Table 14 Data dictionary of the microclimate and habitat data (dataset xi-a, dataset xi-b).
Variable name | Description | Variable type | Variable range or levels | Units | How measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
date_time | Date and time of observation | 2023-12-05 - 2023-12-16 2023-12-05 00:00:00 - 2023-12-16 23:50:00 | yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss | recorded | |
treatment_warming* | Warming treatment applied; either “ambient” = no treatment, or “warm” = warmed with an OTC. | categorical | ambient, warm | defined | |
treatment_competition* | Competition treatment applied: vegetation = plots containing native vegetation | categorical | vegetation | defined | |
day_night | Measurement performed at daytime or nighttime | categorical | Day - Night | recorded | |
climate_variable | Microclimate variables including moisture_soil, temperature_air, temperature_ground, temperature_leaf, temperature_near_surface, and temperature_soil | character | moisture_soil - temperature_soil | defined | |
value | Temperature or moisture reading discarding values later flagged as suspect | numeric | 0.029–72.944 | °C for temperature, (m3 water × m−3 soil) × 100 for moisture | recorded |
device | Equipment was used to measure the microclimate | character | FLIR - Tomst | defined |
