Data Object Description
Identifier:adler.3.19
Name:Quadrat information
Description:Additional information about each quadrat
Physical Structure Description:
Object Name:quadrat_info.csv
Size:3917 byte
Text Format:
Number of Header Lines:1
Record Delimiter:#x0A
Attribute Orientation:column
Simple Delimited:
Field Delimeter:,
Number Of Records:64
Online Distribution Info:
 ecogrid://knb/adler.6.2
Attribute(s) Info:
NameColumn LabelDefinitionType of ValueMeasurement TypeMeasurement DomainMissing Value CodeAccuracy ReportAccuracy AssessmentCoverageMethod
quadratquadrat name  
quadrat namecharacter  
nominal
Defquadrat name
         
shapefilesquadrat name for shapefiles  
Shapefiles have naming restrictions which required abbreviated versions of the original quadrat namescharacter  
nominal
Defquadrat names for shapefiles
         
GrazingCattle grazing present  
Presence or absence of cattle grazingcharacter  
nominal
Domain Info
         
quadXquadrat X-coordinate  
Approximate location of quadrat in East-West direction relative to the soutwest corner of exclosure 1.float  
ratio
Unitcentimeter
Precision0.01
Typereal
         
quadYquadrat Y coordinate  
Location of quadrat in North-South direction relative to the soutwest corner of exclosure 1.float  
ratio
Unitcentimeter
Precision0.01
Typereal
         
DescriptionVegetation description  
Original description of quadrat vegetation in the 1930's.character  
nominal
DefVegetation description
         
communityvegetation community  
Code for quadrat vegetation based on the original description and dominant plant speciescharacter  
nominal
Domain Info
         
groupquadrat group  
The original investigators established groups of quadrats with similar vegetation. This code species the plant community and quadrat group within that community (last digit).character  
nominal
DefQuadrat group