Attribute Name -- Attribute Label |
Unit |
Attribute definition |
TreeID
--
ID of the tree
|
no unit |
ID of the tree |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
naming by the sampler |
Description
:
|
naming by the sampler |
|
|
PlotID
--
ID of the plot
|
no unit |
ID of the plot |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
Plot ID of core plots |
Description
:
|
Plot ID of core plots |
|
|
elevation
--
Elevation in meter
|
Meter |
Elevation in meter |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
elevation level of the core plot |
Description
:
|
elevation levels in meter above sea level of the core plots. Factorial values: 1000, 2000, 3000 |
|
--- Step
2
---
|
Title
:
|
no second step |
Description
:
|
no second step |
|
|
order
--
Botanical order
|
no unit |
Botanical order |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
taxonomical name of the tree order |
Description
:
|
taxonomical name of the tree order |
|
|
Family
--
Family name
|
no unit |
Scientific family name |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
Plant family |
Description
:
|
Plant family |
|
|
Genus
--
Genus name
|
no unit |
Scientific name of genus |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
Genus |
Description
:
|
Specifying the genus name |
|
|
epithet
--
Botanical epithet
|
no unit |
Botanical epithet |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
second part of the species name |
Description
:
|
second part of the plant species name |
|
|
Species
--
Species name
|
no unit |
Species name of an organism |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
Specifying species names |
Description
:
|
Specifying species names |
|
|
dry_matter_content
--
Leaf dry matter content
|
Milligram per gram |
Leaf dry matter content |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
Leaf dry matter content |
Description
:
|
Dry matter content was determined after fully water-saturated leaves were dried for three days at 60°C. |
|
|
leaf_thickness
--
Leaf thickness
|
Millimeter |
Leaf thickness |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
Leaf thickness |
Description
:
|
Leaf thickness measured with a digital micrometer on fresh leaves (excluding the midrib and other major veins). |
|
|
leaf_toughness
--
Leaf toughness
|
force |
Force to punch a leaf using a digital penetrometer (2.0 mm diameter) on fresh leaves (excluding the midrib and other major veins) |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
Leaf toughness |
Description
:
|
Force to punch a leaf using a digital penetrometer (2.0 mm diameter) on fresh leaves (excluding the midrib and other major veins) |
|
|
leaf_C
--
Foliar C concentration
|
Milligram per gram |
Foliar C concentration |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
CN analyzer |
Description
:
|
Leaf dry mass was analyzed for its C and N content with a CN analyzer (Vario EL III, Hanau, Germany) |
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description: CNS analysis with high temperature combustion of organic and inorganic solid samples and detection of the gaseous products with WLD
|
Instrument: CNS-Analyser HERAEUS
|
Vendor: HERAEUS
|
|
|
|
leaf_Mg
--
Foliar Mg concentration
|
Milligram per gram |
Concentrations of Mg in foliar tissue |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
Determine foliar nutrient concentration with Inductively Coupled Plasma Analyzer |
Description
:
|
Foliar nutrient concentration was determined with an Inductively Coupled Plasma Analyzer (Thermo Fisher Scientific) after digesting the ground leaf material with concentrated HNO3 |
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: Inductively Coupled Plasma Analyzer
|
Vendor: Thermo Fisher Scientific
|
|
|
|
specific_leaf_area
--
Specific leaf area
|
Square centimeters per gram |
the specific leaf area (SLA) in square centimeters per gram |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
leaf area devided by leaf mass |
Description
:
|
total leaf area in squared centimeter per gram of scanned leaves analyzed with the software WinFOLIA (Regent INstruments Inc., Version 2014a, REGULAR VERSION) divided by the total leaf dry mass in gram of the scanned leaf |
|
|
leaf_N
--
Foliar N concentration
|
Milligram per gram |
concentrations of N in foliar tissue |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
CN analyzer |
Description
:
|
Leaf dry mass was analyzed for its C and N content with a CN analyzer (Vario EL III, Hanau, Germany) |
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description: CNS analysis with high temperature combustion of organic and inorganic solid samples and detection of the gaseous products with WLD
