schedenenv {goeveg}

Header data for Vegetation releves from Scheden

Description

An example vegetation dataset containing 28 grassland releves from Scheden, Niedersachsen, Germany. The releves were done May 2016 during a students field course at the University of Goettingen. Locations at the study site are based on the diploma thesis from Eichholz (1997)

Usage

data(schedenenv)

Format

A data frame with 28 rows (samples) and 10 variables

• comm: Plant community as defined in 1997: Arrhenatheretum (A) or Gentiano-Koelerietum (GK)

• altit: Altitude (m)

• exp: Exposition of plot (degrees)

• north: North value as cosine of aspect

• slope: Slope (degrees)

• cov_herb: Cover of herb layer (%)

• cov_litt: Cover of litter (%)

• cov_moss: Cover of mosses (%)

• cov_opensoil: Cover of open soil (%)

• height_herb: Average height of herb layer (cm)

• soil_depth: Soil depth (cm)

References

Eichholz, A. (1997): Wiesen und Magerrasen am Suedhang des Hohen Hagen. Diplomarbeit Biologie, University of Goettingen.