b235-biomass

AFDM and Chlorophyll-a

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Variables
dataset_code
  • Label: Dataset code
  • Definition: Internal dataset code.
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
unique_id
  • Label: Unique ID
  • Definition: Unique identifier associated with each measurement.
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
sample_id
  • Label: Sample ID
  • Definition: Identifiers associated with biological samples. All biological samples were numbered upon collection, starting at 1.
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
date_collected
  • Label: Date collected
  • Definition: Date of the measurement in NZDT (GMT+13).
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: MM/DD/YYYY
  • Missing values: None specified
stream_name
  • Label: Stream name
  • Definition: The name of the stream where the measurement was taken.
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
site_id
  • Label: Site ID
  • Definition: Site identifier corresponding with the location where the measurement was taken. BOW = Bowles Creek, CAN = Canada Stream, CRE = Crescent Stream, COM = Commonwealth Stream, HUE = Huey Creek, LSS = Lost Seal Stream, MCK = McKnight Creek, PLA = relict channel, VON = Von Guerard Stream
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
plot_id
  • Label: Plot ID
  • Definition: Plot identifier within the stream where the measurement was conducted. See methods for further details.
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
subplot_id
  • Label: Subplot ID
  • Definition: Identifier for 1 x 1 m subplots that were randomly generated in the Esri geographic information system software, ArcGIS, within the 20 x 20 m plots and surveyed for mat and moss cover.
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
mat_type
  • Label: Mat type
  • Definition: Microbial mat type, moss, or soil.
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
moisture_content
  • Label: Moisture content
  • Definition: Saturated, dry or inundated microbial mat. If the mat was moist or wet, it was considered saturated.
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
afdm_mg_cm2
  • Label: AFDM
  • Definition: Ash free dry mass (AFDM) concentration.
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: microgramsPerCentimeterSquared
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
chl_a
  • Label: Chlorophyll a
  • Definition: Concentration of chlorophyll-a measured with the fluorometer. Measured in micrograms per centimeter squared unless otherwise noted in "biomass_remarks."
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: microgramsPerCentimeterSquared
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values: None specified
biomass_remarks
  • Label: Remarks
  • Definition: Any relevant notes about the AFDM and/or chlorophyll-a measurements.
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
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