The following table is an abbreviated version of the full NutNet metadata, describing the content for the base NutNet dataset. For the full version of this table in csv format, click here. The NutNet dataset metadata is currently being migrated to Ecological Markup Language (EML) format for incorporation into the NCEAS KNB archive.
| table_name | column_name | description |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | site_name | Expanded site name |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | site_code | code in the form of "shorthand.country" e.g., cdcr.us, kiny.au, frue.ch |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | continent | site continent |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | managed | 1=site under active management of any kind; 0 = wild site |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | burned | 1=site under active managed burning regime; 0=no burning regime |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | grazed | 1=site regularly grazed by herbivores, 0 = ungrazed |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | anthropogenic | 1=site anthropogenically created (e.g. "restored"); 0=site not restored/created |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | habitat | standard habitat descriptions |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | precipitation | Mean annual precip in mm |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | elevation | mean elevation (m) |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | latitude | latitude from -90 (S) to +90 (N) in decimal degrees |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | precip_jul | Mean July precip in mm |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | precip_jan | Mean January precip in mm |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | jan_low | Mean monthly low in January in degrees C |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | jan_high | Mean monthly high in January in degrees C |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | jul_high | Mean monthly high in July in degrees C |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | jul_low | Mean monthly low in July in degrees C |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | region | region |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | experiment_type | Degree of experimental implementation |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | block | block number |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | plot | plot number |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | N | 1=N added, 0 = control |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | P | 1=P added, 0 = control |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | K | 1=K added, 0 = control |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | Exclose | 1=fenced, 0=control |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | year_trt | 0 = pretreatment observation; 1=first observations after treatments; 2=2nd year after treatment; etc |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | first_nutrient_year | first year sampled following nutrient addition. In Northern Hemisphere sites, always the same year as nutrient addition. |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | first_fenced_year | first year sampled following fence implementation. |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | treat_other_name | Type of additional treatment at plot level (e.g, insecticide, rain-out shelter, additional nutrient level, etc). |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | treat_other_level | Level of additional treatment referenced in "treat_other_name." |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | cover_year | year cover data were taken |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | sum_INT_cover | SUM of %cover in plot for live plant species designated as INTRODUCED locally |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | sum_NAT_cover | SUM of %cover in plot for live plant species designated as NATIVE locally |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | sum_UNK_cover | SUM of %cover in plot for live plant species whose provenance is UNKNOWN or Undetermined |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | total_cover | SUM of %cover for all recorded live plants in plot |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | INT_rich | COUNT of unique live plant taxa in the plot designated as INTRODUCED locally |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | NAT_rich | COUNT of unique live plant taxa in the plot designated as NATIVE locally |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | UNK_rich | COUNT of unique live plant taxa in the plot whose provenance is UNKNOWN or Undetermined |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | rich | COUNT of unique live plant taxa in the plot |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | biomass_year | year biomass sample taken |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | dead_mass | SUM of dead plant biomass/litter per plot (g) |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | live_mass | SUM of live plant biomass per plot (g) |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | total_mass | SUM of biomass per plot (g) |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | unsorted_mass | SUM of mass not sorted (usually submitted as TOTAL per plot rather) (g) |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | proportion_par | Ground_PAR / Ambient_PAR |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | par_year | year par sample was taken |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | Ambient_PAR | MEAN ceptometer reading above grassland canopy |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | Ground_PAR | MEAN ceptometer reading at ground level |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | rich.vegan | Plot MEAN plot species richness calculated from subplot observations within year estimated by R package vegan |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | shan | Plot MEAN of within-year subplot shannon diversity index values estimated by R package vegan |
| comb_by_plot_plus_diversity | even | Plot MEAN of within-year subplot species evenness (shannon diversity / log(S)) values estimated by R package vegan |
| full_cover | year | year cover observation taken |
| full_cover | site_name | Expanded site name |
| full_cover | site_code | code in the form of "shorthand.country" e.g., cdcr.us, kiny.au, frue.ch |
| full_cover | block | block number |
| full_cover | plot | standardized plot number |
| full_cover | subplot | letter code of subplot |
| full_cover | Taxon | Scientific name as binomial (Genus species) plus any infraspecific designation (variety, subspecies) |
| full_cover | live | flag to denote live plants versus all other cover observations (e.g. "ROCK", "GOPHER DIGGING") |
| full_cover | local_provenance | local site assignment as Native or Introduced or Unknown |
| full_cover | local_lifeform | description of plant form given by local site (NOT standardized) |
| full_cover | local_lifespan | Standardized lifespan as reported by local site |
| full_cover | max_cover | Maximum %cover of taxon in subplot in year |
| full_biomass | year | year biomass observation taken |
| full_biomass | site_name | Expanded site name |
| full_biomass | site_code | code in the form of "shorthand.country" e.g., cdcr.us, kiny.au, frue.ch |
| full_biomass | block | block number |
| full_biomass | plot | standardized plot number |
| full_biomass | subplot | letter code of subplot |
| full_biomass | mass | Dried biomass of taxa in grams per m^2 |
| full_biomass | category | standardized type of biomass |
| full_biomass | live | flag to indicate whether live plant biomass or litter |