SOILS_SNOWFENCE
Description:
Snowfence nematode and metazoa survey data units and spreadsheet column descriptions
File:
Variables (click to expand):
DATASET_CODE
- Label:
- Definition: Unique identifier for the table in the MCM LTER database
- Type: Nominal
- Missing values: None specified
SAMPLE_ID
- Label:
- Definition: The block and treatment combination of the sample.
- 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:
- Required entry = None given
BASIN
- Label:
- Definition: the basin where the sample was located (Fryxell, Hoare, Bonney)
- Type: Nominal
- Missing values: None specified
BLOCK
- Label:
- Definition: Location / treatment the soil sample was collected from - see 'additional info - Sample ID / TREATMENT Codes'.
- Type: Nominal
- Missing values: None specified
TRANSECT
- Label:
- Definition: Location / treatment the soil sample was collected from - see 'additional info - Sample ID / TREATMENT Codes'.
- Type: Nominal
- Missing values: None specified
POSITION (ft)
- Label:
- Definition: the position in feet in the transect
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: foot
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- Required entry = None given
POSITION (m)
- Label:
- Definition: the position in meters in the transect
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: meter
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- Required entry = None given
SOIL_WATER_CONTENT
- Label:
- Definition: The gravimetric soil water content
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: percent g/g
- Maximum: 100
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- Null = None given
PH
- Label:
- Definition: The opposite log of the hydrogen ion concentration of a 1:2 soil-water paste
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: pH
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- Null = None given
EC
- Label: Electrical Conductivity
- 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
NH4+
- Label: NH4 (microgram/g soil)
- Definition: Ammonia concentration found using Lachat
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: microgram/g soil
- Maximum: 2000
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: 0.1
- Missing values:
- Null = None given
NO3-
- Label: NO3 (microgram/g soil)
- Definition: Nitrate concentration found using Lachat
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: microgram/g soil
- Maximum: 500
- Minimum: 0
- Precision: 0.01
- Missing values:
- Null = None given
Chl-a
- Label: Chlorophyll a
- Definition: The chlorophyll a content of the sample expressed per kg soil oven dry weight equivalent
- Type: Physical quantity
- Unit: ug chl-a/g
- Maximum: Not specified
- Minimum: Not specified
- Precision: Not specified
- Missing values:
- Null = None given
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:
- Null = None given
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:
- Null = None given
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:
- Null = None given
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:
- Null = None given
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:
- Null = None given
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:
- Null = None given
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:
- Null = None given
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:
- Null = None given
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:
- Null = None given
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:
- Null = None given
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:
- Null = None given
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:
- Null = None given
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:
- Null = None given
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:
- Null = None given
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:
- Null = None given
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:
- Null = None given
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:
- Null = None given
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:
- Null = None given
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:
- Null = None given
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:
- Null = None given
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:
- Null = None given
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:
- Null = None given
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:
- Null = None given
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:
- Null = None given
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:
- Null = None given
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:
- Null = None given
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:
- Null = None given
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:
- Null = None given
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:
- Null = None given
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:
- Null = None given
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:
- 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
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:
- Null = None given
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:
- Null = None given
UNCLASSIFIED_NEMA
- Label:
- Definition: The total number of nematodes extracted from the soil sample for which sex and life stage and/or species was not determined 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
TOTALNEMS
- 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:
- Null = None given
COMMENTS
- Label:
- Definition: Generic comments about the sample
- Type: Nominal
- Missing values: None specified