|
Instrument: CNS-Analyser HERAEUS
|
Vendor: HERAEUS
|
|
|
|
leaf_P
--
Foliar P concentration
|
Milligram per gram |
concentrations of P in foliar tissue |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
Determine foliar nutrient concentration with Inductively Coupled Plasma Analyzer |
Description
:
|
Foliar nutrient concentration was determined with an Inductively Coupled Plasma Analyzer (Thermo Fisher Scientific) after digesting the ground leaf material with concentrated HNO3 |
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: Inductively Coupled Plasma Analyzer
|
Vendor: Thermo Fisher Scientific
|
|
|
|
leaf_Al
--
Foliar Al concentration
|
Milligram per gram |
Concentrations of Al in foliar tissue |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
Determine foliar nutrient concentration with Inductively Coupled Plasma Analyzer |
Description
:
|
Foliar nutrient concentration was determined with an Inductively Coupled Plasma Analyzer (Thermo Fisher Scientific) after digesting the ground leaf material with concentrated HNO3 |
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: Inductively Coupled Plasma Analyzer
|
Vendor: Thermo Fisher Scientific
|
|
|
|
leaf_Ca
--
Foliar Ca concentration
|
Milligram per gram |
Concentrations of Ca in foliar tissue |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
Determine foliar nutrient concentration with Inductively Coupled Plasma Analyzer |
Description
:
|
Foliar nutrient concentration was determined with an Inductively Coupled Plasma Analyzer (Thermo Fisher Scientific) after digesting the ground leaf material with concentrated HNO3 |
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: Inductively Coupled Plasma Analyzer
|
Vendor: Thermo Fisher Scientific
|
|
|
|
leaf_Fe
--
Foliar Fe concentration
|
Milligram per gram |
Concentrations of Fe in foliar tissue |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
Determine foliar nutrient concentration with Inductively Coupled Plasma Analyzer |
Description
:
|
Foliar nutrient concentration was determined with an Inductively Coupled Plasma Analyzer (Thermo Fisher Scientific) after digesting the ground leaf material with concentrated HNO3 |
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: Inductively Coupled Plasma Analyzer
|
Vendor: Thermo Fisher Scientific
|
|
|
|
leaf_K
--
Foliar K concentration
|
Milligram per gram |
Concentrations of K in foliar tissue |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
Determine foliar nutrient concentration with Inductively Coupled Plasma Analyzer |
Description
:
|
Foliar nutrient concentration was determined with an Inductively Coupled Plasma Analyzer (Thermo Fisher Scientific) after digesting the ground leaf material with concentrated HNO3 |
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: Inductively Coupled Plasma Analyzer
|
Vendor: Thermo Fisher Scientific
|
|
|
|
leaf_Mn
--
Foliar Mn concentration
|
Milligram per gram |
Concentrations of Mn in foliar tissue |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
Determine foliar nutrient concentration with Inductively Coupled Plasma Analyzer |
Description
:
|
Foliar nutrient concentration was determined with an Inductively Coupled Plasma Analyzer (Thermo Fisher Scientific) after digesting the ground leaf material with concentrated HNO3 |
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: Inductively Coupled Plasma Analyzer
|
Vendor: Thermo Fisher Scientific
|
|
|
|
leaf_S
--
Foliar S concentration
|
Milligram per gram |
Concentrations of S in foliar tissue |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
Determine foliar nutrient concentration with Inductively Coupled Plasma Analyzer |
Description
:
|
Foliar nutrient concentration was determined with an Inductively Coupled Plasma Analyzer (Thermo Fisher Scientific) after digesting the ground leaf material with concentrated HNO3 |
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: Inductively Coupled Plasma Analyzer
|
Vendor: Thermo Fisher Scientific
|
|
|
|
DBH
--
Diameter at breast height
|
Meter |
Diameter at 130cm height |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
Measuring forest structure parameter: breast height diameter |
Description
:
|
Measuring forest structure parameter: breast height diameter |
|
|
total_leaf_area
--
Total leaf area
|
Square centimeter |
sum of estimated leaf area of the entire leaves as if there was no leaf area loss present for all analyzed leaves per tree individual |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
