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DATA SET IDENTIFIER: Habitat selection/Caracolus caracolla and other snails

PROJECT TITLE: Community Ecology of Land Snails (Long-term population dynamics of snails in the Tabonuco forest)

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Terrestrial gastropods and walking sticks were sampled at 36-40 points on the grid at the Bisley Watersheds to investigate long-term population and community dynamics and response to disturbance.

Densities

Densities of invertebrates and apparency of plant species are estimated to investigate the effects of disturbance on long-term population dynamics, habitat associations, and spatial distributions.

Habitat

To investigate habitat associations of terrestrial invertebrates, apparency of 17 plant groups (species, genera, families) from 0-3 m from the ground was estimated at 36 points on the grid at Bisley Watersheds 1 and 2 in 1994 and 1999.

LTER CORE AREAS: (Annotate all that apply)  

Population Dynamics

Disturbance Patterns

LEF LTER 1 RESEARCH TOPIC: (Annotate all that apply)  

Recovery After Disturbance

Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Populations

We define a data file as a component of a data set. A data set can have only one data file or more. Basically, different data files have different data structures or format.
DATA SET FILES (SUBSETS):

Data File No.	Data File Identifier	On-Line Filename	Starting Date	Periodicity of sample	End Period
1	Plant Apparency 1991-1994	PlantApparency1991-1994.txt	March 1991	Approx. Annually	July 1994
2	Plant Apparency 1995-2000	PlantApparency1995-2000.txt	July 1995	Approx. Annually	July 2000
3	Plant Apparency 2001-2002	PlantApparency2001-2002.txt	July 2001	Approx. Annually	July 2002
4	Plant Apparency 2003-2004	PlantApparency2003-2004.txt	2001	Approx. Annually	2004
5	Plant Apparency 2005-2007	PlantApparency2005-2007.txt	2005	Approx. Annually	2007

RESEARCH LOCATION: Luquillo Forest Dynamics Plot (LFDP) (Hurricane Recovery Plot, El Verde )

INVESTIGATORS:

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS E-MAIL address

Michael R. Willig

mwillig@lternet.edu

OTHER RESEARCHERS E-MAIL address

Christopher Bloch	cbloch@lternet.edu
Stephen Cox	stephen.cox@ttu.edu

CONTACT PERSONS E-MAIL address Phone Number (Include area code)

M. Willig	mwillig@lternet.edu	(860)486-1455
C. Bloch	cbloch@lternet.edu	(508)531-2087

SOURCE OF FUNDING (SPONSOR): NSF (Luquillo LTER), U.S. Dept. of Energy (Oak Ridge Associated)

DATA SET ABSTRACT: The data set consists of files divided by different consecutive years of observations, one containing data from 1991 to 1994, one with data from 1995 to 2000, the 2001-2002 data, and another containing 2003 - 2004. Various habitat characteristics are presented, as well as the apparency of common plant taxa at 7 heights (every 0.5 m from ground level to 3 m). The files are divided because variables measured varied by year.

DATA SET METHODS: Ranked variables (Rock Cover, Litter Cover, Dead Wood Cover, Vine Cover) assume one of five states depending on the relative amount of cover (1 = 0-20%, 2 = 21-40%, 3 = 41-60%, 4 = 61-80%, 5 = 81-100%). Canopy openness was evaluated using a spherical densiometer positioned 0.5 m away from the point in each of the cardinal directions. The average of these four readings can be considered a description of canopy openness. A nail was driven into the forest floor 1 m from the point in each of the cardinal directions, the number of leaves obtained thus is used as an estimate of litter cover. Plant apparency (Cook and Stubbendieck 1986) for common species was also recorded. The number of foliar intercepts, defined as a species-specific count of vegetation touching a wooden dowel, was counted at each of 7 heights (0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, and 3.0 m) using a plant apparency device (Cary 1992, Secrest 1995). Four 0.5-m dowels were positioned at 90-degree angles at each height. The device was positioned 1.5 m from the central point in each cardinal direction, and the number of intercepts recorded. A blank cell in the data files indicate missing values or variables that were not measured during a sampling period.

REFERENCES:
Cary, J.F., Jr. 1992. Habitat selection, homerange, and population dynamics of Caracolus caracolla in the Luquillo
Experimental Forest of Puerto Rico. M.S. Thesis, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA.

