RCS011

Belowground Biomass and Tissue Quality

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Variables
DataCode
  • Label:
  • Definition: Dataset Code
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
RecType
  • Label:
  • Definition: Record Type
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: dimensionless
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Age
  • Label:
  • Definition: Restoration age (number of growing seasons) of the field
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • 0 = 0 growing season
    • 1 = 1 growing season
    • 3 = 3 growing seasons
    • 7 = 7 growing seasons
    • 15 = 15 growing seasons
    • 26 = 26 growing seasons
    • 35 = 35 growing seasons
    • nat = native (never-tilled) prairie
  • Missing values: None specified
Plot
  • Label:
  • Definition: Plot number- Each field contained 4 plots
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: dimensionless
  • Maximum: 4
  • Minimum: 1
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
Biomass
  • Label:
  • Definition: Belowground plant biomass, i.e. roots and rhizomes (g/m2)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: gramsPerSquareMeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: 0.01
  • Missing values: None specified
Quality
  • Label:
  • Definition: C:N ratio of belowground plant biomass
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: dimensionless
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: 0.01
  • Missing values:
    • blank = Missing or Not Measured
MBC
  • Label:
  • Definition: Microbial biomass C (μg/g soil)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: millimolesPerGram
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: 0.01
  • Missing values: None specified
Surrogate
  • Label:
  • Definition: Surrogate recovery for correcting PLFA concentrations (%)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: percent
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: 0.01
  • Missing values: None specified
PLFA
  • Label:
  • Definition: Total PLFA biomass (nmol/g soil)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: millimolesPerGram
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: 0.01
  • Missing values: None specified
AMF
  • Label:
  • Definition: Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi PLFA biomass (nmol/g soil)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: millimolesPerGram
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: 0.01
  • Missing values: None specified
FB
  • Label:
  • Definition: PLFA fungi:bacteria biomass ratio
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: dimensionless
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: 0.01
  • Missing values: None specified
Comments
  • Label:
  • Definition: Comments for the data
  • 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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