DPWO
Description:
Definition of variables and units used for the spreadsheet containing the DPWO data
File:
Variables (click to expand):
DATASET_CODE
- Label:
- Definition: Dataset Code used to identify the data in the databases.
- Type: Nominal
- Missing values: None specified
LOCATION
- Label:
- Definition: Location where data was collected.
- Type: Nominal
- Missing values: None specified
DATE_TIME
- Label:
- Definition: Date when samples were collected
- Type: Date/time
- Date format: MM/DD/YYYY
- Missing values: None specified
DEPTH_RANGE_CM
- Label:
- Definition: Range of depths where samples were collected in centimeters
- Type: Nominal
- Missing values: None specified
SAMPLE_NUMBER
- Label:
- Definition: alphanumeric identifier for the sample
- Type: Nominal
- Missing values: None specified
TYPE_OF_ORGANISM
- Label:
- Definition: The type of organism
- Type: Code list
- Codes:
- Nematode = an antarctic nematode
- Rotifer = a rotifer
- Tardigrades = A tardigrade
- Missing values: None specified
SPECIES
- Label:
- Definition: The species
- Type: Code list
- Codes:
- Eudorylaimus = Eurorylaimus
- Plectus = Plectus
- Scottnema = Scottnema
- Combined = A mix
- Unknown = Not known
- Missing values: None specified
SEX
- Label:
- Definition: SEX of the organism
- Type: Code list
- Codes:
- Male = male
- Female = female
- Combined = A mix
- Undetermined = Unknown or undetermined
- Missing values: None specified
LIVE_DEAD_COMBINED
- Label:
- Definition: Living status
- Type: Code list
- Codes:
- Live = Alive
- Dead = Dead
- Combined = Mix of dead and alive
- Undetermined = Cannot or did not determine living status
- Missing values: None specified
ADULT_JUVENILE_COMBINED
- Label:
- Definition: Lifecycle stage
- Type: Code list
- Codes:
- Adult = Adult stage
- Juvenile = Juvenile stage
- Combined = Mix of adult and juvenile
- Undetermined = Did not determine stage
- Missing values: None specified
TOTAL_NUM_PER_KG_DRY_SOIL
- Label:
- Definition: biomass in numbers per kilogram of dry soil
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: numberPerKilogram
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values: None specified
FILE_NAME
- Label:
- Definition: The provenance file name
- Type: Nominal
- Missing values: None specified