Voyageurs National Park NSF beaver meadow study data

Shapefile

Tags
beavers, beaver meadows, succession, Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota


Summary

Investigation of the ecology of beaver meadows with emphasis on plant succession.

Description

For a more readable overview of this dataset, see index.html bundled with this file. This file's primary purpose is to describe the columns of the CSV files in this archive.

This is an archival dataset. This metadata file describes all the sub-datasets:

• lines.shp - line features in the meadows, and the basis for the spatial reference information in this metadata file

• atmdepdata.csv - atmospheric deposition data

• chemdata.csv - water and resin chemistry data

• depthdata.csv - well depth data for ground water monitoring

• edgedata.csv - volumes collected in flow traps at the edge of meadows

• etdata.csv - evapotranspiration measurements

• gaugedata.csv - staff gauge water level measurements

• iscodata.csv - pond water chemistry samples

• lightdata.csv - light (PAR) penetration measurements

• metdata.csv - meteorological observations

• soildata.csv - soil parameters (conductivity etc.) for locations in two meadows, circa 1998,

• suppdata.csv - supplemental data (coordinates, missing values, etc.) about all other datasets

• vegdata.csv - vegetation community and abundance data

The data collected here integrates observations from several studies. For an overview of the layout of study points in Blue Fin and Found meadows, see the maps in the maps folder. The Upper and Lower Shoepack meadows were less intensively studied.

In the early 1990s fertilizer amendment trials were started:

Fertilizer plot refers to a plot that was amended with nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P). The circular plots were 3 m in diameter and bordered with roofing rubber from about 10 cm below ground to 20 cm above ground. Deer exclosure fences also surrounded each plot.

There where six treatment levels plus a control, each replicated twice within each of five meadows (Upper Shoepack, Lower Shoepack, Upper Blue Fin, Lower Blue Fin and Found Pond) for a total of 7 * 2 * 5 = 70 plots. N and P treatment levels were as follows:

(g / m2 / year)

Trt# N P N:P

1 18 6 3:1

2 2 2 1:1

3 6 0.667 9:1

4 6 2 3:1

5 6 6 1:1

6 18 2 9:1

C 0 0 N/A

Applications were made with backpack sprayers using NH4Cl and a 45% to 55% mixture of monosodium and disodium phosphate, to balance pH to near 7. Application rates are as PO4-P. Applications were made in spring from 1991 to 1997. The application rate for 1991 was 1.5 times that shown above, reduced because of chemical burn issues.

Stand pipes, the HS series stand pipes, were associated with each of these fertilizer plots. More standpipes (GS series) were added to Blue Fin and Found meadows in 1995-1997, in a grid layout intended to map water table levels.

Resin bags, small bags of ion exchange resin made of pantyhose mesh cinched with cable ties, were buried in the top soil in the fertilizer plots and adjacent to the GS stand pipes.

resin methods papers: Binkley and Matson, Soil Science Society of America Journal, vol. 47 pp. 1050..1052, Hart and Firestone, Can. J of Forest Research, vol 19 pp185..191

resin suppliers: Fisher Scientific Rexyn I-300 , the bags are made with 3 inch cable ties, filled with 5 to 10g +/- 0.1g resin, closed with nylon string tied securely.

Vegetation community structure was characterized annually within the fertilizer plots, and in quadrats adjacent to the GS stand pipes.

Meteorological stations were set up in both Blue Fin and Found meadows. These meadows also had automated ISCO water samplers in their ponds in deep water adjacent to the dam. ISCO samples were stabilized by placing a few milliliters of concentrated sulfuric acid in the bottom of the empty sample bottles.

The following papers give additional information about these datasets:

Allison, D. W., H. D. Mooers, C. A. Johnston, J. Pastor, and T. Brown. 1999. Use of a Hemispherical Chamber for Measurement of Evapotranspiration in a Boreal Forest Wetland Ecosystem (poster). Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.

Aronson, J. J., and H. D. Mooers. 1998. Construction and monitoring of weirs in remote locations (poster). Page 95 inMinnesota Water '98, Collection of Abstracts. Minnesota Water Resources Center, Minneapolis, MN.

Brown, T. N., M. Bourdaghs, B. W. Dewey, C. A. Johnston, and J. Pastor. 2000a. Vertical N distribution and light interception as a mechanism for direct competition between sedges and grasses. Page 63 inAbstracts, 85th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Snowbird, UT.

Brown, T. N., C. A. Johnston, and K. R. Cahow. 2003. Lateral flow routing into a wetland: field and model perspectives. Geomorphology 53:11-23.

Cahow, K. R., and H. D. Mooers. 1998. Hydrology of a beaver meadow on the Kabetogama Peninsula, Voyageurs National Park, USA. Page 102 inMinnesota Water '98, Collection of Abstracts. Minnesota Water Resources Center, Minneapolis, MN.

