Suspended sections within downed dead wood are drier, have altered decomposer communities, and slower decomposition
ReadMe file for data submitted as part of Barrera et al. 2023 publication entitled 'Suspended sections within downed dead wood are drier, have altered decomposer 2 communities, and slower decomposition' in Ecosystems Journal
Experiment Files Columns Detailed descriptions
Wood decomposition survey ws_50ha_susp_decomp_1to5.csv percentage_suspended 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100. What percent of total dead wood volume is not touching the soil, which may include a piece of trunk that is visible standing (i.e., 100).
Wood decomposition survey ws_50ha_susp_decomp_1to5.csv volume_remaining Percentage of total volume remaining (i.e., 0-100%)
Wood decomposition survey tri2tu_all_remaining.csv percentage_suspended 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100. What percent of total dead wood volume is not touching the soil, which may include a tree trunk that is standing (i.e., 100% suspended).
Wood decomposition survey tri2tu_all_remaining.csv source Categorical term delineating whether the tree was marked dead in a 5-year census (i.e., plot.census) interval or annual census interval (i.e., ws_50ha_nona_elev1_tri2tu_trimdendro)
Wood decomposition survey tri2tu_all_remaining.csv years_since_death Number of years since tree died
Wood decomposition survey tri2tu_all_remaining.csv Volume loss (%) Percentage of total volume lost
Wood decomposition survey tri2tu_by_years_since_death.csv source Categorical term delineating whether the tree was marked dead in a 5-year census (i.e., plot.census) interval or annual census interval (i.e., ws_50ha_nona_elev1_tri2tu_trimdendro)
Wood decomposition survey tri2tu_by_years_since_death.csv years_since_death Number of years since tree died
Wood decomposition survey tri2tu_by_years_since_death.csv mean_percentage_suspended Mean of the percent of the total dead wood volume that is not touching the soil, which may include a tree trunk that is standing (i.e., 100%).
Wood decomposition survey tri2tu_by_years_since_death.csv sample_size Number of Trichilia tuberculata trees that died that year (years_since_death)
Wood decomposition survey tri2tu_by_years_since_death.csv Volume loss (%) Percentage of volume lost
Wood respiration and macroorganism measurements respiration_model_results.csv wood_ID Number corresponding to the tree in order of collection (1,2,3...)
Wood respiration and macroorganism measurements respiration_model_results.csv treatment Part of the trunk from which the wood sample was collected. gu (ground up), gd (ground down), eu (elevated up), ed (elevated down)
Wood respiration and macroorganism measurements respiration_model_results.csv decay_status Wood decay scale(1-5) according to Larjavaara&Muller-Landau (2010)
Wood respiration and macroorganism measurements respiration_model_results.csv moisture_content Moisture content of wood (%) resulted from sustracting wet weight (initial_weight) minus dry weight (final_weight), divided by wet weight (initial_weight) and multiplied by 100
Wood respiration and macroorganism measurements respiration_model_results.csv wood_density Ratio between the dry weight of wood sample (final_weight) divided by the volume of the wood sample (wood_volume) (g/cm^3)
Wood respiration and macroorganism measurements respiration_model_results.csv slope Respiration rate (ppm CO2 s−1)
Wood respiration and macroorganism measurements respiration_model_results.csv visible_algae_lichen_num Presence of photosynthetic growth in the wood sample collected (yes=1, no=0)
Wood respiration and macroorganism measurements respiration_model_results.csv visible_hyphae_num Presence of visible hyphae (e.g., hyphal strands, fans, rhizomorphs) in the wood sample collected (yes=1, no=0)
Wood respiration and macroorganism measurements respiration_model_results.csv termites_num Presence of termites or termite galleries in the wood sample collected (yes=1, no=0)
Wood respiration and macroorganism measurements respiration_model_results.csv moist_cont_dry Moisture content of wood (%) resulted from sustracting wet weight (initial_weight) minus dry weight (final_weight), divided by dry weight (final_weight) and multiplied by 100
Experimental manipulations of fine wood connectedness and ground contact mass_loss.csv group Experimental subset to which the block belonged
Experimental manipulations of fine wood connectedness and ground contact mass_loss.csv block Main block of wood from which that block was obtained
Experimental manipulations of fine wood connectedness and ground contact mass_loss.csv mass.remaining Amount of mass in grams that remained after the experiment, after 16 months in the field
Experimental manipulations of fine wood connectedness and ground contact mass_loss.csv updown Wood suspension (downed or suspended)
Experimental manipulations of fine wood connectedness and ground contact mass_loss.csv connection Wood connectivity (suspended sections either connected to or separated from a downed section of the same wood piece)
Experimental manipulations of fine wood connectedness and ground contact mass_loss.csv mass.loss Amount of mass in grams that was decomposed after the experiment, after 16 months in the field
Experimental manipulations of fine wood connectedness and ground contact mass_loss.csv logit.mass.loss Logit transformed mass loss data (mass.loss)
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