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.)
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1
---
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Title
:
|
naming by the members of the research group |
Description
:
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naming by the members of the research group |
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Family
--
Family name
|
no unit |
Scientific family name |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
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--- Step
1
---
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Title
:
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Plant family |
Description
:
|
Plant family |
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Tree_species
--
Tree species
|
no unit |
Tree species |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
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--- Step
1
---
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Title
:
|
Specifying species names |
Description
:
|
Specifying species names |
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Site_name
--
Site name
|
no unit |
Site name |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
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1
---
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Title
:
|
naming by the members of the research group |
Description
:
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naming by the members of the research group |
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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.)
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1
---
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Title
:
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Assigned by researcher. |
Description
:
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Assigned by researcher. |
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subplot_id
--
ID of the subplot
|
no unit |
ID of the subplot |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
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--- Step
1
---
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Title
:
|
Subplot ID in core plots |
Description
:
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Subplot ID (SP) or trap number (T) within the core plots |
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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
---
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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 |
|
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leaf_area
--
leaf area
|
Square centimeter |
total area of leaves calculated in square centimeters |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
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Title
:
|
WinFolia |
Description
:
|
WinFolia |
|
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leaf_thickness
--
Leaf thickness
|
Millimeter |
Leaf thickness |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
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Title
:
|
Leaf thickness |
Description
:
|
Leaf thickness measured with a digital micrometer on fresh leaves (excluding the midrib and other major veins). |
|
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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
---
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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) |
|
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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
---
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Title
:
|
Leaf dry matter content |
Description
:
|
Dry matter content was determined after fully water-saturated leaves were dried for three days at 60°C. |
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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
---
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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
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Vendor: HERAEUS
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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
---
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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
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Vendor: Thermo Fisher Scientific
|
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WSG
--
Wood specific gravity
|
Unitless |
Wood specific gravity was calculated as the sample dry mass divided by sample fresh volume |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
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Title
:
|
WSG |
Description
:
|
Wood cores (5 mm diameter, 5 cm length) of the outer sapwood were taken at 1 m above ground with an increment corer, volume of the fresh samples was determined and samples were subsequently dried at 102°C for 72 hours to determine wood dry mass. Wood specific gravity (WSG) was calculated as the sample dry mass divided by sample fresh volume. |
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Root_md
--
Mean root diameter
|
Millimeter |
Mean root diameter |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
Root mean diameter (mm) |
Description
:
|
Root mean diameter (mm), calculated by WinRhizo |
|
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srl
--
Specific root length
|
Meter per gram |
Fine root length in m per g dry mass |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
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Title
:
|
Root length per root dry mass |
Description
:
|
Root length determined by WinRhizo |
|
|
rtd
--
Root tissue density
|
Cubic centimeter per gram |
Fine root volume in cm^3 per g dry mass |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
Root dry mass per root volume |
Description
:
|
Root volume measured with WinRhizo |
|
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nroot
--
Root nitrogen concentration
|
Milligram of nitrogen per gramm |
Fine root N content in mg N per g fine root dry mass |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
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Title
:
|
Measuring total element in soil elemental analyzer |
Description
:
|
Measuring total element in soil elemental analyzer |
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description: Elemental analyzer
|
Instrument: Vario EL
|
Vendor: Elementar
|
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|
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proot
--
Root phosphorus concentration
|
Milligram per gram |
Fine root P content in mg P per g fine root dry mass |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
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Title
:
|
Measuring total amount of elements in plants with ICP-OES |
Description
:
|
Total amount of elements (e.g. Ca, K, Mg, P, S) were determined by acid digestion (250mg, 50 ml HNO3, 180°C) and subsequent measurements by an inductively coupled with a plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES, CIROS, Spectro). |
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description:
|
Instrument: ICP-OES
|
Vendor: CIROS, Spectro
|
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CN_ratio
--
C/N ratio
|
Ratio |
Carbon/Nitrogen ratio |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
Calculation of C/N ratio |
Description
:
|
C/N ratio calculated from measured C and N concentrations in soul or organic layer |
|
|
P_soil_Olsen
--
Orthophosphate Olsen-extracted
|
Milligram per kilogram |
Orthophosphate Olsen-extracted, plant available phosphate |
Method
(Sampling/processing description of the values of
this attribute by one ore more steps.)
|
--- Step
1
---
|
Title
:
|
Measurement of available P in soil (Olsen method) |
Description
:
|
Available phosphorus measured in soil after extraction with 0.5 M NaHCO3 and measurement by continuous flow analysis (CFA) using high resolution colorimetry and photometric detection. Ammonium heptamolybdate and potassium antimony(III) oxide tartrate react in an acidic medium with dialysed and diluted solutions of phosphate to form an antimony-phospho-molybdate complex. This complex is reduced to an intensely blue-coloured complex by L(+)ascorbic acid. The complex is measured at 880 nm. |
Instrumentation:
|
Instrument:
Description: Continuous Flow Analyzer
|
Instrument: Continuous Flow Analyzer
|
Vendor: Skalar
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