Dewey, B., J. Pastor, C. A. Johnston, and H. Erickson. 1995. Biomass canopy allocation under different N, P, and moisture levels for selected wetland graminoid species. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, Program and Abstracts 80th Annual ESA Meeting 76:63.

Erickson, H. E. 1994. Nitrogen and phosphorus availability, ecosystem processes, and plant community dynamics in boreal wetland meadows. Ph.D. thesis. University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Pastor, J., A. Downing, and H. E. Erickson. 1996a. Species-area curves and diversity-productivity relationships in beaver meadows of Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota, USA. Oikos 77:399-406.

Peterson, R. P., and H. D. Mooers. 1998. Spatial and temporal variability of evapotranspiration in boreal ecosystem beaver meadows (poster). Page 96 inMinnesota Water '98, Collection of Abstracts. Minnesota Water Resources Center, Minneapolis, MN.

Stannard, D. I. 1988. Use of a hemispherical chamber for measurement of evapotranspiration. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 88-452, Denver, CO.

Credits

Use limitations

Extent

West -92.942614   East -92.880920
North 48.468350   South 48.465502

Scale Range
Maximum (zoomed in) 1:5,000
Minimum (zoomed out) 1:625,000

ArcGIS Metadata 

Topics and Keywords 

Themes or categories of the resource  biota, environment, inlandWaters


*Content type  Downloadable Data
Export to FGDC CSDGM XML format as Resource Description No

Place keywords  Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota

Theme keywords  beavers, beaver meadows, succession

Citation 

Title Voyageurs National Park NSF beaver meadow study data


Presentation formats  digital table


Citation Contacts 

Responsible party
Individual's name Carol A Johnston
Organization's name South Dakota State University
Contact's role  owner


Contact information


Responsible party
Individual's name Terry N Brown
Organization's name USEPA
Contact's role  processor


Contact information


Resource Details 

Dataset languages* English (UNITED STATES)


Spatial representation type* vector


*Processing environment Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.3.0.4322


ArcGIS item properties
*Name lines
*Size 0.018
*Location file://\\DZ2626XTBROWN02\D\data\nrri\BeavOPUS\conv\geom\lines.shp
*Access protocol Local Area Network

Extents 

Extent
Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
Extent type  Extent used for searching
*West longitude -92.942614
*East longitude -92.880920
*North latitude 48.468350
*South latitude 48.465502
Extent contains the resource No

Extent in the item's coordinate system
*West longitude 504242.107195
*East longitude 508802.152000
*South latitude 5368047.770089
*North latitude 5368359.051300
*Extent contains the resource Yes

Resource Maintenance 

Resource maintenance
Update frequency  not planned


Maintenance contact
Individual's name Carol A Johnston
Organization's name South Dakota State University
Contact's role  owner


Contact information


Maintenance contact
Individual's name Terry N Brown
Organization's name USEPA
Contact's role  processor


Contact information


Spatial Reference 

ArcGIS coordinate system
*Type Projected
*Geographic coordinate reference GCS_North_American_1983
*Projection NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_15N
*Coordinate reference details
Projected coordinate system
Well-known identifier 26915
X origin -5120900
Y origin -9998100
XY scale 450445547.3910538
Z origin -100000
Z scale 10000
M origin -100000
M scale 10000
XY tolerance 0.001
Z tolerance 0.001
M tolerance 0.001
High precision true
Latest well-known identifier 26915
Well-known text PROJCS["NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_15N",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983",DATUM["D_North_American_1983",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["false_easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["false_northing",0.0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",-93.0],PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0],AUTHORITY["EPSG",26915]]

Reference system identifier
*Value 26915
*Codespace EPSG
*Version 8.2.6


Spatial Data Properties 

Vector
*Level of topology for this dataset  geometry only


Geometric objects
Feature class name lines
*Object type  composite
*Object count 29



ArcGIS Feature Class Properties
Feature class name lines
*Feature type Simple
*Geometry type Polyline
*Has topology FALSE
*Feature count 29
*Spatial index FALSE
*Linear referencing FALSE



Data Quality 

Lineage 

Lineage statement
These data was collected between 1990 and 2000, with the data collected between 1997 and 2000 being managed with an internal data management system. In 2016 they were reformatted with custom Python scripts to the .csv format provided here.

Distribution 

Distribution format
*Name Shapefile


Transfer options
*Transfer size 0.018


Fields 

Details for object lines 
*Type Feature Class
*Row count 29
Definition
Shapefile containing meadow and pond perimeter and stream centerlines for Blue Fin and Found meadows. Also provides projection information for coordinates in suppdata.csv



Field FID
 
*Alias FID
*Data type Integer
*Width 4
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
*Field description
Internal feature number.

*Description source
Esri

*Description of values
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.





Field Shape
 
*Alias Shape
*Data type Geometry
*Width 0
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
*Field description
Feature geometry.

*Description source
Esri

*Description of values
Coordinates defining the features.





