| RecYear | | Physical quantity | The calendar year during which the biomass was collected |
| Sequence | | Physical quantity | Restoration sequence number (1-3) |
| Age | | Physical quantity | The number of years since initiation of the restoration (Year 1=first growing season) |
| Plot | | Physical quantity | The plot from which the biomass was collected (1-4) |
| Subplot | | Nominal | The subplot (located in each plot) from which the biomass was collected (A-D); In subplots with deer exclosures, EX=samples collected with exclosures and NON=samples collected outside of exclosures. |
| Quad | | Physical quantity | The quadrat, within a subplot, from which the biomass was collected |
| NP | | Physical quantity | Non-planted or volunteer species (species not included in the original seed mix) biomass |
| P | | Physical quantity | Planted species (species included in the original seed mix) biomass |
| Total | | Physical quantity | The summation of non-planted and planted species biomass |
| Litter | | Physical quantity | Dead plant material from the current or previous year |
