PPS011

Key for Plant Species Codes in Konza Prairie Community Composition Datasets

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PPS011.csv (33 KB)
Variables
updatedyear
  • Label:
  • Definition: year of most recent update
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: Year (YYYY)
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
code
  • Label: code
  • Definition: species number code
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
gen
  • Label: gen
  • Definition: abbreviated genus
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
spec
  • Label: spec
  • Definition: abbreviated specific epithet
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
genus
  • Label: genus
  • Definition: genus
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
species
  • Label: species
  • Definition: Specific epithet
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
family
  • Label: family
  • Definition: family
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
lifespan
  • Label: lifespan
  • Definition: lifespan: annual, biennial, or perennial
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • a = annual
    • b = biennial
    • p = perennial
  • Missing values:
    • . = missing
growthform
  • Label: growthform
  • Definition: growth form: grass, sedge, monocot, forb, woody, or cryptogam
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • g = grass
    • s = sedge
    • m = monocot
    • f = forb
    • w = woody
    • c = cryptogam
  • Missing values:
    • . = missing
origin
  • Label: origin
  • Definition: origin: native or introduced
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • i = introduced
    • n = native
  • Missing values:
    • . = missing
photo
  • Label: photo
  • Definition: photosynthetic pathway: C3 or C4
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • c3 = c3 photosynthesis
    • c4 = c4 photosynthesis
  • Missing values:
    • . = missing
Comments
  • Label: Comments
  • Definition: Comments
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Data Source Details

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Quote character: 

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Field delimiter: 

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Record delimiter: 

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