Field feature
 
*Alias feature
*Data type text
*Width 100
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
Field description
Descriptive name of the line feature





Details for object suppdata 
Definition
Supplementary data about the variables in other .csv files. Coordinates are in NAD83 UTM 15N, same as lines.shp.



Field XC
 
Data type Float
Field description
UTM Zone 15 NAD83 Easting

Range of values
Units of measure m



Field YC
 
Data type Float
Field description
UTM Zone 15 NAD83 Northing

Range of values
Units of measure m



Field RELEVATION
 
Data type Float
Field description
Relative elevation, incomplete, ignore

Range of values
Units of measure m



Field TID
 
Data type Integer
Field description
"Tracy ID", for reference to earlier field notes



Field UNITS
 
Data type text
Field description
The units for the variable



Field NAME
 
Data type text
Field description
Name (short description) of variable



Field MISSING
 
Data type text
Field description
Missing value for variable



Field INTERVAL
 
Data type text
Field description
Interval of observations, usually "IRREGULAR"



Field FRTTRT
 
Data type text
Field description
Fertilizer treatment, number, or C for control (no treatment)



Field COORD_REF
 
Data type text
Field description
The dstream ID of the spatial anchor for this data, COORD_REF groups all spatially coincident observations together



Field file
 
Data type text
Field description
The name of the file storing the data as collected



Field ID
 
Data type text
Field description
Short name of the variable



Field DESC
 
Data type text
Field description
Description of variable (or data stream)



Field PIPEDOWN
 
Data type Float
Field description
Distance from ground surface to bottom of stand pipe

Range of values
Units of measure cm



Field ELEVATION
 
Data type Float
Field description
Ground surface elevation of the point associated with the variable

Range of values
Units of measure m



Field PIPEUP
 
Data type Float
Field description
Distance from ground surface to top of stand pipe

Range of values
Units of measure cm





Details for object etdata 
Definition
Evapotranspiration measures for different plant community types



Field et
 
Data type Float
Field description
Evapotranspiration



Field time
 
Data type Float
Field description
Time of measurement as proportion of day

Range of values
Units of measure hour / 24



Field date
 
Data type text
Field description
Date of observation



Field group
 
Data type text
Field description
study group name



Field zone
 
Data type text
Field description
Veg. zone: Dry Calamagrostis, Med Calamagrostis, Salix, Solidago, Wet Calamagrostis





Details for object lightdata 
Definition
Light (Photosynthetically Active Radiation) by depth within different plant community types



Field layer
 
Data type Float
Field description
Heigh above ground

Range of values
Units of measure cm



Field light
 
Data type Float
Field description
Light level in 400-700 nm PAR range

Range of values
Units of measure micro mol per m2 per sec



Field stop
 
Data type Float
Field description
Time at which series of measurements stopped

Range of values
Units of measure 24HR



Field start
 
Data type Float
Field description
Time at which series of measurements started

Range of values
Units of measure 24HR



Field plot
 
Data type text
Field description
species and plot id



Field spp
 
Data type text
Field description
Species assemblage: CALACANA CARELACU CARYX FORB SCIRPUS WILLOW C.CANA+C.LACU



Field rep
 
Data type text
Field description
West Middle East or North Middle South



Field date
 
Field description
The date of the observation, YYYYMMDDHHMMSS with the right most fields being optional

Range of values
Units of measure YYYYMMDD(HHMMSS)





Details for object vegdata 
Definition
Plant species abundance in fertilizer plots and plots associated with stand pipes



Field amount
 
Data type Float
Field description
estimated percent cover, mean among observers

Range of values
Units of measure percent



Field plant
 
Data type text
Field description
USDA plant code (from 2016)



Field meadow
 
Data type text
Field description
Meadow containing point, FP: found pond, UB: Upper Blue Fin, LB: Lower Blue Fin, BF: Blue Fin, US: Upper Shoepack, LS: Lower Shorepack



Field id_num
 
Data type text
Field description
Number of the standpipe or other data collection point



Field dstream
 
Data type text
Field description
The variable (or data stream) ID, links to ID in suppdata.csv



Field type
 
Data type text
Field description
CV: fertilizer plot, GP: grid-standpipe plot



Field regular
 
Data type True/False
Field description
Is the measurement a regular number (True) or an annotated value (False, like s/w:14 for standing water)



Field date
 
Field description
The date of the observation, YYYYMMDDHHMMSS with the right most fields being optional

Range of values
Units of measure YYYYMMDD(HHMMSS)





Details for object depthdata 
Definition
Depth to water table in standpipes



Field depth
 
Data type Float
Field description
Depth *from top of well* to water level in well, or "dry", or s/w:x where x is the depth of standing water above the ground surface adjacent to the well.