Cook, C.W., and J. Stubbendiek. 1986. Range research: basic methods and techniques. Society for Range
Management, Denver, Colorado, USA.

Secrest, M.F. 1992. The impact of Hurricane Hugo on two common tree snails in the Luquillo Experimental Forest
of Puerto Rico: a long-term study. M.S. Thesis, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA.  

CROSS-REFERENCES (other data sets related to this one): LTERDBAS 42: Habitat data Bisley grid 1994,1999 LTERDBAS 107: El Verde Grid invertebrate data

SAMPLE LOCATION:

STORAGE SITES (of data files):

INVESTIGATOR'S ASSIGNED KEYWORDS: habitat selection, plant apparency, canopy openness, disturbance

LEF LTER OFFICIAL KEYWORDS (See table): LFDP (EV Big Grid), TABONUCO, PLANTS, THESIS, PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL

PUBLICATIONS:
Secrest, M.F. 1992. The impact of Hurricane Hugo on two common tree snails in the Luquillo Experimental Forest of Puerto Rico: a long-term study. M.S. Thesis, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA.

Secrest, M.F., M.R. Willig, and L.L. Peppers. 1996. The legacy of disturbance on habitat associations of terrestrial snails in the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico. Biotropica 28:502-514.

Bloch, C.P. 2004. Long-term responses of snail populations and communities to disturbance in the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico. Ph.D. Dissertation. Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.

DISSEMINATION: UNRESTRICTED

REASONS TO RESTRICT DATA IN THIS DATA SET BEYOND ITS TWO YEAR POLICY PERIOD*:

*WILL HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY LTER PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS: N. BROKAW, A. LUGO

SITES DESCRIPTIONS:

Geographical positional system (GPS) Coordinates for each location:

location	latitude	longitude

VARIABLES (ATTRIBUTES):

1FILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)	1	2	2	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5
ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)	DATE	YEAR	SEASON	POINT	RC	LC	VC	DWC
NAME OF VARIABLE	Month and year	Year when observations were performed	Year and type of season when observations were performed	Point Number	Rock Cover	Litter Cover	Vine Cover	Dead Wood Cover
DEFINITION OF VARIABLE	Month and year of sampling period (Mmm-yy)	Year when observations where done.	Year and type of season (wet or dry) when observations where done.	Numbered point on the Hurricane Recovery Plot where sampling was done. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Ranked variable respresenting precent rock cover. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Ranked variable respresenting precent cover of leaf litter. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Ranked variable respresenting precent cover of vines. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Ranked variable respresenting precent cover of dead wood. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.
UNIT
PRECISION
RANGE OR LIST OF VALUES					1-5	1-5	1-5	1-5
DATA TYPE	datetime	alphanumeric	alphanumeric	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer
MISSING DATA CODES

VARIABLES (ATTRIBUTES):

VARIABLES (ATTRIBUTES):

3FILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)	1,2,3	1,2,3	1,2,3	1,2,3	1,2,3
ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)	DENS-INN-1	DENS-INN-2	DENS-INN-3	DENS-INN-4	DENS-INN-AVG
NAME OF VARIABLE	Densio-meter reading	Densio-meter reading	Densio-meter reading	Densio-meter First #4 reading	Densio-meter first 4 readings average
DEFINITION OF VARIABLE	First #1 reading from a spherical densiometer. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	First #2 reading from a spherical densiometer. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	First #3 reading from a spherical densiometer. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	First #4 reading from a spherical densiometer. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Average of the first 4 readings from a spherical densiomete. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.r
UNIT
PRECISION
RANGE OR LIST OF VALUES
DATA TYPE	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer
MISSING DATA CODES

VARIABLES (ATTRIBUTES):

VARIABLES (ATTRIBUTES):

5FILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)	2,3,4	1,3,4	1,3,4	1,3,4	1,3,4
ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)	NAIL	NAIL1	NAIL2	NAIL3	NAIL4	NAIL5	NAILAVG
NAME OF VARIABLE	Nail test average	Nail test 1	Nail test 2	Nail test 3	Nail test 4	Nail test 5	Nail test Average
DEFINITION OF VARIABLE	Average of 4 replicates of the nail test. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Number of leaves pulled up by a nail driven into the ground near the point in position 1. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Number of leaves pulled up by a nail driven into the ground near the point in position 2. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Number of leaves pulled up by a nail driven into the ground near the point in position 3. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Number of leaves pulled up by a nail driven into the ground near the point in position 4. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Number of leaves pulled up by a nail driven into the ground near the point in position 5. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Average number of leaves pulled up by a nail driven into the ground near all positions. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.
UNIT
PRECISION
RANGE OR LIST OF VALUES
DATA TYPE	decimal	decimal	decimal	decimal	decimal	decimal	decimal
MISSING DATA CODES

