Title:
Main Experiment: Site B plots: diversity treatments, coordinates, topography
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Free for members
Usage rights:
Permission is granted to anybody to access, use and publish all open for public data freely. The commercial use of any data is prohibited. The quality and completeness of data cannot be guaranteed. Users employ these data at their own risk. In order to make attribution of use for owners of the data possible, the identifier of ownership of data must be retained with every data record. Users must publicly acknowledge, in conjunction with the use of the data, the data owners. Cite the data as follows: Bruelheide, H., Schmidt, K., Seidler, G. and Nadrowski, K. (2013): Site B plots: diversity treatments, coordinates, topography. BEF-China data portal (Accessed through URL http://china.befdata.biow.uni-leipzig.de/datasets/46)
Published:
No information available
Abstract:
All plots from site B in the main experiment, their plot names, treatment information, planned richness in trees and shrubs, longitude and latitude and topographic information.
Design:
Describing the A random extinction series along a broken stick random arrangement crossed with an shrub extinction series and replicated once, the B and C broken stick random extinction as well as the two directed extinction series with decreasing SLA (S) and decreasing rareness (R), plus economic treatments (E). Site B also includes a Genetic diversity treatment (G).
Topographic variables (altitude, inclination, exposition) are mean values based on the 5m GIS.
Spatial extent:
Site B of the Main Experiment
Temporal extent:
Last updated January 2014
Taxonomic extent:
Species information only in comments, this is the plot related data.
Measurement cirumstances:
No information available
Data analysis:
Topographic variables can be used as covariates for plot performance.
Filter:
Dataset column
Name:
PTAG
Definition:
plot code, BEF research plot name, 6 digits with "p" in front; Datagroup description: Research plots of the Biodiversity - Ecosystem functioning experiment (BEF-China). There are three main sites for research plots in the BEF Experiment: Comparative Study Plots (CSP) in the Gutianshan Nature Reserve, having a size of 30x30m^2, measured on the ground. Main Experiment plots have a size of 1 mu, which is about 25x25m^2 in horizontal projection. Pilot Study Plots have a size of 1x1 m^2. Research plots on the main experiment have a "p" in front of their IDs and then a 6 digit code: Plots in the main sites A and B are named according to their position in the original spreadsheet, in which they were designed. They consist of 6 digits: _1st digit_: Site (1:A, 2:B), _digit 2and3_: southwards row: as in spreadsheets the rows are named from the top to the bottom; _digit 4 and 5_: westward column: as in the original spreadsheet, but the letters are converted to numbers (A=01, B=02); _6th digit_: indicator, if the plot has been shifted a quarter mu. Example: "p205260": "p" means that this is a plot that is specified. "2" means, that we are at site B. Now the coordinates of the south - west corner: "0526". Since "e" is the fifth letter of the alphabet, this is Plot E26. The last digit "0" means that this plot was not moved by a quarter of a Mu, as some sites in Site B. The 6th digit can also indicate the subplot within the plot. "5", "6", "7", "8" indicate the northwest, northeast, southeast, and southwest quarter plot respectively.; Datagroup description: Reasearch plots of the Biodiversity - Ecosystem functioning experiment (BEF-China). There are three main sites for research plots in the BEF Experiment: Comparative Study Plots (CSP) in the Gutianshan Nature Reserve, having a size of 30x30m^2, measured on the ground. Main Experiment plots have a size of 1 mu, which is about 25x25m^2 in horizontal projection. Pilot Study Plots have a size of 1x1 m^2. Research plots on the main experiment have a "p" in front of their IDs and then a 6 digit code: Plots in the main sites A and B are named according to their position in the original spreadsheet, in which they were designed. They consist of 6 digits: _1st digit_: Site (1:A, 2:B), _digit 2and3_: southwards row: as in spreadsheets the rows are named from the top to the bottom; _digit 4 and 5_: westward column: as in the original spreadsheet, but the letters are converted to numbers (A=01, B=02); _6th digit_: indicator, if the plot has been shifted a quarter mu. Example: "p205260": "p" means that this is a plot that is specified. "2" means, that we are at site B. Now the coordinates of the south - west corner: "0526". Since "e" is the fifth letter of the alphabet, this is Plot E26. The last digit "0" means that this plot was not moved by a quarter of a Mu, as some sites in Site A. The 6th digit can also indicate the subplot within the plot. "5", "6", "7", "8" indicate the northwest, northeast, southeast, and southwest quarter plot respectively.
