Table 5 Data dictionary for the FunCaB soil moisture (dataset iv).
Variable name | Description | Variable type | Variable range or levels | Units | How measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
date | Date of sampling | date | 2015-06-02 – 2019-08-09 | yyyy-mm-dd | defined |
siteID | Unique site ID | categorical | Alrust – Vikesland | defined | |
blockID | Unique block ID a combination of site and block | categorical | Alr – Vik5 | defined | |
plotID | Unique plot ID is a combination of site, block and treatment | categorical | Alr1B – Vik5GF | defined | |
treatment | Plant functional groups removed, where F = forbs, G = graminoids, B = bryophytes, and C = control | categorical | FGB, FG, FB, GB, G, F, B, C | defined | |
soilmoisture | Soil moisture measurement per plot | numeric | 0 – 100 | (m3 water × m−3 soil) × 100 | recorded |
weather | Weather conditions during data collection | categorical | Blue sky - windy, cloudy | recorded | |
recorder | Data collector | categorical | ? – Vojta | recorded | |
turfID | Unique turf ID from SeedClim transplant experiment | categorical | 101 TTC – TTC 281 | defined |