Range of values
Units of measure cm



Field meadow
 
Data type text
Field description
Meadow containing point, FP: found pond, UB: Upper Blue Fin, LB: Lower Blue Fin, BF: Blue Fin, US: Upper Shoepack, LS: Lower Shorepack



Field id_num
 
Data type text
Field description
Number of the standpipe or other data collection point



Field dstream
 
Data type text
Field description
The variable (or data stream) ID, links to ID in suppdata.csv



Field regular
 
Data type True/False
Field description
Is the measurement a regular number (True) or an annotated value (False, like s/w:14 for standing water)



Field date
 
Field description
The date of the observation, YYYYMMDDHHMMSS with the right most fields being optional

Range of values
Units of measure YYYYMMDD(HHMMSS)





Details for object gaugedata 
Definition
Stream gauge (flow) data



Field value
 
Data type number/text
Field description
The value of the observation, usually a number, but sometimes an annotation, like "dry"



Field meadow
 
Data type text
Field description
Meadow containing point, FP: found pond, UB: Upper Blue Fin, LB: Lower Blue Fin, BF: Blue Fin, US: Upper Shoepack, LS: Lower Shorepack



Field id_num
 
Data type text
Field description
Number of the standpipe or other data collection point



Field dstream
 
Data type text
Field description
The variable (or data stream) ID, links to ID in suppdata.csv



Field regular
 
Data type True/False
Field description
Is the measurement a regular number (True) or an annotated value (False, like s/w:14 for standing water)



Field date
 
Field description
The date of the observation, YYYYMMDDHHMMSS with the right most fields being optional

Range of values
Units of measure YYYYMMDD(HHMMSS)





Details for object metdata 
Definition
Meteorological data from data loggers in Found and Blue Fin



Field value
 
Data type number/text
Field description
The value of the observation, usually a number, but sometimes an annotation, like "dry"



Field location
 
Data type text
Field description
Met. data location, meadow or International Falls, Duluth, or Voyageurs National Park



Field dstream
 
Data type text
Field description
The variable (or data stream) ID, links to ID in suppdata.csv



Field type
 
Data type text
Field description
at: air temp C, ba: barometer kPa, et: evaotranspiration cm, it: min temp F (IFalls), lw: lower weir FP, pl: pond level cm, ra: solar radiation, rh: relative humidity percent, rn: rain mm (BF+FP) inch (IFalls), sh: soil temp max C, sl: soil temp. min C, sn: snow inches, st: soil temp C, uw: upper weir blue fin cm, vd: vapor pressure deficit kPa?, vo: battery voltage V, vp: vapor pressure kPa?, wd: mean wind direction degrees, ws: wind speed, wt: water temp C, xt: max temp IFalls F



Field regular
 
Data type True/False
Field description
Is the measurement a regular number (True) or an annotated value (False, like s/w:14 for standing water)



Field date
 
Field description
The date of the observation, YYYYMMDDHHMMSS with the right most fields being optional

Range of values
Units of measure YYYYMMDD(HHMMSS)





Details for object chemdata 
Definition
Chemical (nutrient, N, P) data in soil (resin bag) and well water



Field value
 
Data type number/text
Field description
The value of the observation, usually a number, but sometimes an annotation, like "dry"



Field chem
 
Data type text
Field description
no3 / nh4 / po4



Field meadow
 
Data type text
Field description
Meadow containing point, FP: found pond, UB: Upper Blue Fin, LB: Lower Blue Fin, BF: Blue Fin, US: Upper Shoepack, LS: Lower Shorepack



Field id_num
 
Data type text
Field description
Number of the standpipe or other data collection point



Field dstream
 
Data type text
Field description
The variable (or data stream) ID, links to ID in suppdata.csv



Field type
 
Data type text
Field description
fert-plot-resin or grid-plot-resin or stand-pipe



Field regular
 
Data type True/False
Field description
Is the measurement a regular number (True) or an annotated value (False, like s/w:14 for standing water)



Field date
 
Field description
The date of the observation, YYYYMMDDHHMMSS with the right most fields being optional

Range of values
Units of measure YYYYMMDD(HHMMSS)





Details for object atmdepdata 
Definition
Atmospheric deposition data from regional source (non-project data)



Field value
 
Data type number/text
Field description
The value of the observation, usually a number, but sometimes an annotation, like "dry"



Field dstream
 
Data type text
Field description
The variable (or data stream) ID, links to ID in suppdata.csv



Field type
 
Data type text
Field description
no2, no3, p, s, so2



Field date
 
Field description
The date of the observation, YYYYMMDDHHMMSS with the right most fields being optional

Range of values
Units of measure YYYYMMDD(HHMMSS)





Details for object edgedata 
Definition
Volumes in edge collectors, see Lateral flow routing into a wetland: field and model perspectives T.N. Brown, C.A. Johnston, K.R. Cahow. Geomorphology 53 (2003) 11-23. cm: measurements can be converted to ml by multiplying by 583.