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
BEF research plot name
Keywords:
Main Experiment, Site B
Values:
p204270 |
p204250 |
p203270 |
p204280 |
p204260 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
PLOT_NO
Definition:
name of each plot, coded with letters and numbers
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Plot name (letter, number code)
Keywords:
Main Experiment, Site B
Values:
D26 |
D27 |
D25 |
D28 |
C27 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
TRTM_SUB
Definition:
including the number of the 1 mu plot within a 4 mu plot
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Numeric treatment acronyms for the main experiment
Keywords:
extinction treatment, Main Experiment, Site B
Values:
10.2 |
10.3 |
101 |
102 |
10.1 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
TRTM_NO2
Definition:
treatment acronym in experimental sites
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Treatment acronym in experimental sites
Keywords:
extinction treatment, Main Experiment, Site B
Values:
A_1_11 |
A_1_1 |
A_1_10_2 |
A_0_1 |
A_1_10 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
TREE_R
Definition:
planned tree species richness according to design, taxonomic biodiversity; Datagroup description: Taxon diversity can be given as species richness, or other diversity indices. We also use rarefied species richness, shannon diversity index, and phylogenetic diversity indices. Rarefaction curves show the increase in species number with an increase of sampled individuals. R uses rarefy() from the package vegan to estimated species number for a given number of individuals. To compare different plots, the number of individuals should be smaller than the minimum number of individuals. -- The Shannon diversity is given by H = -sum (p_i log(p_i)), p_i is the relative abundance of the ith species. R provides this through the vegan package: diversity(x). -- The Simpson diversity is given by D = sum p_i^2, with p_i representing the relative abundance of the ith species. R provides this through the vegan package: diversity(x, index="simpson") -- Trees were counted when they exceeded 1m height. This data is aggregated from the raw data provided by Martin Böhnke and Martin Baruffol; in R with vegan: specnumber() -- Eveness as defined by Ricotta, C. A semantic taxonomy for diversity measures Acta Biotheoretica, 2007, 55, 23-33: shannon/log(rich) -- Phylogenetic diversity is calculated using Rao's Q. This is basically the mean distance of all pairswise distances between individuals in phylogenetic space. I used genus and family name to calculate phylogenetic distances between species. R provides Rao's Q and tools for calculating phylogenetic distances in the package ade4. Commands: as.taxo(), divc().
Unit:
count
Datagroup:
Taxonomic biodiversity
Keywords:
biodiversity, Main Experiment, Site B
Values:
2 |
24 |
1 |
16 |
0 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
SHRU_R
Definition:
planned shrub species richness according to design, taxonomic biodiversity; Datagroup description: Taxon diversity can be given as species richness, or other diversity indices. We also use rarefied species richness, shannon diversity index, and phylogenetic diversity indices. Rarefaction curves show the increase in species number with an increase of sampled individuals. R uses rarefy() from the package vegan to estimated species number for a given number of individuals. To compare different plots, the number of individuals should be smaller than the minimum number of individuals. -- The Shannon diversity is given by H = -sum (p_i log(p_i)), p_i is the relative abundance of the ith species. R provides this through the vegan package: diversity(x). -- The Simpson diversity is given by D = sum p_i^2, with p_i representing the relative abundance of the ith species. R provides this through the vegan package: diversity(x, index="simpson") -- Trees were counted when they exceeded 1m height. This data is aggregated from the raw data provided by Martin Böhnke and Martin Baruffol; in R with vegan: specnumber() -- Eveness as defined by Ricotta, C. A semantic taxonomy for diversity measures Acta Biotheoretica, 2007, 55, 23-33: shannon/log(rich) -- Phylogenetic diversity is calculated using Rao's Q. This is basically the mean distance of all pairswise distances between individuals in phylogenetic space. I used genus and family name to calculate phylogenetic distances between species. R provides Rao's Q and tools for calculating phylogenetic distances in the package ade4. Commands: as.taxo(), divc().
Unit:
count
Datagroup:
Taxonomic biodiversity
Keywords:
biodiversity, Main Experiment, Site B
Values:
0 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
Extinction
Definition:
extinction series type within the main experiment
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Extinction series type within main experiment.
Keywords:
extinction treatment, Main Experiment, Site B
Values:
E |
C |
B |
A |
F |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
TREE_CMP
Definition:
tree species composition according to design; Datagroup description: Helper column to understand other columns in this data set.
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Helper
Keywords:
species, Main Experiment, Site B
Values:
A. altissima_A. fortunei_C. eyrei_C. fargesii_C. sclerophylla_C. biondii_C. camphora_C. glauca_D. oldhamii_D. glaucifolia_E. glabripetalus_L. glaber_M. leptophylla_M. thunbergii_Ph. bournei_S. superba |
A. altissima |
A. altissima_A. fortunei_C. fargesii_C. sclerophylla |
A. altissima_A. fortunei |
A. altissima_A. fortunei_B. luminifera_C. fargesii_C. biondii_E. chinensis_E. glabripetalus_E. japonicus_I. polycarpa_M. grijsii_M. leptophylla_M. thunbergii_M. yuyuanensis_M. flexuosa_Ph. bournei_Q. phillyreoides |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
SHRU_CMP
Definition:
shrub species composition according to design; Datagroup description: Helper column to understand other columns in this data set.
