Table 7 Data dictionary for the FunCaB seedling recruitment (dataset v).
Variable name | Description | Variable type | Variable range or levels | Units | How measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
year | Year of sampling | numeric | 2018 – 2019 | yyyy | defined |
date | Date of sampling | date | 2018-07-01 – 2019-08-15 | yyyy-mm-dd | defined |
siteID | Unique site ID | categorical | Alrust – Vikesland | defined | |
blockID | Unique block ID a combination of site and block | categorical | Alr1 – 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, and XC = extra control | categorical | B – GF | defined | |
seedID | Unique seedling ID | categorical | 1_Alr3B – z_Ves3GB | ||
round | Round of sampling | numeric | 1 – 4 | count | defined |
species | Species abbreviation | categorical | Ach.mil – Vio.sp | defined | |
presence | Presence (1) or absence (0) of a seedling per census | numeric | 0 – 1 | recorded | |
x | x coordinate in the plot | numeric | 0 – 250 | mm | recorded |
y | y coordinate in the plot | numeric | 0 – 250 | mm | recorded |
comment | Comment on measurement | categorical | ? – x220, y113 | ||
turfID | Unique turf ID from SeedClim transplant experiment | categorical | 11 TTC – 73 TTC | defined | |
functional_group | Removed functional group, including forbs, bryophytes, graminoids, litterm pteridophytes, lichens, and cryptograms | categorical | forb – forb | defined | |
round | Round of sampling; round 1–2 correspond to 2018, and round 3–4 to 2019 | numeric | 1 – 4 | defined |
