data_JornadaStudy_001_hydrology_runoff_vegetation_cover

Data file information for the following Jornada data set: Hydrology natural runoff plots plant cover

Date Range: 

Friday, October 27, 1989 to Wednesday, October 17, 1990

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File data_JornadaStudy_001_hydrology_runoff_vegetation_cover.csv (34.58 KB)
Variables
date
  • Label: Date
  • Definition: Field collection date
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: MM\DD\YYYY
  • Missing values: None specified
zone
  • Label: Zone
  • Definition: Vegetation zone
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • C = creosotebush zone
    • G = grassland zone
  • Missing values: None specified
site
  • Label: Site
  • Definition: Research site
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • CALI-HYD = Caliche site
    • TERM-HYD = Termite +/- site
    • IBPE-HYD = IBPE site
    • SUMM-HYD = Summerford site
  • Missing values: None specified
plot
  • Label: Plot
  • Definition: Plot identification code
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • 1-4 = Plot I.D. for each of CALI-HYD, IBPE-HYD, & SUMM-HYD
    • C1-C4 = Plot I.D. for 4 TERM-HYD controls
    • T2-T5 = Plot I.D. for 4 TERM-HYD treatments
  • Missing values: None specified
spp
  • Label: Species Code
  • Definition: Four letter acronym for plant species. First 2 letters are first 2 letters of genus. Last 2 letters are first 2 letters of species. See LTER plant species list for complete description. NOTE: DIST = rodent soil disturbance.
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • * = See Jornada LTER Plant Species List at https://jornada.nmsu.edu/jornada/species/lter-plants
  • Missing values: None specified
obs
  • Label: Observation #
  • Definition: Observation number for species
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
cover_raw
  • Label: Raw Cover
  • Definition: Raw cover. Cover estimates were made using quadrats having 10x10cm units, which as a percent relative to an area 1x1m. Raw cover is the # of 10x10cm units associated with each observation.
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
cover_percent
  • Label: Percent Cover
  • Definition: Percent cover. RAW COVER was converted to % cover for each 2x2m plot using ((RAW COVER/400)x100=COVER(%))
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
height
  • Label: Height
  • Definition: Plant height for shrubs and forbs was to tallest point. Plant height for grasses was to top of leaf.
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: centimeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: 1
  • Missing values: None specified
phenology
  • Label: Phenology
  • Definition: Phenology
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • V = vegetative
    • F = reproductive stage
    • D = dead
    • N = reading is not applicable (such as notations regarding rodent disturbance). Though vegetation recorded as dead, was considered to have significant mass with regards to its ability to intercept precipitation.
  • Missing values: None specified
Data file details

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