupinus perennis was planted in plot		1=planted, 0=not planted
26	Monfi	Monarda fistulosa was planted in plot		1=planted, 0=not planted
27	Panvi	Panicum virgatum was planted in plot		1=planted, 0=not planted
28	Petpu	Petalostemum purpureum was planted in plot		1=planted, 0=not planted
29	Poapr	Poa pratensis was planted in plot		1=planted, 0=not planted
30	Queel	Quercus ellipsoidalis was planted in plot		1=planted, 0=not planted
31	Quema	Quercus macrocarpa was planted in plot		1=planted, 0=not planted
32	Schsc	Schizachyrium scoparium was planted in plot		1=planted, 0=not planted
33	Sornu	Sorghastrum nutans was planted in plot		1=planted, 0=not planted
34	Abscover	Absolute Percentage Cover	dimensionless

SAMPLE DATASET

Year	Plot	Quadrat	Date	Taxon	Species	NumSp	SpNum	FgNum	Fgset	C3	C4	Forb	Legume	Woody	Achmi	Agrsm	Amocan	Andge	Asctu	Elyca	Koecr	Lesca	Liaas	Luppe	Monfi	Panvi	Petpu	Poapr	Queel	Quema	Schsc	Sornu	Abscover
1996	2	G	1996-07-31	0	BARE GROUND	1	1	1	L	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	77
1996	2	G	1996-07-31	99	MISCELLANEOUS LITTER	1	1	1	L	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
1996	2	G	1996-07-31	231	CYPERUS SP.	1	1	1	L	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
1996	2	G	1996-07-31	521	ERIGERON CANADENSIS	1	1	1	L	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
1996	2	G	1996-07-31	524	EUPHORBIA GLYPTOSPERMA	1	1	1	L	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
1996	2	G	1996-07-31	403	LESPEDEZA CAPITATA	1	1	1	L	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
1996	2	G	1996-07-31	590	MOLLUGO VERTICILLATA	1	1	1	L	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1996	2	G	1996-07-31	533	MONARDA FISTULOSA	1	1	1	L	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.25
1996	2	G	1996-07-31	548	POLYGONUM CONVOLVULUS	1	1	1	L	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.25
1996	2	P	1996-07-31	0	BARE GROUND	1	1	1	L	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	75
1996	2	P	1996-07-31	231	CYPERUS SP.	1	1	1	L	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.05
1996	2	P	1996-07-31	524	EUPHORBIA GLYPTOSPERMA	1	1	1	L	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22

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