plotDat: plot-level data: biomass, soil, and water nutrient and...

In troyhill/LUMCONplants: Allometry and Plant Dynamics in Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium Salt Marshes

Description

plot-level data: biomass, soil, and water nutrient and physical parameters

Format

A dataframe the following variables:

year

year of sample collection

month.name

month of sample collection (3-character form)

month.number

month of sample collection (numeric)

region

region

site

name of sampling marsh

lat

latitude, decimal degrees

long

longitude, decimal degrees

dist

distance from marsh edge, meters

plot

plot name (A, B, C)

stems

live stem density. Units: stems per square meter

lngth.median

median live stem length. Units = centimenters

mass

total live biomass in plot. Units = grams per square meter

stems.dead

dead stem density. Units: stems per square meter

lngth.median.dead

median dead stem length. Units = centimenters

mass.dead

total dead standing biomass in plot. Units = grams per square meter

litter

total litter biomass in plot. Units = grams per square meter

live.bg.gm2

live belowground biomass to a depth of 30 cm. Units = grams per square meter

dead.bg.gm2

dead belowground biomass to a depth of 30 cm. Units = grams per square meter

tot.bg.gm2

total belowground biomass to a depth of 30 cm. Units = grams per square meter

temp.soil

soil temperature in degrees C

ph.soil

soil pH in pH units

bulk.density.g.cm3.soil

soil bulk density in grams per cubic centimeter

grav.water.content.soil

soil water content. Units = grams/gram dry mass

om.soil

organic matter content of soil collected in top 5 cm, measured by loss on ignition. Units = grams/gram

c.soil

organic carbon content of soil collected in top 5 cm and fumigated with HCl. Units = grams/gram

tn.soil

total nitrogen content of soil collected in top 5 cm and fumigated with HCl. Units = grams/gram

tp.ppm.soil

total phosphorous content of soil collected in top 5 cm and fumigated with HCl. Units = milligrams/gram

extractable.no3.mmol.gdw.soil

extractable NO3+NO2 in soil. Units = millimol N per gram dry mass

extractable.nh4.mmol.gdw.soil

extractable NH4 in soil. Units = millimol N per gram dry mass

extractable.po4.mmol.gdw.soil

extractable PO4 in soil. Units = millimol P per gram dry mass

porewater.salinity.soil

porewater salinity. Units = psu

redox.soil

soil redox. Units = milliVolts

water.temp.bay

temperature of bay water adjacent to site. Units = degrees C

salinity.psu.bay

salinity of bay water adjacent to site. Units = psu

sp.cond.bay

specific conductivity of bay water adjacent to site. Units = mS/cm

dissolved.no3.no2.bay

dissolved NO3+NO2 in bay water adjacent to site. Units = millimoles N/L

dissolved.nh4.bay

dissolved NH4 in bay water adjacent to site. Units = millimoles N/L

dissolved.po4.bay

dissolved PO4 in bay water adjacent to site. Units = millimoles P/L

dissolved.sio2.bay

dissolved SiO2 in bay water adjacent to site. Units = millimoles Si/L

water.depth.cm.

depth of overlying water at marsh sampling location. Units = centimeters

water.temp

temperature of overlying water at marsh sampling location. Units = degrees Celsius

salinity.psu.

salinity of overlying water at marsh sampling location. Units = psu

sp.cond

specific conductivity of overlying water at marsh sampling location. Units = mS/cm

dissolved.no3.no2

dissolved NO3+NO2 in overlying water at marsh sampling location. Units = millimoles N/L

dissolved.nh4

dissolved NH4 in overlying water at marsh sampling location. Units = millimoles N/L

dissolved.po4

dissolved PO4 in overlying water at marsh sampling location. Units = millimoles P/L

dissolved.sio2

dissolved SiO2 in overlying water at marsh sampling location. Units = millimoles Si/L

troyhill/LUMCONplants documentation built on May 14, 2019, 9:39 a.m.