Table 3 Data dictionary for vascular plant community composition (dataset i-b) from elevational gradients with and without nutrient input from a seabird colony, in Bjørndalen and on Lindholmhøgda, respectively, near Longyearbyen, Svalbard.
Variable name | Description | Variable type | Variable range or levels | Units | How measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Year of sampling | numeric | 2018 - 2018 | yyyy | recorded |
Date | Date of sampling | date | 2018-07-17 - 2018-07-21 | yyyy-mm-dd | recorded |
Gradient | Elevational gradient; C = reference, B = nutrient input gradient input (seabird colony) | categorical | B - C | defined | |
Site | Site as a number 1–7 | numeric | 1–7 | defined | |
PlotID | Plot ID from A to G | categorical | A - G | defined | |
Taxon | Species name including genus and species | categorical | alopecurus ovatus - unknown sp | identified | |
Cover | Estimated species cover | numeric | 0–70 | recorded | |
Fertile | Numeric value indicating if an indiviual is fertile (1; i.e. presence of buds, flowers, and seeds) or not (0). | numeric | 0–10 | recorded | |
Weather | Weather during sampling | categorical | cloudy - windy | recorded | |
Elevation_m | Elevation of site | numeric | 9.759 - 238.159 | m a.s.l. | recorded |
Longitude_E | Longitude of site | numeric | 15.34 - 15.712 | Degree east | recorded |
Latitude_N | Latitude of site | numeric | 78.207 - 78.239 | Degree north | recorded |
