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Data sets

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Relationship of all data sets.

1 Seed data

Seed predation

Variable name	Description	Variable type	Variable range or levels	Units/treatment level	How measured
siteID	Unique site ID	categorical	Alrust - Vikesland	Alrust	defined
biogeographic_zone	Biogeographic zone	categorical	alpine - sub.alpine	boreal, sub.alpine, alpine	defined
annual_precipitation_gridded	Annual precipitation	numeric	0.597 - 3.029	Annual precipitation in m	defined
weather	Weather during data collection	categorical	rainy - sun	sun, rainy	recorded
treatment	The meaning of turf transplant treatment	categorical	all - rodent	wet	defined
predated	Percentage seed predation	numeric	0 - 1	%	measured
treatment	Predation treatment	categorical	all - rodent	all, control, bird, rodent, insect	defined

3 Community data

Plant community

TableID	Variable name	Description	Variable type	Variable range or levels	Units/treatment level	How measured
site	siteID	Unique site ID	categorical	Alrust - Vikesland	Alrust	defined
site	norwegian_name	Norwegian species name	categorical	NA - NA	NA	recorded
site	site_code	Site ID as a combination of biogeographic zone and precipitation level	categorical	alp1 - sub4	Alp1	defined
site	latitude	coordinate of site	numeric	60.5445 - 61.0866	decimal degree	measured
site	longitude	coordinate of site	numeric	5.96487 - 9.07876	decimal degree	measured
site	elevation	elevation derived from DEM	numeric	346 - 1213	meter above sea level	measured
site	biogeographic_zone	Biogeographic zone	categorical	Low-alpine - Sub-alpine	Low-alpine	defined
site	biogeographic_section	Biogeographic section	categorical	O1 - OC	O2	defined
site	annual_precipitation_gridded	Downscaled annual precipitation	numeric	596.348 - 3028.69	mm	measured
site	temperature_level	Numeric value for temperature level	numeric	1 - 3	1-3	defined
site	summer_temperature_gridded	Downscaled summer temperature	numeric	5.86638 - 10.7775	degree celcius	measured
site	precipitation_level	Numeric value for precipitation level	numeric	1 - 4	1-4	defined
blocks	blockID	Unique block ID as combination of three letter site code and block number	categorical	Alr1 - Vik5	Alr1	defined
blocks	siteID	Unique site ID	categorical	Alrust - Vikesland	Alrust	defined
blocks	slope	Slope of the block	numeric	10 - 10	degree	measured
blocks	aspect	Aspect of the block	numeric	10 - 10	degree	measured
blocks	comment	NA	categorical	NA - NA	NA	NA
plots	plotID	Unique numeric plot ID for geographic location of the turf	numeric	-168 - 30610	1	defined
plots	blockID	Unique block ID as combination of three letter site code and block number	categorical	Alr1 - Vik5	Alr1	defined
plots	aspect	Aspect of the block	numeric	0 - 0	degree	measured
plots	slope	Slope of the block	numeric	0 - 0	degree	measured
turfs	turfID	Unique ID of vegetation turf as originplotID, treatment and destinationplotID	categorical	1 TT2 28 - Vik5RTG	1 TT2 28	defined
turfs	TTtreat	Treatment of turf transplant	categorical	TT1 - TTC	TT2	defined
turfs	RTtreat	Treatment of recruit tag	categorical	- RTS	RTC	defined
turfs	GRtreat	Treatment of graminoids removal	categorical	- TTC	RTC	defined
turfs	originPlotID	Origin location of the turf	numeric	-145 - 30610	1	defined
turfs	destinationPlotID	Destination location of the turf	numeric	-168 - 30610	28	defined
taxon	species	three letter codes for genus and species names	categorical	Ach.mil - Vis.vul	Ach.mil	identified
taxon	species_name	full genus and species names	categorical	Achillea millefolium - Viscaria vulgaris	Achillea millefolium	identified
taxon	authority	taxanomic authority	categorical	NA - NA	NA	defined
taxon	family	Plant family name	categorical	Apiaceae - Woodsiaceae	Asteraceae	identified
taxon	comment	NA	categorical	New name? - Synonym: Kalmia procumbens	NA	NA
turf_community	turfID	Unique ID of vegetation turf as originplotID, treatment and destinationplotID	categorical	1 TT2 28 - Vik5RTG	1 TT2 28	defined
turf_community	year	Year of the sampling	numeric	2009 - 2019	2009	defined
turf_community	species	three letter codes for genus and species names	categorical	Ach.mil - Vis.vul	Ach.mil	identified
turf_community	cover	Percent cover of a species in a turf	numeric	0.04 - 100	percentage	measured
