Variables (click to expand):
DATASET_CODE
- Label:
- Definition: Unique identifier for the table in the MCM LTER database
- Type: Nominal
- Missing values: None specified
DATE_TIME
- Label:
- Definition: Date when sample was acquired
- Type: Date/time
- Date format: MM/DD/YYYY
- Missing values: None specified
BASIN
- Label:
- Definition: the basin where the sample was located (Fryxell, Hoare, Bonney)
- Type: Nominal
- Missing values: None specified
UNIT
- Label:
- Definition: The # assigned to the 3-polygon cluster from where the sample was collected.
- Type: Nominal
- Missing values: None specified
POLYGON
- Label:
- Definition: The number assigned to the polygon from where the sample was collected.
- Type: Nominal
- Missing values: None specified
DISTANCE
- Label:
- Definition: distance in meters from the polygon crack or trough
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: meter
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values: None specified
MOISTURE
- Label:
- Definition: The gravimetric soil water content
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: percent g/g
- Maximum: 100
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
Chlorophyll a
- Label:
- Definition: The chlorophyll a content of the sample expressed per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: mg chl-a/kg soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
SML
- Label:
- Definition: The total number of living male Scottmema lindsayae adult nematodes extracted from the soil sample in number of organisms per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
SMD
- Label:
- Definition: The total number of dead male Scottmema lindsayae adult nematodes extracted from the soil sample in number of organisms per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
SFL
- Label:
- Definition: The total number of living female Scottmema lindsayae adult nematodes extracted from the soil sample in number of organisms per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
SFD
- Label:
- Definition: The total number of dead female Scottmema lindsayae adult nematodes extracted from the soil sample in number of organisms per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
SJL
- Label:
- Definition: The total number of living juvenile Scottmema lindsayae adult nematodes extracted from the soil sample in number of organisms per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
SJD
- Label:
- Definition: The total number of dead juvenile Scottmema lindsayae adult nematodes extracted from the soil sample in number of organisms per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
SA
- Label:
- Definition: The total number of living and dead Scottmema lindsayae adult nematodes extracted from the soil sample in number of organisms per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
SJ
- Label:
- Definition: The total number of living and dead Scottmema lindsayae juvenile nematodes extracted from the soil sample in number of organisms per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
STL
- Label:
- Definition: total number of living Scottmema lindsayae (juvenile and adults) nematodes extracted from the soil sample in number of organisms per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
STD
- Label:
- Definition: The total number of dead Scottmema lindsayae (juvenile and adults) nematodes extracted from the soil sample in number of organisms per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
ST
- Label:
- Definition: The total number of live + dead Scottmema lindsayae (juvenile and adults) nematodes extracted from the soil sample in number of organisms per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
SMORT
- Label:
- Definition: Mortality, the ratio of dead to live Scottmema lindsayae (juvenile and adults) nematodes.
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: dimensionless
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
SFECUND
- Label:
- Definition: Fecundity, the ratio of juvenile to female Scottmema lindsayae (juvenile and adults) nematodes.
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: dimensionless
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
SSEX
- Label:
- Definition: Sex ratio, the ratio of male to female Scottmema lindsayae (juvenile and adults) nematodes.
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: dimensionless
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
EML
- Label:
- Definition: The total number of living male Eudorylaimus adult nematodes extracted from the soil sample in number of organisms per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
EMD
- Label:
- Definition: The total number of dead male Eudorylaimus adult nematodes extracted from the soil sample in number of organisms per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
EFL
- Label:
- Definition: The total number of living female Eudorylaimus adult nematodes extracted from the soil sample in number of organisms per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
EFD
- Label:
- Definition: The total number of dead female Eudorylaimus adult nematodes extracted from the soil sample in number of organisms per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
EJL
- Label:
- Definition: The total number of living juvenile Eudorylaimus adult nematodes extracted from the soil sample in number of organisms per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
EJD
- Label:
- Definition: The total number of dead juvenile Eudorylaimus adult nematodes extracted from the soil sample in number of organisms per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
EA
- Label:
- Definition: The total number of living and dead Eudorylaimus adult nematodes extracted from the soil sample in number of organisms per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
EJ
- Label:
- Definition: The total number of living and dead Eudorylaimus juvenile nematodes extracted from the soil sample in number of organisms per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
ETL
- Label:
- Definition: total number of living Eudorylaimus (juvenile and adults) nematodes extracted from the soil sample in number of organisms per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
ETD
- Label:
- Definition: The total number of dead Eudorylaimus (juvenile and adults) nematodes extracted from the soil sample in number of organisms per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
ET
- Label:
- Definition: The total number of live + dead Eudorylaimus (juvenile and adults) nematodes extracted from the soil sample in number of organisms per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
EMORT
- Label:
- Definition: Mortality, the ratio of dead to live Eudorylaimus (juvenile and adults) nematodes.
