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Attributes in entity 2: Low shrub, forb, fern, grass and ground substrate cover data		Details
1. DBCODE Definition: Database Code Domain: enum
2. ENTITY Definition: Entity number Units: number Domain: range (minimum = 2.  maximum = 2.)
3. PLOTID Definition: Measurement plot identification code comprised of TAC and Plot Domain: place
4. TAC Definition: Treatment Activity Code referencing the experimental treatment unit Domain: enum
5. PLOT Definition: The 0.1 ha circular measurement plot; assigned an alpha numeric code unique to the TAC in which it occurs Domain: enum
6. TRANSECT Definition: Transect identity; two transects per 0.1-ha plot, each coded as the direction of observation from the starting and ending ordinal points of the transect. Domain: enum
7. MEASPER Definition: Mesurement period is the numeric code assigned to consecutive repeated surveys Domain: enum
8. YEAR Definition: Year the data was collected Units: year (yyyy) Domain: range (minimum = 1997.  maximum = 2005.)
11. SPECIES Definition: Recorded alpha numeric code for species scientific name Domain: taxa
12. TAXCLASS Definition: Taxonamic class coding of species life-form and ground surface features Domain: enum
13. MP1 Definition: Micro-Plot1 % cover at 1.6 m on the transect line Units: percent Domain: range (minimum = 0.  maximum = 100.)
14. MP2 Definition: Micro-Plot 2 % cover at 3.2 m on the transect line Units: percent Domain: range (minimum = 0.  maximum = 100.)
15. MP3 Definition: Micro-Plot 3 % cover at 4.8 m on the transect line Units: percent Domain: range (minimum = 0.  maximum = 117.)
16. MP4 Definition: Micro-Plot 4 % cover at 6.4 m on the transect line Units: percent Domain: range (minimum = 0.  maximum = 110.)
17. MP5 Definition: Micro-Plot 5 % cover at 8.0 m on the transect line Units: percent Domain: range (minimum = 0.  maximum = 100.)
18. MP6 Definition: Micro-Plot 6 % cover at 9.6 m on the transect line Units: percent Domain: range (minimum = 0.  maximum = 105.)
19. MP7 Definition: Micro-Plot 7 % cover at 11.2 m on the transect line Units: percent Domain: range (minimum = 0.  maximum = 120.)
20. MP8 Definition: Micro-Plot 8 % cover at 12.8 m on the transect line Units: percent Domain: range (minimum = 0.  maximum = 100.)
21. COVER Definition: Average % cover across the 8 micro-plots per transect Units: percent Domain: range (minimum = 0.00  maximum = 100.00)
22. COVERTRANTOT Definition: Sum of % cover across the 8 micro-plots per transect Units: percent Domain: range (minimum = 0.  maximum = 800.)
23. POINTS Definition: Number of micro-plots per transect on which the species is observed Units: number Domain: range (minimum = 0.  maximum = 8.)
24. SAMPLEDATE Definition: Date of sampling Units: date as date type Domain: range (minimum = Jun 30 1997  maximum = Jul 21 2005)