sum of estimated leaf area of entire leaves |
Description
:
|
sum of estimated leaf area in square centimeter of the entire leaf as if there was no leaf area loss present for all analyzed leaves per tree individual |
|
|
LeaveNo
--
Number of leaves
|
Count |
Number of leaves |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
number of leaves per tree |
Description
:
|
number of analyzed leaves per tree to estimate herbivory |
|
|
herbivory_cm2
--
Leaf area loss in cm2
|
Square centimeter |
sum of loss of photosynthetic active leaf area for all analyzed leaves per tree individual |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
leaf area loss in square centimeter |
Description
:
|
sum of loss of photosynthetic active leaf area in square centimeter for all analyzed leaves per tree. Leaf area loss was analyzed from scanned leaves with the software WinFOLIA 2019a (Regent Instruments., Quebec City, QC, Canada). |
|
|
herbivory_percent
--
Leaf area loss in percent
|
Percent |
sum of loss of photosynthetic active leaf area for all analyzed leaves per tree individual |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
leaf area loss in percent |
Description
:
|
sum of loss of photosynthetic active leaf area in percent for all analyzed leaves per tree. Leaf area loss was analyzed with the software WinFOLIA 2019a (Regent Instruments Inc., Quebec City, QC, Canada) |
|
|
NDNI
--
normalized difference nitrogen index
|
Unitless |
"[log(1/R{1510}) – log(1/R{1680})]/[log(1/R{1510} + log(1/R{1680})]
R = Reflectance at wavelength {x [nm]}" |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
normalized difference nitrogen index |
Description
:
|
calculated from the formular
[log(1/R{1510}) – log(1/R{1680})]/[log(1/R{1510} + log(1/R{1680})]
R = Reflectance at wavelength {x [nm]}
Reflectances were measured with an OceanOptics spectrometer HDX |
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: Spectrometer: Ocean Optics HDX spectrometer
|
Vendor: Ocean Optics
|
|
|
|
D1040
--
foliar oil content
|
Unitless |
first derivate of reflectance wavelength at 1040 nm that can be related to foliar oil content |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
first derivate of reflectance wavelength at 1040 nm |
Description
:
|
first derivate of reflectance wavelength at 1040 nm that can be related to foliar oil content |
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: Spectrometer: Ocean Optics HDX spectrometer
|
Vendor: Ocean Optics
|
|
|
|
D1690
--
foliar lignin, starch, protein, and nitrogen content
|
Unitless |
first derivate of reflectance wavelength at 1690 nm that can be related to foliar lignin, starch, protein, and nitrogen content |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
first derivate of reflectance wavelength at 1690 nm |
Description
:
|
first derivate of reflectance wavelength at 1690 nm that can be related to foliar lignin, starch, protein, and nitrogen content |
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: Spectrometer: Ocean Optics HDX spectrometer
|
Vendor: Ocean Optics
|
|
|
|
D1420
--
foliar lignin content
|
Unitless |
first derivate of reflectance wavelength at 1420 nm that can be related to foliar lignin content |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
first derivate of reflectance wavelength at 1420 nm |
Description
:
|
first derivate of reflectance wavelength at 1420 nm that can be related to foliar lignin content |
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: Spectrometer: Ocean Optics HDX spectrometer
|
Vendor: Ocean Optics
|
|
|
|
D1490
--
foliar cellulose and sugar content
|
Unitless |
first derivate of reflectance wavelength at 1490 nm that can be related to foliar cellulose and sugar content |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
first derivate of reflectance wavelength at 1490 nm |
Description
:
|
first derivate of reflectance wavelength at 1490 nm that can be related to foliar cellulose and sugar content |
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: Spectrometer: Ocean Optics HDX spectrometer
|
Vendor: Ocean Optics
|
|
|
|
D1660
--
foliar contents of phenolic compounds like tannins
|
Unitless |
first derivate of reflectance wavelength at 1660 nm that can be related to foliar contents of phenolic compounds like tannins |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
first derivate of reflectance wavelength at 1660 nm |
Description
:
|
first derivate of reflectance wavelength at 1660 nm that can be related to foliar contents of phenolic compounds like tannins |