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: dimensionless
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
EFECUND
- Label:
- Definition: Fecundity, the ratio of juvenile to female Eudorylaimus (juvenile and adults) nematodes.
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: dimensionless
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
ESEX
- Label:
- Definition: Sex ratio, the ratio of male to female Eudorylaimus (juvenile and adults) nematodes.
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: dimensionless
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
PFL
- Label:
- Definition: The total number of living female Plectus adult nematodes extracted from the soil sample in number of organisms per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
PFD
- Label:
- Definition: The total number of dead female Plectus adult nematodes extracted from the soil sample in number of organisms per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
PJL
- Label:
- Definition: The total number of living juvenile Plectus adult nematodes extracted from the soil sample in number of organisms per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
PJD
- Label:
- Definition: The total number of dead juvenile Plectus adult nematodes extracted from the soil sample in number of organisms per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
PA
- Label:
- Definition: The total number of living and dead Plectus adult nematodes extracted from the soil sample in number of organisms per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
PJ
- Label:
- Definition: The total number of living and dead Plectus juvenile nematodes extracted from the soil sample in number of organisms per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
PTL
- Label:
- Definition: total number of living Plectus (juvenile and adults) nematodes extracted from the soil sample in number of organisms per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
PTD
- Label:
- Definition: The total number of dead Plectus (juvenile and adults) nematodes extracted from the soil sample in number of organisms per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
PT
- Label:
- Definition: The total number of live + dead Plectus (juvenile and adults) nematodes extracted from the soil sample in number of organisms per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
total_rotifers
- Label:
- Definition: total number of rotifers per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent present in a sample
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
total_tardigrades
- Label:
- Definition: total number of tardigrades per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent present in a sample
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
LIVENEMS
- Label: Live nematodes
- Definition: The total number of living nematodes extracted from the soil sample in number of organisms per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent (#/kg soil).
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
DEADNEMS
- Label: Dead nematodes
- Definition: The total number of dead nematodes extracted from the soil sample in number of organisms per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent (#/kg soil).
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
TOTALNEM
- Label: Total nematodes
- Definition: The total number of living and dead nematodes extracted from the soil sample in number of organisms per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent (#/kg soil).
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: # kg/soil
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
TC
- Label:
- Definition: Total carbon (% C by wt.), the carbon content of the unacidified soil.
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: dimensionless
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
SIC
- Label:
- Definition: Soil inorganic carbon (% C by wt.), the carbon content of unacidified soil minus the carbon content of the acidified soil.
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: dimensionless
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
SOC
- Label:
- Definition: Soil organic carbon (% C by wt.), the carbon content of acidified soil
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: dimensionless
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
TN
- Label:
- Definition: Total soil nitrogen (% N by wt.), the nitrogen content of the unacidified soil
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: dimensionless
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
CN
- Label: C:N
- Definition: The ratio of soil organic carbon to total nitrogen
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: dimensionless
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
PH
- Label:
- Definition: The inverse of the log the hydrogen ion concentration of a 1:2 soil-water paste -- the pH --
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: pH
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
SALINITY
- Label:
- Definition: The electrical conductivity of a 1:5 soil-water dilution
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: uS/cm
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
COMMENTS
- Label:
- Definition: Comments
- Type: Nominal
- Missing values: None specified
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