turf_community	cf	Uncertain species identification	numeric	0 - 1	NA	defined
turf_community	flag	Values flagged for possible error	categorical	imputed from NID.seedling presence - Subturf w/o cover. Imputed as mean of adjacent years	NA	NA
subturf_community	turfID	Unique ID of vegetation turf as originplotID, treatment and destinationplotID	categorical	1 TT2 28 - Vik5RTG	1 TT2 28	defined
subturf_community	subturf	Location of subturf within the turf	numeric	1 - 25	1	defined
subturf_community	year	Year of the sampling	numeric	2009 - 2019	2009	defined
subturf_community	species	three letter codes for genus and species names	categorical	Ach.mil - Vis.vul	Ach.mil	identified
subturf_community	presence	Presence of species	categorical	- VV	0-1	measured
subturf_community	seedlings	Presence of seedlings where cotyledons are visible	numeric	0 - 12	0-1	measured
subturf_community	juvenile	Presence of juveniles that are not fully grown plants	numeric	0 - 12	0-1	measured
subturf_community	adult	Presence of adults	numeric	0 - 1	0-1	measured
subturf_community	fertile	Presence of fertile	numeric	0 - 1	0-1	measured
subturf_community	vegetative	Presence of vegetative	numeric	0 - 1	0-1	measured
subturf_community	dominant	Species cover more than 50 percent of subturf	numeric	0 - 1	0-1	measured
subturf_community	cf	Uncertain species identification	numeric	0 - 1	NA	defined
subturf_community	flag	Values flagged for possible error	categorical	NA - NA	NA	NA
turf_environment	turfID	Unique ID of vegetation turf as originplotID, treatment and destinationplotID	categorical	1 TT2 28 - Vik5RTG	1 TT2 28	defined
turf_environment	year	Year of the sampling	numeric	2009 - 2019	2009	defined
turf_environment	pleuro	Cover of pleurocarp per (sub)turf	numeric	0 - 100	percentage	measured
turf_environment	acro	Cover of acrocarp per (sub)turf	numeric	0 - 66	percentage	measured
turf_environment	liver	Cover of liverworth per (sub)turf	numeric	0 - 34.12	percentage	measured
turf_environment	lichen	Cover of lichen per (sub)turf	numeric	0 - 75	percentage	measured
turf_environment	litter	Cover of litter per (sub)turf	numeric	0 - 95	percentage	measured
turf_environment	soil	Cover of soil per (sub)turf	numeric	0 - 95	percentage	measured
turf_environment	rock	Cover of rock per (sub)turf	numeric	0 - 40	percentage	measured
turf_environment	total_vascular	Total percent cover by vascular plants	numeric	1 - 100	percent	measured
turf_environment	total_bryophytes	Total percent cover by bryophytes	numeric	0 - 100	percent	measured
turf_environment	total_lichen	Total percent cover by lichens	numeric	0 - 90	percent	measured
turf_environment	vegetation_height	Average height of the vascular vegetation in the plot	numeric	0 - 237.5	cm	measured
turf_environment	moss_height	Average height of the mosses	numeric	0 - 75	cm	measured
turf_environment	comment	NA	categorical	- X1c	NA	NA
turf_environment	recorder	Observer of the vegetation	categorical	- W/KK	NA	defined
turf_environment	date	Date of observation	categorical	- missing data	yyyy-mm-dd	recorded
subturf_environment	turfID	Unique ID of vegetation turf as originplotID, treatment and destinationplotID	categorical	1 TT2 28 - Vik5RTG	1 TT2 28	defined
subturf_environment	subturf	Location of subturf within the turf	numeric	1 - 25	1	defined
subturf_environment	year	Year of the sampling	numeric	2009 - 2019	2009	defined
subturf_environment	pleuro	Cover of pleurocarp per (sub)turf	numeric	0 - 100	percentage	measured
subturf_environment	acro	Cover of acrocarp per (sub)turf	numeric	0 - 95	percentage	measured
subturf_environment	liver	Cover of liverworth per (sub)turf	numeric	0 - 99	percentage	measured
subturf_environment	lichen	Cover of lichen per (sub)turf	numeric	0 - 100	percentage	measured
subturf_environment	litter	Cover of litter per (sub)turf	numeric	0 - 100	percentage	measured
subturf_environment	soil	Cover of soil per (sub)turf	numeric	0 - 100	percentage	measured
subturf_environment	rock	Cover of rock per (sub)turf	numeric	0 - 100	percentage	measured
subturf_environment	comment	NA	categorical	- X	NA	NA
subturf_environment	bad	Comment on damaged subturfs	categorical	- x	NA	NA
site_attributes	siteID	Unique site ID	categorical	Alrust - Vikesland	Alrust	defined
