University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
College of Biological Sciences
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Dataset

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


Plant aboveground biomass data

Years Available: 1996 - 2020

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.273.10
doi:10.6073/pasta/7ef2de3865062d7352f7b20753ecd39b

ATTRIBUTES

FieldNameDefinitionUnitCode
1ExpExperiment number
2YearYear
3MonthMonth of the year
4PlotPlot
5StripStrip
6SubstripSubStrip Number
7DateDate
8SpeciesSpecies
9NumSpNumber of species planted in plot as specified by treatmentdimensionless
10SpNumNumber of species planted in plot including seed contaminent and replacement for species belived to have bad seeddimensionless
11FgNumNumber of Functional groups planteddimensionless
12FgsetFunctional Groups planted3= c3grass, 4 = c4 grass, L = Legume, F = Forbs, W = Woody
13C3C3 Group was planted in plot1=planted, 0=not planted
14C4C4 Group was planted in plot1=planted, 0=not planted
15ForbForbs was planted in plot1=planted, 0=not planted
16LegumeLegume was planted in plot1=planted, 0=not planted
17WoodyWoody was planted in plot1=planted, 0=not planted
18AchmiAchillea millefolium(lanulosa) was planted in plot1=planted, 0=not planted
19AgrsmAgropyron smithii was planted in plot1=planted, 0=not planted
20AmocaAmorpha canescens planted in plot1=planted, 0=not planted
21AndgeAndropogon gerardi was planted in plot1=planted, 0=not planted
22AsctuAsclepias tuberosa was planted in plot1=planted, 0=not planted
23ElycaElymus canadensis was planted in plot1=planted, 0=not planted
24KoecrKoeleria cristata was planted in plot1=planted, 0=not planted
25LescaLespedeza capitata was planted in plot1=planted, 0=not planted
26LiaasLiatris aspera was planted in plot1=planted, 0=not planted
27LuppeLupinus perennis was planted in plot1=planted, 0=not planted
28MonfiMonarda fistulosa was planted in plot1=planted, 0=not planted
29PanviPanicum virgatum was planted in plot1=planted, 0=not planted
30PetpuPetalostemum purpureum was planted in plot1=planted, 0=not planted
31PoaprPoa pratensis was planted in plot1=planted, 0=not planted
32QueelQuercus ellipsoidalis was planted in plot1=planted, 0=not planted
33QuemaQuercus macrocarpa was planted in plot1=planted, 0=not planted
34SchscSchizachyrium scoparium was planted in plot1=planted, 0=not planted
35SornuSorghastrum nutans was planted in plot1=planted, 0=not planted
36Biomass (g/m2)Biomass WeightgramsPerMeterSquared
37NoteNotes
 

SAMPLE DATASET

ExpYearMonthPlotStripSubstripDateSpeciesNumSpSpNumFgNumFgsetC3C4ForbLegumeWoodyAchmiAgrsmAmocanAndgeAsctuElycaKoecrLescaLiaasLuppeMonfiPanviPetpuPoaprQueelQuemaSchscSornuBiomass (g/m2)Note
12020016212001-06-18Unsorted biomass111L0001000000001000000000033.367
12020016222001-06-18Unsorted biomass111L0001000000001000000000018.65
12020016232001-06-18Miscellaneous litter111L000100000000100000000003.753
12020016232001-06-18Elymus canadensis111L000100000000100000000000.022
12020016232001-06-18Cyperus sp.111L000100000000100000000000.398
12020016232001-06-18Lespedeza capitata111L0001000000001000000000061.542
12020016232001-06-18Chenopodium leptophyllum111L000100000000100000000000.047
12020016232001-06-18Crepis tectorum111L000100000000100000000001.038
12020016232001-06-18Erigeron canadensis111L000100000000100000000000.113
12020016232001-06-18Lepidium densiflorum111L000100000000100000000000.008
12020016232001-06-18Polygonum convolvulus111L000100000000100000000000.797
12020016232001-06-18Polygonum tenue111L000100000000100000000000.095
                                     

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