Description ofthe variables (i.e. metadata) in the data file.
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Variable |
Description |
Datatype |
Units |
Comments |
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Co-located biodiversity plot numbers |
text |
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Ccase# |
Carbon case # |
numeric |
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Country |
Country code |
text |
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Benchmark |
Benchmark site |
text |
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Site |
text |
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use |
Land-use system |
text |
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lat |
Latitude |
numeric |
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long |
Longitude |
numeric |
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Major components and management of the different land-use systems |
text |
The link between the codes used in the datasetand those of landuse is not clear | ||
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age |
numeric |
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sbage |
Age since burn |
numeric |
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tree |
Tree biomass Dry weight |
numeric |
(kg m-2) |
Sampling protocol for the vegetation biomass[to be posted] |
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under |
Understorey or shrub biomass Dry weight |
numeric |
(kg m-2) |
This documentation would be more complete if the actual raw datawere linked from. |
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lit |
Surface litter biomass Dry weight |
numeric |
(kg m-2) |
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abvgrndC |
Above ground Carbon |
numeric |
(t ha-1) |
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rt20 |
numeric |
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rt40 |
numeric |
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soilit |
numeric |
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rtall |
numeric |
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soildepth |
numeric |
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soil5 |
numeric |
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soil15 |
numeric |
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soil20 |
numeric |
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soil40 |
numeric |
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soil60 |
numeric |
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soil50 |
numeric |
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soilc |
numeric |
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topsoilc |
Top soil Carbon (0-20cm depth) |
numeric |
(t ha-1) |