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Helper
Keywords:
species, Main Experiment, Site B
Values:
D. buxifolium_F. erecta_H. chinensis_I. chinensis_Ph. glaucus_Rh. ovatum_S. buxifolium_V setigerum |
D. buxifolium |
D. buxifolium_F. erecta |
D. buxifolium_F. erecta_H. chinensis_I. chinensis_Ph. glaucus_Rh. simsii_S. buxifolium_V setigerum |
D. buxifolium_F. erecta_H. chinensis_I. chinensis_Ph. hirsuta_Ph. glaucus_Rh. ovatum_Rh. simsii |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
MU
Definition:
indicating the presence of a plot within a 4 mu plot by the number 4, of self contained within a 1 species plot with the number 1, or a partly filled plot, quarter or less, with 0.25
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Plot randomization level in terms of belonging to Extinction series
Keywords:
VIP plots, Main Experiment, Site B
Values:
1 |
4 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
Vip
Definition:
VIP plots are the plots without shrubs in the 4 mu plots, which are replicated
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
VIP plot indication
Keywords:
VIP plots, Main Experiment, Site B
Values:
viprep |
vip |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
X_DD
Definition:
longitude of plot south west corner, based on the 5m interpolation
Unit:
decimal degree
Datagroup:
Longitude
Keywords:
GIS, longitude, Main Experiment, Site B
Values:
117.925751118086 |
117.925509069086 |
117.925796851163 |
117.925773984625 |
117.925728251548 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
Y_DD
Definition:
latitude of plot south west corner, based on the 5m interpolation; Datagroup description: "The latitude of a location on the Earth is the angular distance of that location south or north of the Equator" (Wikipedia).
Unit:
decimal degree
Datagroup:
Latitude
Keywords:
GIS, latitude, Main Experiment, Site B
Values:
29.0834581855448 |
29.0836700757029 |
29.083710324555 |
29.083690200129 |
29.0837613694871 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
ALTITUDE
Definition:
elevation (from interpolated raster); Datagroup description: Elevation above sea level. Altitude.
Unit:
meter
Datagroup:
Elevation
Keywords:
GIS, elevation, Main Experiment, Site B
Values:
108 |
114.15 |
107.04 |
111.52 |
107.76 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
EASTNESS
Definition:
easterly aspect (from aspect of interpolated raster); Datagroup description: Eastness was converted from the aspects of 0°-360°, where 0° and 360° = north and 180° = south, into values between -1 and 1, where -1 = west and 1 = east. High values are oriented more easterly than low values.
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Aspect
Keywords:
GIS, aspect, eastness, Main Experiment, Site B
Values:
0.0129151308 |
-0.0369924837 |
0.0343762651 |
0.0057596082 |
0.0366437616 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
NORTHNESS
Definition:
northerly aspect (from aspect of interpolated raster); Datagroup description: Northness was converted from the aspects of 0°-360°, where 0° and 360° = north and 180° = south, into values between -1 and 1, where -1 = south and 1 = north. High values are oriented more northerly than low values.
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Aspect
Keywords:
GIS, aspect, northness, Main Experiment, Site B
Values:
0.00366521 |
-0.0277472533 |
-0.0291429516 |
-0.0272238524 |
-0.000349039 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
SLOPE
Definition:
slope (from interpolated raster); Datagroup description: Inclination "is the angular distance of the orbital plane from the plane of reference (usually the primary's equator or the ecliptic), normally stated in degrees" (Wikipedia). Also referred to as 'slope'.
Unit:
degree
Datagroup:
Inclination
Keywords:
GIS, inclination, Main Experiment, Site B
Values:
15.92 |
14.48 |
14.43 |
15.15 |
14.23 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
SOLAR
Definition:
solar radiation (from interpolated raster); Datagroup description: Solar radiation.
Unit:
kWh/m²
Datagroup:
Solar radiation
Keywords:
GIS, solar radiation, Main Experiment, Site B
Values:
1013410 |
1010330 |
1022220 |
1023050 |
1022300 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
CURV_PR
Definition:
profile curvature (from interpolated raster); convex (+) / concave(-)
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Profile curvature
Keywords:
GIS, Main Experiment, Site B, curvature
Values:
-0.85358 |
0.91407 |
-0.46597 |
-0.20293 |
-0.74871 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
CURV_PL
Definition:
plan curvature (from interpolated raster); convex (+) / concave(-)
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Planar curvature
Keywords:
GIS, Main Experiment, Site B, curvature
Values:
0.42088 |
-0.22999 |
-0.30164 |
0.24652 |
0.21145 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
REMARKS
Definition:
remarks mostly concerning planting; Datagroup description: Helper column to understand other columns in this data set.
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Helper
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
not yet planted |
shrub mono |
random sheet in ppt |
Contributors:
No information available
No information available
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File name:
plots_Site_B_2015-07-30.txt
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plots: coordinates and topography site B
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2015-07-30
Updated at:
2015-07-30
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