2024-08-12
For processing and prepping SOSG data. Not for individual paper analyses.
| Variable.name | Description | Variable type | Variable range or levels | Units | How.measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plot.number | Plot number | numeric | 1 - 32 | NA | defined |
| Nickname | Nickname of the plot, if applicable | categorical | 2K - Wheatley | NA | defined |
| Name | Descriptive name including the plot number, the burn history, the canopy, and the treatment rep number | categorical | 01-U-H-2 - WH-B-S-1 | NA | defined |
| burnHistory | Whether the plot has burned since 2002 | categorical | burned - unburned | NA | recorded |
| canopy_category | Calculated canopy dieback category binned from scaled.canopy.class | categorical | Healthy canopy - Severe canopy loss | NA | calculated |
| treatmentNr | Replicate within canopy category (possibly based on a previous designation) | numeric | 1 - 11 | NA | defined |
| beetle_category | How beetles have affected trees within this plot; calculated from scaled.canopy.class and scaled.beetle.class | categorical | Dead canopy w/ many beetles - Moderate canopy w/ many beetles | NA | calculated |
| Year.last.burned | Previous year known to burn | numeric | 2003 - 2003 | NA | recorded |
| scaled.canopy.class | Average canopy health (1-5, none-excellent) scaled by basal area within the plot | numeric | 1.028 - 4.49 | NA | calculated |
| scaled.beetle.class | Average beetle presence/absence (1/0) scaled by basal area within the plot | numeric | 0 - 0.984 | NA | calculated |
| Year.established | Year the permanent plot was established | numeric | 2023 - 2024 | NA | recorded |
| Understory.data.type | How fine grain the understory data are | categorical | functional group - species | NA | recorded |
| Instrumented | Whether the plot is instrumented or not | categorical | no - yes | NA | recorded |
| centre_longitude | Centre point longitude | numeric | 148.328 - 148.432 | decimal degrees | recorded |
| centre_latitude | Centre point latitude | numeric | -36.438 - -36.371 | decimal degrees | recorded |
| ele_10m | Elevation at 10m resolution. Extracted by Weerach from raster. | numeric | 1605.807 - 1828.394 | metres | recorded |
| slope_10m | Slope at 10m resolution. Extracted by Weerach from raster. | numeric | 8.052 - 30.521 | NA | recorded |
| aspect_10m | Aspect at 10m resolution. Extracted by Weerach from raster. | numeric | 38.141 - 355.763 | NA | recorded |
| ele_30m | Elevation at 30m resolution. Extracted by Weerach from raster. | numeric | 1601.519 - 1825.957 | metres | recorded |
| slope_30m | Slope at 30m resolution. Extracted by Weerach from raster. | numeric | 5.805 - 25.493 | NA | recorded |
| aspect_30m | Aspect at 30m resolution. Extracted by Weerach from raster. | numeric | 15.296 - 348.911 | NA | recorded |
| start_longitude | Plot start point longitude | numeric | 148.327 - 148.432 | decimal degrees | recorded |
| start_latitude | Plot start point latitude | numeric | -36.438 - -36.371 | decimal degrees | recorded |
| end_longitude | Plot end point longitude | numeric | 148.328 - 148.432 | decimal degrees | recorded |
| end_latitude | Plot end point latitude | numeric | -36.438 - -36.371 | decimal degrees | recorded |
| Variable.name | Description | Variable type | Variable range or levels | Units | How.measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X | place holder created by R. Unreliable. | numeric | 1 - 4785 | NA | recorded |
| plot | Plot number | numeric | 1 - 484 | NA | defined |
| tree | Tree number. Unique within a plot. | numeric | 1 - 140 | NA | defined |
| stem | Stem number. Unique within a tree. | numeric | 1 - 22 | NA | defined |
| live | If a stem is alive (1) or not (0) | categorical | 0 - dead | binary | recorded |
| bark | If a stem has bark (1) or not (0) | categorical | 0 - no bark | binary | recorded |
| bkDpth1 | Depth of bark | numeric | 0 - 0 | millimetres | recorded |
| bkDpth2 | Second measurement of bark depth | numeric | 0 - 0 | millimetres | recorded |
| dbh | Diameter at breast height of a given stem | numeric | 1.3 - 134.5 | centimetres | recorded |
| spp | Subspecies of Eucalyptus pauciflora | categorical | 0 - Np | NA | recorded |
| burnt | If there are any signs of burning on this stem (1) or not (0) | categorical | 0 - yes | binary | recorded |
| regrowth | If there are signs of regrowth on the stem (1) or not (0) | numeric | 0 - 1 | binary | recorded |
| pres | If a stem has hollows (1) or not (0) | numeric | 0 - 1 | binary | recorded |