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: Spectrometer: Ocean Optics HDX spectrometer
|
Vendor: Ocean Optics
|
|
|
|
D1460
--
foliar contents of phenolic compound
|
Unitless |
first derivate of reflectance wavelength at 1460 nm that can be related to foliar contents of phenolic compounds |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
first derivate of reflectance wavelength at 1460 nm |
Description
:
|
first derivate of reflectance wavelength at 1460 nm that can be related to foliar contents of phenolic compounds |
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: Spectrometer: Ocean Optics HDX spectrometer
|
Vendor: Ocean Optics
|
|
|
|
D1120
--
foliar lignin content
|
Unitless |
first derivate of reflectance wavelength at 1120 nm that can be related to foliar lignin content |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
first derivate of reflectance wavelength at 1120 nm |
Description
:
|
first derivate of reflectance wavelength at 1120 nm that can be related to foliar lignin content |
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: Spectrometer: Ocean Optics HDX spectrometer
|
Vendor: Ocean Optics
|
|
|
|
LWVI_1
--
leaf water vegetation index 1
|
Unitless |
"(R{1094} – R{983}) / (R{1094} + R{983})
R = Reflectance at wavelength {x [nm]}" |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
leaf water vegetation index 1 |
Description
:
|
(R{1094} – R{983}) / (R{1094} + R{983})
R = Reflectance at wavelength {x [nm]} |
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: Spectrometer: Ocean Optics HDX spectrometer
|
Vendor: Ocean Optics
|
|
|
|
LWVI_2
--
leaf water vegetation index 2
|
Unitless |
"(R{1094} – R{1205}) / (R{1094} + R{1205})
R = Reflectance at wavelength {x [nm]}" |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
leaf water vegetation index 2 |
Description
:
|
(R{1094} – R{1205}) / (R{1094} + R{1205})
R = Reflectance at wavelength {x [nm]} |
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: Spectrometer: Ocean Optics HDX spectrometer
|
Vendor: Ocean Optics
|
|
|
|
WBI
--
water band index
|
Unitless |
"R{902} / R{973}
R = Reflectance at wavelength {x [nm]}" |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
water band index |
Description
:
|
R{902} / R{973}
R = Reflectance at wavelength {x [nm]} |
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: Spectrometer: Ocean Optics HDX spectrometer
|
Vendor: Ocean Optics
|
|
|
|
D970
--
foliar water and starch content
|
Unitless |
first derivate of reflectance wavelength at 970 nm that can be related to foliar water and starch content |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
first derivate of reflectance wavelength at 970 nm |
Description
:
|
first derivate of reflectance wavelength at 970 nm that can be related to foliar water and starch content |
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: Spectrometer: Ocean Optics HDX spectrometer
|
Vendor: Ocean Optics
|
|
|
|
D1200
--
foliar water, cellulose, starch, and lignin content
|
Unitless |
first derivate of reflectance wavelength at 1200 nm that can be related to foliar water, cellulose, starch, and lignin content |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
first derivate of reflectance wavelength at 1200 nm |
Description
:
|
first derivate of reflectance wavelength at 1200 nm that can be related to foliar water, cellulose, starch, and lignin content |
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: Spectrometer: Ocean Optics HDX spectrometer
|
Vendor: Ocean Optics
|
|
|
|
D1400
--
foliar water content
|
Unitless |
first derivate of reflectance wavelength at 1400 nm that can be related to foliar water content |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
first derivate of reflectance wavelength at 1400 nm |
Description
:
|
first derivate of reflectance wavelength at 1400 nm that can be related to foliar water content |
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: Spectrometer: Ocean Optics HDX spectrometer
|
Vendor: Ocean Optics
|
|
|
|
D1240
--
foliar cadmium content
|
Unitless |
first derivate of reflectance wavelength at 1240 nm that can be related to foliar cadmium content |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
first derivate of reflectance wavelength at 1240 nm |
Description
:
|
first derivate of reflectance wavelength at 1240 nm that can be related to foliar cadmium content |
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: Spectrometer: Ocean Optics HDX spectrometer
|
Vendor: Ocean Optics
|
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|
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