SOILS_LTM

Description:

Details about the spreadsheet containing data for the long term soil manipulation experiment. Parameter definitions, codes used, units, etc.

File:

SOILS_LTM.csv

Variables (click to expand):

DATASET_CODE

Label:
Definition: Unique identifier for the table in the MCM LTER database
Type: Nominal
Missing values: None specified

FIELD_YEAR

Label:
Definition: A sorting header indicating the field season when the sample was collected
Type: Nominal
Missing values: None specified

DATE_TIME

Label:
Definition: The date the soil sample was collected from the field
Type: Date/time
Date format: mm/dd/yyyy
Missing values: None specified

SAMPLE_ID

Label:
Definition: An internal identifier for the record
Type: Nominal
Missing values: None specified

BLOCK_ID

Label:
Definition: The block number that the soil sample was collected from, it is an integer to ID the block ranging from 1 to 8.
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: dimensionless
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: Not specified
Missing values: None specified

Treatment

Label:
Definition: The manipulation for a give plot from where the soil was collected - see codes for letter designation definitions
Type: Code list
Codes:
- C = control plots (no manipulations)
- T = enhanced soil temperature using ITEX conical open-top chambers made of solar fiberglass
- W = Nanopure water added to field capacity to 10 cm depth (5.6 L/plot) once per season
- TW = temperature enhancement and water addition
- WS = sucrose added in solution (15.82 g sucrose in 5.6 L water per plot) once per season
- WM = mannitol added in solution (17.01 g mannitol in 5.6 L water per plot) once per season
- TWS = temperature enhancement plus sucrose addition
- TWM = temperature enhancement plus mannitol addition.
Missing values: None specified

SOIL_WATER_CONTENT

Label: Soil water content
Definition: The gravimetric soil water content as a percentage of grams of water over grams of mass.
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: dimensionless
Maximum: 100
Minimum: 0
Precision: Not specified
Missing values:
- Null = None given

SML

Label: Scottnema Male Live
Definition: The total number of living male Scottnema 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:
- Null = None given

SMD

Label: Scottnema Male Dead
Definition: The total number of dead male Scottnema 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:
- Null = None given

SFL

Label: Scottnema Female Live
Definition: The total number of living female Scottnema 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:
- Null = None given

SFD

Label: Scottnema Female Dead
Definition: The total number of dead female Scottnema 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:
- Null = None given

SJL

Label: Scottnema Juvenile Live
Definition: The total number of living juvenile Scottnema 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:
- Null = None given

SJD

Label: Scottnema Juvenile Dead
Definition: The total number of dead juvenile Scottnema 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:
- Null = None given

Label: Scottnema Adult
Definition: The total number of living and dead Scottnema 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:
- Null = None given

Label: Scottnema Juvenile
Definition: The total number of living and dead Scottnema 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:
- Null = None given

STL

Label: Scottnema Total Live
Definition: total number of living Scottnema 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:
- Null = None given

STD

Label: Scottnema Total Dead
Definition: The total number of dead Scottnema 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:
- Null = None given

STLD

Label: Total Scottnema Live and Dead
Definition: The total number of live + dead Scottnema 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:
- Null = None given

EML

Label: Eudorylaimus Male Live
Definition: The total number of living male Eudorylaimus spp. 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:
- Null = None given

EMD

Label: Eudorylaimus Male Dead
Definition: The total number of dead male Eudorylaimus spp. 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:
- Null = None given

EFL

Label: Eudorylaimus Female Live
Definition: The total number of living female Eudorylaimus spp. 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:
- Null = None given

EFD

Label: Eudorylaimus Female Dead
Definition: The total number of dead female Eudorylaimus spp. 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:
- Null = None given

EJL

Label: Eudorylaimus Juvenile Live
Definition: The total number of living juvenile Eudorylaimus spp. 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:
- Null = None given

EJD

Label: Eudorylaimus Juvenile Dead
Definition: The total number of dead juvenile Eudorylaimus spp. 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:
- Null = None given

Label: Eudorylaimus Adults
Definition: The total number of living and dead Eudorylaimus spp. 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:
- Null = None given

Label: Eudorylaimus Juvenile
Definition: The total number of living and dead Eudorylaimus spp. 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:
- Null = None given

ETL

Label: Total Eudorylaimus Live
Definition: total number of living Eudorylaimus spp. (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:
- Null = None given

ETD

Label: Total Eudorylaimus Dead
Definition: The total number of dead Eudorylaimus spp. (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:
- Null = None given

ETLD

Label: Total Eudorylaimus Live and Dead
Definition: The total number of live + dead Eudorylaimus spp. (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:
- Null = None given

PFL

Label: Plectus Female Live
Definition: The total number of living female Plectus spp. 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:
- Null = None given

PFD

Label: Plectus Female Dead
Definition: The total number of dead female Plectus spp. 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:
- Null = None given

PJL

Label: Plectus Juvenile Live
Definition: The total number of living juvenile Plectus spp. 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:
- Null = None given

PJD

Label: Plectus Juvenile Dead
Definition: The total number of dead juvenile Plectus spp. 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:
- Null = None given

Label: Plectus Adult
Definition: The total number of living and dead Plectus spp. 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:
- Null = None given

Label: Plectus Juvenile
Definition: The total number of living and dead Plectus spp. 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:
- Null = None given

PTL

Label: Total Plectus Live
Definition: total number of living Plectus spp. (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:
- Null = None given

PTD

Label: Total Plectus Dead
Definition: The total number of dead Plectus spp. (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:
- Null = None given

PTLD

Label: Total Plectus Live and Dead
Definition: The total number of live + dead Plectus spp. (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:
- Null = None given

TOTAL_ROTIFERS

Label: total rotifers
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:
- Null = None given

TOTAL_TARDIGRADES

Label: total tardigrades
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:
- Null = None given

TOTAL_LIVE

Label:
Definition: The total number of living nematodes extracted from the soil sample - in the number of organisms in the entire sample collected
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: dimensionless
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: 0
Precision: Not specified
Missing values:
- Null = None given

TOTAL_DEAD

Label:
Definition: The total number of dead nematodes extracted from the soil sample - in the number of organisms in the entire sample collected
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: dimensionless
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: 0
Precision: Not specified
Missing values:
- Null = None given

COMMENTS

Label:
Definition: Information about samples and occurrence of other organisms
Type: Nominal
Missing values: None specified

Label:
Definition: The opposite log of the hydrogen ion concentration of a 1:2 soil-water paste
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: dimensionless
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: 0
Precision: Not specified
Missing values:
- Null = None given

CONDUCTIVITY

Label:
Definition: The electrical conductivity in microSiemens/cm of a 1:5 soil:deionized water solution.
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: microSiemens/cm
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: Not specified
Missing values:
- Null = None given

Label:
Definition: Total 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:
- Null = None given

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:
- Null = None given

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:
- Null = None given

CHLA

Label: Chlorophyll a (ug/g)
Definition: The chlorophyll a content of the sample expressed per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: ug/g
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: Not specified
Missing values:
- Null = None given

CHEMISTRY_COMMENTS

Label:
Definition: Information about the chemistry samples and occurrence of other organisms
Type: Nominal
Missing values: None specified