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Attributes in entity 4: Tall shrub and small tree canopy cover data		Details
1. DBCODE Definition: Database Code Domain: enum
2. ENTITY Definition: Entity number Units: number Domain: range (minimum = 4.  maximum = 4.)
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. BLOCK Definition: Block is a statistical grouping of TACs; each block consists of four TACs, each representing one of the four experimental treatments Domain: enum
7. TREATMENT Definition: Experimental treatment applied to the TAC Domain: enum
8. 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
9. MEASPER Definition: Mesurement period is the numeric code assigned to consecutive repeated surveys Domain: enum
10. YEAR Definition: Year the data was collected Units: year (yyyy) Domain: range (minimum = 1997.  maximum = 2005.)
12. TAXCLASS Definition: Taxonamic class coding of species life-form and ground surface features Domain: enum
13. SPECIES Definition: Recorded alpha numeric code for species scientific name Domain: taxa
13. OBSNO Definition: Observation number by TAC, plot, transect, year and species to created unique observation. Units: number Domain: range (minimum = 1.  maximum = 10.)
14. TOTLNTHM Definition: Total length of transect covered by the vertical canopy projection for a species Units: meters Domain: range (minimum = 0.00  maximum = 15.00)
15. COVERPERCENT Definition: Species canopy cover calculated as the total length of transect covered divided by the total transect length Units: percent Domain: range (minimum = 0.00  maximum = 100.55)
16. SAMPLEDATE Definition: Date of sampling Units: date as date type Domain: range (minimum = Jun 30 1997  maximum = Jul 25 2005)