Field value
 
Data type number/text
Field description
The value of the observation, usually a number, but sometimes an annotation, like "dry". Convert cm: values to ml by multiplying by 583



Field meadow
 
Data type text
Field description
Meadow containing point, FP: found pond, UB: Upper Blue Fin, LB: Lower Blue Fin, BF: Blue Fin, US: Upper Shoepack, LS: Lower Shorepack



Field id_num
 
Data type text
Field description
Number of the standpipe or other data collection point



Field dstream
 
Data type text
Field description
The variable (or data stream) ID, links to ID in suppdata.csv



Field regular
 
Data type True/False
Field description
Is the measurement a regular number (True) or an annotated value (False, like s/w:14 for standing water)



Field date
 
Field description
The date of the observation, YYYYMMDDHHMMSS with the right most fields being optional

Range of values
Units of measure YYYYMMDD(HHMMSS)





Details for object iscodata 
Definition
Chemical (nutrient, N, P) data in stream water, ISCO automated sampler



Field value
 
Data type Float
Field description
Concentration



Field date
 
Field description
Date of observation



Field year
 
Data type Integer
Field description
Year of observation



Field jd
 
Data type Integer
Field description
Julian day of observation



Field chem
 
Data type text
Field description
nh4 or no3



Field meadow
 
Data type text
Field description
Meadow containing point, FP: found pond, UB: Upper Blue Fin, LB: Lower Blue Fin, BF: Blue Fin, US: Upper Shoepack, LS: Lower Shorepack





Details for object soildata 
Definition
Soil parameter characteristics (permeability, density, silt/sand/clay etc.) See accompanying HydraulicConductivityUsinginsituWellPumpTests.pdf and GRADISTAT: A GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION AND STATISTICS PACKAGE FOR THE ANALYSIS OF UNCONSOLIDATED SEDIMENTS, SIMON J. BLOTT AND KENNETH PYE, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms Earth Surf. Process. Landforms 26, 1237-1248 (2001) DOI: 10.1002/esp.261



Field meadow
 
Data type text
Field description
Meadow containing point, FP: found pond, UB: Upper Blue Fin, LB: Lower Blue Fin, BF: Blue Fin, US: Upper Shoepack, LS: Lower Shorepack



Field depth_min
 
Field description
Some data was reported for a depth range, some for a single depth. depth_min/max record either the range or the single depth, repeated in the latter case

Range of values
Units of measure cm



Field depth_max
 
Field description
Some data was reported for a depth range, some for a single depth. depth_min/max record either the range or the single depth, repeated in the latter case

Range of values
Units of measure cm



Field well
 
Data type text
Field description
Number of the standpipe



Field value
 
Data type text
Field description
Mixed, corresponding soil parameter



Field mm_equiv
 
Data type Float
Field description
For Phi measures, mm equivalent

Range of values
Units of measure mm



Field attrib
 
Data type text
Field description
Name of soil parameter





Metadata Details 

*Metadata language English (UNITED STATES)
*Metadata character set  utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


Scope of the data described by the metadata* dataset
Scope name* dataset


*Last update 2016-04-01


ArcGIS metadata properties
Metadata format ArcGIS 1.0
Metadata style FGDC CSDGM Metadata
Standard or profile used to edit metadata FGDC


Created in ArcGIS for the item 2016-03-14 14:40:54
Last modified in ArcGIS for the item 2016-04-01 13:35:54


Automatic updates
Have been performed Yes
Last update 2016-03-14 14:40:54


Metadata Contacts 

Metadata contact
Individual's name Terry N Brown
Organization's name USEPA
Contact's role  processor


Contact information


Metadata contact
Individual's name Carol A Johnston
Organization's name South Dakota State University
Contact's role  owner


Contact information


FGDC Metadata (read-only) 

Entities and Attributes 

Detailed Description
Entity Type
Entity Type Labellines
Entity Type Definition
Shapefile containing meadow and pond perimeter and stream centerlines for Blue Fin and Found meadows. Also provides projection information for coordinates in suppdata.csv

Attribute
Attribute LabelFID
Attribute Definition
Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition SourceEsri
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute
Attribute LabelShape
Attribute Definition
Feature geometry.
Attribute Definition SourceEsri
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute
Attribute Labelfeature
Attribute Definition
Descriptive name of the line feature

Detailed Description
Entity Type
Entity Type Labelsuppdata
Entity Type Definition
Supplementary data about the variables in other .csv files. Coordinates are in NAD83 UTM 15N, same as lines.shp.

