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University of Minnesota
College of Biological Sciences
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Dataset

Effect of N Addition on Vegetation with Mammalian Herbivory - Experiment 008


Plant aboveground biomass data

Years Available: 1983 - 1986

Principle Investigators

Huntly, Nancy
Inouye, Richard

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Environmental Data Initiative data package

EDI Package ID DOI
knb-lter-cdr.53.8
doi:10.6073/pasta/88d0575ddac74ab12554c61c51295542

ATTRIBUTES

FieldNameDefinitionUnitCode
1Field number/letterField number/letter
2Experiment numberExperiment number
3Plot numberPlot number
4Nitrogen TreatmentNitrogen treatment applied twice per year3=3.0 g/m2; 6=14.0 g/m2; 8=40.0 g/m2; 1=no nutrients added
5Ammonium Nitrate(34-0-0) addition(g/m2/yr)Total annual nitrogen additiongramsPerMeterSquaredPerYear
5Sampling date (YYMMDD)Sampling date (YYMMDD)
7Species NameSpecies Name
8Minimum plant height (cm)Minimum plant height (cm)centimeter
9Maximum plant height (cm)Maximum plant height (cm)centimeter
10Median plant height (cm)Median plant height (cm)centimeter
11Species Biomass (g/m2)Species Biomass (g/m2)gramsPerMeterSquared
12Species proportion of total biomassSpecies proportion of total biomassdimensionless
 

SAMPLE DATASET

Field number/letterExperiment numberPlot numberNitrogen TreatmentAmmonium Nitrate(34-0-0) addition(g/m2/yr)Sampling date (YYMMDD)Species nameMinimum plant height (cm)Maximum plant height (cm)Median plant height (cm)Species Biomass (g/m2)Species proportion of total biomass
E8136830714Agropyron repens1356.54022.8330.1805
E8136830714Agrostis scabra3.5503956.0330.4429
E8136830714Ambrosia artemisifolia elatior214.5103.1670.025
E8136830714Aristida basiramea3.58.560.020.0002
E8136830714Crepis tectorum15.5414023.8330.1884
E8136830714Hedeoma hispida7.57.57.50.20.0016
E8136830714Lepidium densiflorum15.524183.10.0245
E8136830714Miscellaneous litter00040.3330
E8136830714Polygonum convolvulus1.51481.10.0087
E8136830714Polygonum tenue4.5181516.20.1281
E8136830714Setaria lutescens (glauca)5550.0170.0001
E82880830714Achillea millefolium(lanulosa)521102.1330.0064
            

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Effect of N Addition on Vegetation with Mammalian Herbivory : Plant aboveground biomass data

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