site_attributes	aspect	Aspect of the block	numeric	0 - 0	degree	measured
site_attributes	geology	Main bedrock types	categorical	diorite to granitic gneiss, migmatite - rhyolite, rhyodacite, dacite	marble	defined
site_attributes	land_use	Main land-use type	categorical	free-range grazing, cattle, sheep, reindeer - pasture, sheep	free-range grazing cattle sheep reindeer	defined
site_attributes	site_name	Unique site name in Norwegian	categorical	Ålrust - Vikesland	Ålrust	from map
site_attributes	slope	Slope of the block	numeric	0 - 0	degree	measured
site_attributes	solar_radiation	Solar radiation	numeric	0.643973 - 0.986367	mw_hour_m-2	measured
site_attributes	total_N_red_oxi	Total soil nitrogen reduced and oxidiced	numeric	305 - 607	mg_N_m-2_yr-1	measured
species_attributes	species	three letter codes for genus and species names	numeric	Ach.mil - Vis.vul	Ach.mil	identified
species_attributes	boreal_nemoral	Species main vegetation zone is boreal to nemoral	numeric	0.5 - 1	0.5-1	recorded
species_attributes	comment	NA	NA	Amfi-atlantisk i flere raser, to (eller flere i Norge) - Viola riviniana data.	NA	NA
species_attributes	flowering_finish	End of flowering defined as spring early mid late summer or autumn	categorical	autumn - spring	mid-summer	recorded
species_attributes	flowering_start	Start of flowering defined as spring early mid or late summer	categorical	early summer - spring	spring	recorded
species_attributes	flowers_autumn	Species with main flowering time in autumn	numeric	1 - 1	1	recorded
species_attributes	flowers_early_summer	Species with main flowering time in early summer	numeric	1 - 1	1	recorded
species_attributes	flowers_late_summer	Species with main flowering time in late summer	numeric	1 - 1	1	recorded
species_attributes	flowers_mid_summer	Species with main flowering time in mid-summer	numeric	1 - 1	1	recorded
species_attributes	flowers_spring	Species with main flowering time in spring	numeric	1 - 1	1	recorded
species_attributes	forest	Species main habitat type is forest	numeric	1 - 1	1	recorded
species_attributes	functional_group	Plant functional group	categorical	forb - woody	forb	recorded
species_attributes	grassland	Species main habitat type is grassland	numeric	1 - 1	1	recorded
species_attributes	habitat	Habitat the species occurs	categorical	Forest - Wetland	Grassland	recorded
species_attributes	high_alpine	Species main vegetation zone is high alpine	numeric	0.5 - 1	0.5-1	recorded
species_attributes	Lids_page	Page number of species in Lids Flora	numeric	105 - 1106	6	literature
species_attributes	lifespan	Species lifespan	categorical	annual - perennial	annual	recorded
species_attributes	low_alpine	Species main vegetation zone is low alpine	numeric	0.5 - 1	0.5-1	recorded
species_attributes	lowervegetation_zone	NA	categorical	(BNem-MBor) NBor - Nem (BNem)	NA	NA
species_attributes	max_height	Maximum species height	numeric	5 - 4800	cm	recorded
species_attributes	mid_alpine	Species main vegetation zone is mid-alpine	numeric	0.5 - 1	0.5-1	recorded
species_attributes	mid_boreal	Species main vegetation zone is mid boreal	numeric	0.5 - 1	0.5-1	recorded
species_attributes	min_height	Minimum species height	numeric	1 - 300	cm	recorded
species_attributes	Mossberg_page	Page number of species in Mossbergs Flora	numeric	62 - 862	32	literature
species_attributes	nemoral	Species main vegetation zone is nemoral	numeric	0.5 - 1	0.5-1	recorded
species_attributes	north_boreal	Species main vegetation zone is north boreal	numeric	0.5 - 1	0.5-1	recorded
species_attributes	norwegian_name	Norwegian species name	categorical	yentrst sp. - Vier sp.	NA	recorded
species_attributes	polyploid_2n	Species polyploidy level	numeric	1 - 3	1-3	recorded
species_attributes	rarity	Common or scattered species	categorical	Common - Scattered	Common	recorded
species_attributes	rocky	Species main habitat type is rocky	numeric	1 - 1	1	recorded
species_attributes	soil_type	Species association with base rich soils	categorical	base-rich - not base-rich	base-rich	recorded
species_attributes	south_boreal	Species main vegetation zone is south boreal	numeric	0.5 - 1	0.5-1	recorded
species_attributes	uppervegetation_zone	NA	categorical	SBor (MBor-NBor) - SBor (MBor)	NA	NA
species_attributes	wetland	Species main habitat type is wetland	numeric	1 - 1	1	recorded