Attribute
Attribute LabelXC
Attribute Definition
UTM Zone 15 NAD83 Easting
Attribute Domain Values
Range Domain
Attribute Units of Measurem

Attribute
Attribute LabelYC
Attribute Definition
UTM Zone 15 NAD83 Northing
Attribute Domain Values
Range Domain
Attribute Units of Measurem

Attribute
Attribute LabelRELEVATION
Attribute Definition
Relative elevation, incomplete, ignore
Attribute Domain Values
Range Domain
Attribute Units of Measurem

Attribute
Attribute LabelTID
Attribute Definition
"Tracy ID", for reference to earlier field notes

Attribute
Attribute LabelUNITS
Attribute Definition
The units for the variable

Attribute
Attribute LabelNAME
Attribute Definition
Name (short description) of variable

Attribute
Attribute LabelMISSING
Attribute Definition
Missing value for variable

Attribute
Attribute LabelINTERVAL
Attribute Definition
Interval of observations, usually "IRREGULAR"

Attribute
Attribute LabelFRTTRT
Attribute Definition
Fertilizer treatment, number, or C for control (no treatment)

Attribute
Attribute LabelCOORD_REF
Attribute Definition
The dstream ID of the spatial anchor for this data, COORD_REF groups all spatially coincident observations together

Attribute
Attribute Labelfile
Attribute Definition
The name of the file storing the data as collected

Attribute
Attribute LabelID
Attribute Definition
Short name of the variable

Attribute
Attribute LabelDESC
Attribute Definition
Description of variable (or data stream)

Attribute
Attribute LabelPIPEDOWN
Attribute Definition
Distance from ground surface to bottom of stand pipe
Attribute Domain Values
Range Domain
Attribute Units of Measurecm

Attribute
Attribute LabelELEVATION
Attribute Definition
Ground surface elevation of the point associated with the variable
Attribute Domain Values
Range Domain
Attribute Units of Measurem

Attribute
Attribute LabelPIPEUP
Attribute Definition
Distance from ground surface to top of stand pipe
Attribute Domain Values
Range Domain
Attribute Units of Measurecm

Detailed Description
Entity Type
Entity Type Labeletdata
Entity Type Definition
Evapotranspiration measures for different plant community types

Attribute
Attribute Labelet
Attribute Definition
Evapotranspiration

Attribute
Attribute Labeltime
Attribute Definition
Time of measurement as proportion of day
Attribute Domain Values
Range Domain
Attribute Units of Measurehour / 24

Attribute
Attribute Labeldate
Attribute Definition
Date of observation

Attribute
Attribute Labelgroup
Attribute Definition
study group name

Attribute
Attribute Labelzone
Attribute Definition
Veg. zone: Dry Calamagrostis, Med Calamagrostis, Salix, Solidago, Wet Calamagrostis

Detailed Description
Entity Type
Entity Type Labellightdata
Entity Type Definition
Light (Photosynthetically Active Radiation) by depth within different plant community types

Attribute
Attribute Labellayer
Attribute Definition
Heigh above ground
Attribute Domain Values
Range Domain
Attribute Units of Measurecm

Attribute
Attribute Labellight
Attribute Definition
Light level in 400-700 nm PAR range
Attribute Domain Values
Range Domain
Attribute Units of Measuremicro mol per m2 per sec

Attribute
Attribute Labelstop
Attribute Definition
Time at which series of measurements stopped
Attribute Domain Values
Range Domain
Attribute Units of Measure24HR

Attribute
Attribute Labelstart
Attribute Definition
Time at which series of measurements started
Attribute Domain Values
Range Domain
Attribute Units of Measure24HR

Attribute
Attribute Labelplot
Attribute Definition
species and plot id

Attribute
Attribute Labelspp
Attribute Definition
Species assemblage: CALACANA CARELACU CARYX FORB SCIRPUS WILLOW C.CANA+C.LACU

Attribute
Attribute Labelrep
Attribute Definition
West Middle East or North Middle South

Attribute
Attribute Labeldate
Attribute Definition
The date of the observation, YYYYMMDDHHMMSS with the right most fields being optional
Attribute Domain Values
Range Domain
Attribute Units of MeasureYYYYMMDD(HHMMSS)

Detailed Description
Entity Type
Entity Type Labelvegdata
Entity Type Definition
Plant species abundance in fertilizer plots and plots associated with stand pipes

Attribute
Attribute Labelamount
Attribute Definition
estimated percent cover, mean among observers
Attribute Domain Values
Range Domain
Attribute Units of Measurepercent

Attribute
Attribute Labelplant
Attribute Definition
USDA plant code (from 2016)

Attribute
Attribute Labelmeadow
Attribute Definition
Meadow containing point, FP: found pond, UB: Upper Blue Fin, LB: Lower Blue Fin, BF: Blue Fin, US: Upper Shoepack, LS: Lower Shorepack

Attribute
Attribute Labelid_num
Attribute Definition
Number of the standpipe or other data collection point

Attribute
Attribute Labeldstream
Attribute Definition
The variable (or data stream) ID, links to ID in suppdata.csv

Attribute
Attribute Labeltype
Attribute Definition
CV: fertilizer plot, GP: grid-standpipe plot

Attribute
Attribute Labelregular
Attribute Definition
Is the measurement a regular number (True) or an annotated value (False, like s/w:14 for standing water)

Attribute
Attribute Labeldate
Attribute Definition
The date of the observation, YYYYMMDDHHMMSS with the right most fields being optional
Attribute Domain Values
Range Domain
Attribute Units of MeasureYYYYMMDD(HHMMSS)

Detailed Description
Entity Type
Entity Type Labeldepthdata
Entity Type Definition
Depth to water table in standpipes