| number | Number of hollows on the stem | numeric | 0 - 4 | NA | recorded |
| heightM | Height of the tree | numeric | 3.8 - 18.2 | metres | recorded |
| flag | Data quality flag | categorical | okay - okay | NA | defined |
| canopy | Canopy quality where n = none (no leaves); p = poor (>75% of branchlets with dead/missing leaves); f = fair (50-75% likewise); g = good (25-50% likewise); e = excellent (<25% likewise) | categorical | e - poor | NA | recorded |
| galleries | If galleries are present on the stem (1) or not (0) | numeric | 0 - 1 | NA | recorded |
| frass | If frass is present on the stem (1) or not (0) | numeric | 0 - 1 | binary | recorded |
| puckering | If puckering is present on the stem (1) or not (0) | numeric | 0 - 1 | NA | recorded |
| canopy.number | canopy converted to a number where 1 = none and 5 = excellent |
numeric | 1 - 5 | NA | defined |
| beetlesum | If beetle evidence (galleries, frass, puckering) is present on a stem (1) or not (0) | numeric | 0 - 1 | NA | defined |
| stemID | Unique ID of the stem made of the plot number, the tree number, and the stem number separated by periods | categorical | 1.1.1 - 9.9.2 | NA | defined |
| basal.area | Basal area of the stem calculated from DBH | numeric | 0 - 1.421 | metres ^2 | recorded |
| plotNickname | Nickname of the plot, if applicable | categorical | 2K - Swing Bridge | NA | defined |
| burnHistory | If there is evidence of burn on the stem (only works for 2024 trees) | categorical | burned - unburned | NA | recorded |
| health | canopy health of the stem (only works for 2024 trees) | categorical | burned - severe | NA | recorded |
| GPS | GPS point number of the tree (only if a dendrometer was installed) | numeric | 275 - 480 | NA | defined |
| dendroNr | Dendrometer number, if applicable | numeric | 1 - 306 | NA | defined |
| dendroType | Dendrometer type, if applicable | categorical | automatic - vernier | NA | defined |
| Variable.name | Description | Variable type | Variable range or levels | Units | How.measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X | place holder created by R. Unreliable. | numeric | 1 - 758 | NA | calculated |
| plot | Plot number | numeric | 1 - 20 | NA | defined |
| assessor1 | Name of the person leading data collection | categorical | Aaron - Sabina | NA | defined |
| assessor2 | Name of the other person/people measuring data | categorical | Aaron - Sabina | NA | defined |
| date | Date that the plot was surveyed | categorical | 2023-01-17 - 2023-02-20 | yyyy-mm-dd | recorded |
| midlineDistance | Subplot distance from the base of the plot | numeric | 10 - 45 | meters | recorded |
| species | Which species of vegetation cover was measured | categorical | Acaena novae-zelandiae - Viola betonicifolia | NA | defined |
| sample | Unknown?? | numeric | 0 - 1 | NA | NA |
| coverPercent | What percentage of the subplot that typeCover represents, rounded to the nearest 10% unless less than 10 in which rounded to nearest 5 or 1%. Trace amounts recorded as 0.1. | numeric | 0.1 - 90 | percent | recorded |
| abundance | Abundance of this species in rough stem counts rounded to regular intervals | numeric | 1 - 1000 | NA | recorded |
| cwdLengthM | Coarse woody debris length in meters | numeric | 0 - 20.5 | meters | recorded |
| Variable.name | Description | Variable type | Variable range or levels | Units | How.measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X | place holder created by R. Unreliable. | numeric | 1 - 1100 | NA | calculated |
| plot | Plot number | numeric | 1 - 20 | NA | defined |
| assessor1 | Name of the person leading data collection | categorical | Aaron - Sabina | NA | defined |
| assessor2 | Name of the other person/people measuring data | categorical | Aaron - Sabina Aitken | NA | defined |
| date | Date that the plot was surveyed | categorical | 2023-01-17 - 2023-03-19 | yyyy-mm-dd | recorded |
| midlineDistanceM | Subplot distance from the base of the plot | numeric | 0 - 40 | meters | recorded |
| na | Unknown?? | categorical | Plot number manually changed to 11 from 1 by HRD Jan 2024 - Plot number manually changed to 11 from 1 by HRD Jan 2028 | NA | NA |
| typeCover | What type of vegetation cover was measured | categorical | bareSoil - tussock | NA | defined |
| percent | What percentage of the subplot that typeCover represents, rounded to the nearest 10% unless less than 10 in which rounded to nearest 5 or 1%. Trace amounts recorded as 0.1. | numeric | 0 - 100 | percent | recorded |