4 Phenology data

Plant phenology

Variable name	Description	Variable type	Variable range or levels	Units/treatment level	How measured
blockID_origin	Unique origin block ID	categorical	Alr1 - Ves5	Alr1	defined
turfID	Unique turf ID	categorical	100 TT4 522 - VP9 TTC	1 TT2 28	defined
blockID_dest	Unique destination block ID	categorical	Gud1 - Ves5	Alr1	defined
siteID_dest	Unique destination site ID	categorical	Gudmedalen - Veskre	Alrust	defined
year	Year of sampling	numeric	2014 - 2015	2012	defined
date	Date of sampling	date	2014-06-24 - 2015-09-07	yyyy-mm-dd	defined
doy	Day of the year	numeric	147 - 257	125	recorded
week	Week number	categorical	w22 - w37	w26	recorded
TTtreat	Turf transplant treatment	categorical	TT1 - TTC	TT1 - TTC	defined
treatment	The meaning of turf transplant treatment	categorical	control - wet	wet	defined
species	Three letter genus and spcies name	categorical	Ach.mil - Vio.riv	Kna.arv	identified
pheno_stage	Phenological stage	categorical	bud - vegetative	bud, flower	defined
temperature_level_origin	Numeric value for temperature level	numeric	1 - 2	1-3	defined
precipitation_level_origin	Numeric value for precipitation level	numeric	1 - 4	1-4	defined
snowmelt_date	Date of snowmelt	date	2014-05-15 - 2020-06-23	yyyy-mm-dd	recorded
weather	Weather during data collection	categorical	cloudy - sunny	sun, rainy	recorded
name	Data collector	categorical	Aud - Nicola_Terezie	NA	recorded
status	Species status: from original community or invader	categorical	invader - original	original., invader	defined
value	Number of reprodoctive units per phenological stage	numeric	1 - 421	Numeric value	recorded

5 Trait data

Leaf traits