Attribute
Attribute Labeldepth
Attribute Definition
Depth *from top of well* to water level in well, or "dry", or s/w:x where x is the depth of standing water above the ground surface adjacent to the well.
Attribute Domain Values
Range Domain
Attribute Units of Measurecm

Attribute
Attribute Labelmeadow
Attribute Definition
Meadow containing point, FP: found pond, UB: Upper Blue Fin, LB: Lower Blue Fin, BF: Blue Fin, US: Upper Shoepack, LS: Lower Shorepack

Attribute
Attribute Labelid_num
Attribute Definition
Number of the standpipe or other data collection point

Attribute
Attribute Labeldstream
Attribute Definition
The variable (or data stream) ID, links to ID in suppdata.csv

Attribute
Attribute Labelregular
Attribute Definition
Is the measurement a regular number (True) or an annotated value (False, like s/w:14 for standing water)

Attribute
Attribute Labeldate
Attribute Definition
The date of the observation, YYYYMMDDHHMMSS with the right most fields being optional
Attribute Domain Values
Range Domain
Attribute Units of MeasureYYYYMMDD(HHMMSS)

Detailed Description
Entity Type
Entity Type Labelgaugedata
Entity Type Definition
Stream gauge (flow) data

Attribute
Attribute Labelvalue
Attribute Definition
The value of the observation, usually a number, but sometimes an annotation, like "dry"

Attribute
Attribute Labelmeadow
Attribute Definition
Meadow containing point, FP: found pond, UB: Upper Blue Fin, LB: Lower Blue Fin, BF: Blue Fin, US: Upper Shoepack, LS: Lower Shorepack

Attribute
Attribute Labelid_num
Attribute Definition
Number of the standpipe or other data collection point

Attribute
Attribute Labeldstream
Attribute Definition
The variable (or data stream) ID, links to ID in suppdata.csv

Attribute
Attribute Labelregular
Attribute Definition
Is the measurement a regular number (True) or an annotated value (False, like s/w:14 for standing water)

Attribute
Attribute Labeldate
Attribute Definition
The date of the observation, YYYYMMDDHHMMSS with the right most fields being optional
Attribute Domain Values
Range Domain
Attribute Units of MeasureYYYYMMDD(HHMMSS)

Detailed Description
Entity Type
Entity Type Labelmetdata
Entity Type Definition
Meteorological data from data loggers in Found and Blue Fin

Attribute
Attribute Labelvalue
Attribute Definition
The value of the observation, usually a number, but sometimes an annotation, like "dry"

Attribute
Attribute Labellocation
Attribute Definition
Met. data location, meadow or International Falls, Duluth, or Voyageurs National Park

Attribute
Attribute Labeldstream
Attribute Definition
The variable (or data stream) ID, links to ID in suppdata.csv

Attribute
Attribute Labeltype
Attribute Definition
at: air temp C, ba: barometer kPa, et: evaotranspiration cm, it: min temp F (IFalls), lw: lower weir FP, pl: pond level cm, ra: solar radiation, rh: relative humidity percent, rn: rain mm (BF+FP) inch (IFalls), sh: soil temp max C, sl: soil temp. min C, sn: snow inches, st: soil temp C, uw: upper weir blue fin cm, vd: vapor pressure deficit kPa?, vo: battery voltage V, vp: vapor pressure kPa?, wd: mean wind direction degrees, ws: wind speed, wt: water temp C, xt: max temp IFalls F

Attribute
Attribute Labelregular
Attribute Definition
Is the measurement a regular number (True) or an annotated value (False, like s/w:14 for standing water)

Attribute
Attribute Labeldate
Attribute Definition
The date of the observation, YYYYMMDDHHMMSS with the right most fields being optional
Attribute Domain Values
Range Domain
Attribute Units of MeasureYYYYMMDD(HHMMSS)

Detailed Description
Entity Type
Entity Type Labelchemdata
Entity Type Definition
Chemical (nutrient, N, P) data in soil (resin bag) and well water

Attribute
Attribute Labelvalue
Attribute Definition
The value of the observation, usually a number, but sometimes an annotation, like "dry"

Attribute
Attribute Labelchem
Attribute Definition
no3 / nh4 / po4

Attribute
Attribute Labelmeadow
Attribute Definition
Meadow containing point, FP: found pond, UB: Upper Blue Fin, LB: Lower Blue Fin, BF: Blue Fin, US: Upper Shoepack, LS: Lower Shorepack

Attribute
Attribute Labelid_num
Attribute Definition
Number of the standpipe or other data collection point

Attribute
Attribute Labeldstream
Attribute Definition
The variable (or data stream) ID, links to ID in suppdata.csv

Attribute
Attribute Labeltype
Attribute Definition
fert-plot-resin or grid-plot-resin or stand-pipe

Attribute
Attribute Labelregular
Attribute Definition
Is the measurement a regular number (True) or an annotated value (False, like s/w:14 for standing water)

