Details and Metadata
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Methods
The methods followed in the creation of the dataset, including description of field, laboratory and processing steps, and quality control procedures
No methods recorded for this dataset
Dataset Fields
Detailed documentation of the fields comprising the dataset, including the type of measurement, units where applicable, and any controlled vocabularies or code lists present in the data
| Field Name | Caption | Description | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| age | Age | Age relative to the time of the ice storm; 0 is wood downed before ice storm, 1 is wood downed by ice storm, 2 is all downed wood | Nominal |
| d1 | Stems; greater than 1" diameter | density of down stems >1" in diameter (number per 60 m transect) | Interval Units: Precision: 1 |
| d0 | Stems; 0 to 0.25" diameter | Density of down stems 0 to 0.25" diameter; number per 60 m transect | Interval Units: Precision: 1 |
| d1_3 | Stems; 1 to 3" diameter | density of down stems 1 to 3" in diameter (number per 60 m transect) | Interval Units: Precision: 1 |
| dt | Stems; all | density of all down stems (number per 60 m transect) | Interval Units: Precision: 1 |
| d3 | Stems; greater than 3" diameter | density of down stems >3" in diameter (number per 60 m transect) | Interval Units: Precision: 1 |
| ice | Ice Treatment | 1 is iced, 0 is control | Nominal |
| d_25 | Stems; 0.25 to 1" diameter | density of down stems .25 to 1" in diameter (number per 60 m transect) | Interval Units: Precision: 1 |
| m0 | Mass; 0 to 0.25" diameter | mass of down stems 0 to .25" in diameter (tons/acre) | Interval Units: Precision: 1e-16 |
| m1 | Mass; greater than 1" diameter | mass of down stems >1" in diameter (tons/acre) | Interval Units: Precision: 1e-16 |
| m1_3 | Mass; 1 to 3" diameter | mass of down stems 1 to 3" in diameter (tons/acre) | Interval Units: Precision: 1e-16 |
| mt | Mass; all | mass of all down stems (tons/acre) | Interval Units: Precision: 1e-16 |
| m3 | Mass; greater than 3" diameter | mass of down stems >3" in diameter (tons/acre) | Interval Units: Precision: 1e-16 |
| m_25 | Mass; 0.25 to 1" diameter | mass of down stems .25 to 1" in diameter (tons/acre) | Interval Units: Precision: 1e-16 |
| obs | Observation Number | Ordinal | |
| yr | Year | Year of observation | Ordinal |
| plot | Plot | Plot number; plot 1 and 2 heavily damaged by ice storm, plot 3 and 4 lightly damaged as a control | Nominal |
Sampling Equipment
Equipment and software used to collect data, including how that equipment was used.
No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset
Site Characteristics
The spatial extent of the dataset site coverage, and descriptions of the spatial extent and context for the data collection
No site characteristics recorded for this dataset