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Relationship of all data sets.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |