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TD035

Attributes in entity 1: Coarse Woody Debris Line Transect Inventory Data

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1. DBCODE
Definition: FSDB Database code
Domain: freetext
2. ENTITY
Definition: Entity number
Units: number
Domain: range (minimum = 1.  maximum = 1.)
3. STUDYID
Definition: Individual studyid within overall project
Domain: enum
4. STAND
Definition: Stand name
Domain: place
5. PLOT
Definition: Plot name or number
Domain: place
6. YEAR
Definition: Year of data collection
Units: year (yyyy)
Domain: range (minimum = 1997.  maximum = 2003.)
7. LENGTH
Definition: Transect length
Units: meters
Domain: range (minimum = 10.0  maximum = 30.0)
8. SEGMENT
Definition: Line segment name
Domain: freetext
9. QUAD1
Definition: Quadrant1 - quad number to the left of the transect direction
Units: number
Domain: range (minimum = 1.  maximum = 800.)
10. QUAD2
Definition: Quadrant 2 - quad number to the right of the transect direction
Units: number
Domain: range (minimum = 1.  maximum = 800.)
11. SPECIES
Definition: Species code according to Garrison et al., 1972
Domain: taxa
12. DECAY
Definition: Decay class of log or snag
Domain: enum
13. DIAMAX
Definition: Maximum diameter of a CWD piece
Units: centimeters
Domain: range (minimum = 4.  maximum = 212.)
14. DIAMIN
Definition: Minimum diameter of a CWD piece
Units: centimeters
Domain: range (minimum = 1.  maximum = 75.)
15. VOLUME
Definition: Individual cwd piece volume contribution: v=9.869*(diam^2/8l) (sum in TD03502) ref: Harmon and Sexton 1996. U.S. LTER publication #20 (pg. 24)
Units: cubic meters per square meter
Domain: range (minimum = 0.0000  maximum = 1.0000)
16. MASS
Definition: Individual CWD piece mass contribution (volume*density)
Units: megagrams per hectare
Domain: range (minimum = 0.0000  maximum = 1.0000)
17. COVER
Definition: Individual cwd piece percent cover contribution (diam/length*100)
Units: percent
Domain: range (minimum = 0.00  maximum = 10.00)
18. COMMENTS
Definition: Comments
Domain: freetext
19. SAMPLEDATE
Definition: Date of data collection
Units: date as date type
Domain: range (minimum = Apr 25 1997  maximum = Aug 7 2003)