Table 3 Description of each column in The Arctic plant aboveground biomass synthesis dataset.
From: The Arctic Plant Aboveground Biomass Synthesis Dataset
# | Column Name | Format | Units | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | dataset_id | character | — | Dataset identifier assigned upon intake |
2 | contributor | character | — | Name(s) of data contributor(s) |
3 | country | character | — | Name of country where field data were collected |
4 | locale | character | — | Name of the general area where field data were collected |
5 | site_id | character | — | Site identifier that is unique within an individual dataset |
6 | site_code | character | — | Site code that is unique within the synthesis dataset based on concatenation of country, locale, and site_id |
7 | plot_id | character | — | Plot identifier that is unique within an individual site |
8 | plot_code | character | — | Plot code that is unique within the synthesis dataset based on concatenation of country, locale, site_id, and plot_id |
9 | coord_type | character | — | Coordinate type (site or plot) |
10 | latitude | numeric | ° | Site or plot latitude in decimal degrees (WGS84) |
11 | longitude | numeric | ° | Site or plot longitude in decimal degrees (WGS84) |
12 | year | numeric | year | Year when field data were collected |
13 | month | numeric | month | Month when field data were collected |
14 | day | numeric | day | Day of month when field data were collected |
15 | pft | character | – | Plant functional type (lichen, bryophyte, herb, shrub, tree, or total) |
16 | plot_area_m2 | numeric | m2 | Plot area used to harvest or survey vegetation |
17 | method | character | — | Method used to determine biomass dry weight (harvest, survey, harvest + survey, or unmeasured) |
18 | biomass_dry_weight_g | numeric | g | Aboveground biomass on sample plot in units of grams of oven-dried live biomass |
19 | biomass_density_gm2 | numeric | g m2 | Aboveground biomass on sample plot in units of grams of oven-dried live biomass per square meter of ground surface |
20 | vegetation_description | character | — | Description of the vegetation community where sampling occurred |
21 | site_description | character | — | Description of the field site where sampling occurred |
22 | bioclim_zone | character | — | Bioclimatic zone (High Arctic, Low Arctic, Oroarctic, or Subarctic) |
23 | mat_degC | numeric | °C | Mean annual temperature (1981–2010) from the Chelsa Bioclim dataset |
24 | gdd_degC | numeric | °C | Mean annual growing degree days (1981–2010) with a 0 °C base from the Chelsa Bioclim dataset |
25 | map_mm | numeric | mm | Mean annual precipitation (1981–2010) from the Chelsa Bioclim dataset |
26 | community_measured | logical | — | Were lichen, bryophyte, herb, shrub, and tree biomass measured on the sample plot? (true or false) |
27 | plants_measured | logical | — | Were bryophyte, herb, shrub, and tree biomass measured on the sample plot? (true or false) |
28 | nontree_measured | logical | – | Were lichen, bryophyte, herb, and shrub biomass measured on the sample plot? (true or false) |
29 | vascular_measured | logical | — | Were herb, shrub, and tree biomass measured on the sample plot? (true or false) |
30 | woody_measured | logical | — | Were shrub and tree biomass measured on the sample plot? (true or false) |
31 | citation | character | — | Full citation to the original data source |
32 | citation_short | character | — | Shortened citation to the original data source |
33 | notes | character | — | Miscellaneous notes |