Attribute
Attribute Labeldate
Attribute Definition
The date of the observation, YYYYMMDDHHMMSS with the right most fields being optional
Attribute Domain Values
Range Domain
Attribute Units of MeasureYYYYMMDD(HHMMSS)

Detailed Description
Entity Type
Entity Type Labelatmdepdata
Entity Type Definition
Atmospheric deposition data from regional source (non-project data)

Attribute
Attribute Labelvalue
Attribute Definition
The value of the observation, usually a number, but sometimes an annotation, like "dry"

Attribute
Attribute Labeldstream
Attribute Definition
The variable (or data stream) ID, links to ID in suppdata.csv

Attribute
Attribute Labeltype
Attribute Definition
no2, no3, p, s, so2

Attribute
Attribute Labeldate
Attribute Definition
The date of the observation, YYYYMMDDHHMMSS with the right most fields being optional
Attribute Domain Values
Range Domain
Attribute Units of MeasureYYYYMMDD(HHMMSS)

Detailed Description
Entity Type
Entity Type Labeledgedata
Entity Type Definition
Volumes in edge collectors, see Lateral flow routing into a wetland: field and model perspectives T.N. Brown, C.A. Johnston, K.R. Cahow. Geomorphology 53 (2003) 11-23. cm: measurements can be converted to ml by multiplying by 583.

Attribute
Attribute Labelvalue
Attribute Definition
The value of the observation, usually a number, but sometimes an annotation, like "dry". Convert cm: values to ml by multiplying by 583

Attribute
Attribute Labelmeadow
Attribute Definition
Meadow containing point, FP: found pond, UB: Upper Blue Fin, LB: Lower Blue Fin, BF: Blue Fin, US: Upper Shoepack, LS: Lower Shorepack

Attribute
Attribute Labelid_num
Attribute Definition
Number of the standpipe or other data collection point

Attribute
Attribute Labeldstream
Attribute Definition
The variable (or data stream) ID, links to ID in suppdata.csv

Attribute
Attribute Labelregular
Attribute Definition
Is the measurement a regular number (True) or an annotated value (False, like s/w:14 for standing water)

Attribute
Attribute Labeldate
Attribute Definition
The date of the observation, YYYYMMDDHHMMSS with the right most fields being optional
Attribute Domain Values
Range Domain
Attribute Units of MeasureYYYYMMDD(HHMMSS)

Detailed Description
Entity Type
Entity Type Labeliscodata
Entity Type Definition
Chemical (nutrient, N, P) data in stream water, ISCO automated sampler

Attribute
Attribute Labelvalue
Attribute Definition
Concentration

Attribute
Attribute Labeldate
Attribute Definition
Date of observation

Attribute
Attribute Labelyear
Attribute Definition
Year of observation

Attribute
Attribute Labeljd
Attribute Definition
Julian day of observation

Attribute
Attribute Labelchem
Attribute Definition
nh4 or no3

Attribute
Attribute Labelmeadow
Attribute Definition
Meadow containing point, FP: found pond, UB: Upper Blue Fin, LB: Lower Blue Fin, BF: Blue Fin, US: Upper Shoepack, LS: Lower Shorepack

Detailed Description
Entity Type
Entity Type Labelsoildata
Entity Type Definition
Soil parameter characteristics (permeability, density, silt/sand/clay etc.) See accompanying HydraulicConductivityUsinginsituWellPumpTests.pdf and GRADISTAT: A GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION AND STATISTICS PACKAGE FOR THE ANALYSIS OF UNCONSOLIDATED SEDIMENTS, SIMON J. BLOTT AND KENNETH PYE, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms Earth Surf. Process. Landforms 26, 1237-1248 (2001) DOI: 10.1002/esp.261

Attribute
Attribute Labelmeadow
Attribute Definition
Meadow containing point, FP: found pond, UB: Upper Blue Fin, LB: Lower Blue Fin, BF: Blue Fin, US: Upper Shoepack, LS: Lower Shorepack

Attribute
Attribute Labeldepth_min
Attribute Definition
Some data was reported for a depth range, some for a single depth. depth_min/max record either the range or the single depth, repeated in the latter case
Attribute Domain Values
Range Domain
Attribute Units of Measurecm

Attribute
Attribute Labeldepth_max
Attribute Definition
Some data was reported for a depth range, some for a single depth. depth_min/max record either the range or the single depth, repeated in the latter case
Attribute Domain Values
Range Domain
Attribute Units of Measurecm

Attribute
Attribute Labelwell
Attribute Definition
Number of the standpipe

Attribute
Attribute Labelvalue
Attribute Definition
Mixed, corresponding soil parameter

Attribute
Attribute Labelmm_equiv
Attribute Definition
For Phi measures, mm equivalent
Attribute Domain Values
Range Domain
Attribute Units of Measuremm

Attribute
Attribute Labelattrib
Attribute Definition
Name of soil parameter