Adapted from DeAngelis et al. 1981.
ABBREVIATION DEFINITION UNITS
Site Description
ID Site Number, 1-117
SITE Site Name
INVEST Names of Investigator(s)
OTH_INVEST Other investigators
SEL_CITn Selected Citations, if
more than on citation is
given, each is numbered,
e.g., SEL_CIT2.
YEARS Years of study conducted
FOR_TYP Forest Type
SOIL_TYP Soil Type
GEOLOGY Geology
SOIL_DR Soil Drainage
OVRSTORY Principal overstory plant
types
UNDSTORY Principal understory
plant types
FLD_LAYER Principal field layer
plant types
General Site Data
AS Age of stand Years
LAI Leaf area index Square meters/square
meter
BA Basal area Square meters/hectare
BAI Basal area increment Square meters/hectare
SH Stand height Meters
SD Stocking density Stems/hectare
SCA Standing crop Grams/square meter
above-ground
SCB Standing crop Grams/square meter
below-ground
PA Productivity above-ground Grams/square meter/year
PB Productivity below-ground Grams/square meter/year
LAT Latitude Degrees and minutes
LNG Longitude Degrees and minutes
ALT Altitude Meters
MAT Mean annual temperature Degrees Centigrade
MAP Mean annual precipitation Millimeters
MAR Mean annual radiation Calories/square
(Global) centimeter/year
RBA Radiation balance Calories/square
centimeter/year
LGS Length of growing season Days
TGS Temperature during Degrees Centigrade
growing season
PGS Mean precipitation in Millimeters
growing season
RGS Mean radiation in growing Calories/square
season (Global) centimeter/year
RBG Radiation balance in Calories/square
growing season centimeter/year
SPH Soil pH
DRZ Depth of rooting zone Centimeters
Compartment Biomass Data****
OL Overstory leaves Grams/square meter
OFF Overstory fruits, flowers Grams/square meter
OBR Overstory branches-sum Grams/square meter
OBRB Overstory branches-bark Grams/square meter
OBRW Overstory branches-wood Grams/square meter
OBO Oversotry bole sum Grams/square meter
OBOB Oversotry bole bark Grams/square meter
OBOW Overstory bole wood Grams/square meter
OSTD Overstory standing dead Grams/square meter
OSUM Sum overstory Grams/square meter
UL Understory leaves Grams/square meter
UFF Understory fruits, Grams/square meter
flowers
UBR Understory branches-sum Grams/square meter
UBRB Understory branches-bark Grams/square meter
UBRW Understory branches-wood Grams/square meter
UBO Understory bole-sum Grams/square meter
UBOB Understory bole-bark Grams/square meter
UBOW Understory bole-wood Grams/square meter
USTD Understory standing dead Grams/square meter
USUM Sum understory Grams/square meter
HERB Herbaceous field Grams/square meter
EPIP Epiphytes total Grams/square meter
PSUM Total plants Grams/square meter
RL Living roots sum Grams/square meter
RLL Living roots > 5 mm Grams/square meter
RLS Living roots < 5 mm Grams/square meter
RD Dead roots Grams/square meter
STO Soil top organic Grams/square meter
RZ Rooting zone Grams/square meter
IRZ Intensive rooted Grams/square meter
ERZ Extensive rooted Grams/square meter
SUBS Subsoil Grams/square meter
HETR Heterotrophs sum Grams/square meter
AGC Above-ground consumers Grams/square meter
DCFA Decomposer fauna Grams/square meter
DCFL Decomposer flora Grams/square meter
**** The above parameters are suffixed with the following, (i.e. OL_A):A = Amount
I = Increment
AR = Autotrophic Respiration (see Liriodendron Site, Oak Ridge, Tennessee)
HR = Hetertrophic Respiration (see Liriodendron Site, Oak Ridge, Tennessee)
P = Photosynthesis
R = Respiration
Compartment Flux Data
CS Consumption total Grams/square meter
CSF Consumption foliage total Grams/square meter
CSO Consumption overstory Grams/square meter
CSOW Consumption Grams/square meter/year
wood-overstory
CSUW Consumption Grams/square meter/year
wood-understory
CSR Consumption roots-total Grams/square meter/year
CSU Consumption-understory Grams/square meter/year
CSHB Comsumption -herbaceous Grams/square meter/year
CSW Consumption wood total Grams/square meter/year
LF Litterfall total Grams/square meter/year
LFL Litterfall leaf Grams/square meter/year
LFFF Litterfall flower, fruit Grams/square meter/year
LFBR Litterfall branch Grams/square meter/year
LFBO Litterfall bole Grams/square meter/year
LFFR Litterfall frass Grams/square meter/year
LFEP Litterfall epiphytes Grams/square meter/year
ATIN Atmospheric input Grams/square meter/year
PRE Precipitation Grams/square meter/year
DRP Dry particulates (dust) Grams/square meter/year
GAF Gaseous fixation Grams/square meter/year
LEAC Leaching Grams/square meter/year
LWAS Leaf wash Grams/square meter/year
STMF Stem flow Grams/square meter/year
LSOL Leaching soil layers Grams/square meter/year
OUTP Output Grams/square meter/year
OPWI Output wind erosion Grams/square meter/year
OPWA Output water erosion Grams/square meter/year
OPPR Output percolation Grams/square meter/year