VARIABLES (ATTRIBUTES):

6FILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)	HEIGHT-0	HEIGHT-0.5	HEIGHT-1.0	HEIGHT-1.5	HEIGHT-2.0	HEIGHT-2.5	HEIGHT-3.0
NAME OF VARIABLE	Total Apparency of all species at height 0	Total Apparency of all species at height 0.5	Total Apparency of all species at height 1.0	Total Apparency of all species at height 1.5	Total Apparency of all species at height 2.0	Total Apparency of all species at height 2.5	Total Apparency of all species at height 3.0
DEFINITION OF VARIABLE	Total Apparency of all species at height 0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Total Apparency of all species at height 0.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Total Apparency of all species at height 1.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Total Apparency of all species at height 1.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Total Apparency of all species at height 2.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Total Apparency of all species at height 2.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Total Apparency of all species at height 3.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.
UNIT
PRECISION
RANGE OR LIST OF VALUES
DATA TYPE	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer
MISSING DATA CODES

VARIABLES (ATTRIBUTES):

7aFILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)	1	1	1	2,3,4	1,2,3,4,5
ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)	NOTREES	TOTTD	TPMTD	TOTAL-CASARB	CASARB-0
NAME OF VARIABLE	Number of Trees	Total Tree Diameter	Total PREMON Diameter	Total apparency of Casearia arboria. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights	Apparency of Casearia arboria at each height 0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights
DEFINITION OF VARIABLE	Number of trees >5 cm dbh within 3 m of the point. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Sum of diameters at breast height of all trees >5 cm within 3 m of the point. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Sum of diameters at breast height of all Prestoea montana of >5 cm DBH within 3 m of the point. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Total apparency of Casearia arboria. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Casearia arboria at each height. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.
UNIT
PRECISION
RANGE OR LIST OF VALUES
DATA TYPE	integer	Real	Real	integer	integer
MISSING DATA CODES

VARIABLES (ATTRIBUTES):

7bFILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5
ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)	CASARB-0.5	CASARB-1.0	CASARB-1.5	CASARB-2.0	CASARB-2.5	CASARB-3.0
NAME OF VARIABLE	Apparency of Casearia arboria at each height 0.5.	Apparency of Casearia arboria at each height 1.0.	Apparency of Casearia arboria at each height 1.5.	Apparency of Casearia arboria at each height 2.0.	Apparency of Casearia arboria at each height 2.5.	Apparency of Casearia arboria at each height 3.0.
DEFINITION OF VARIABLE	Apparency of Casearia arboria at each height. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Casearia arboria at each height. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Casearia arboria at each height. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Casearia arboria at each height. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Casearia arboria at each height. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Casearia arboria at each height. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.
UNIT
PRECISION
RANGE OR LIST OF VALUES
DATA TYPE	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer
MISSING DATA CODES

VARIABLES (ATTRIBUTES):

8FILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1
ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)	TOTAL-CECSCH	CECSCH-1	CECSCH-2	CECSCH-3	CECSCH-4	CECSCH-5	CECSCH-6	CECSCH-7
NAME OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of Cecropia schreberiana.	Apparency of Cecropia schreberiana at each height 0.	Apparency of Cecropia schreberiana at each height 0.5.	Apparency of Cecropia schreberiana at each height 1.0.	Apparency of Cecropia schreberiana at each height 1.5.	Apparency of Cecropia schreberiana at each height 2.0.	Apparency of Cecropia schreberiana at each height 2.5.	Apparency of Cecropia schreberiana at each height 3.0.
DEFINITION OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of Cecropia schreberiana. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Cecropia schreberiana at each height. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Cecropia schreberiana at each height. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Cecropia schreberiana at each height. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Cecropia schreberiana at each height. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Cecropia schreberiana at each height. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Cecropia schreberiana at each height. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Cecropia schreberiana at each height. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.
UNIT
PRECISION
RANGE OR LIST OF VALUES
DATA TYPE	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer
MISSING DATA CODES

VARIABLES (ATTRIBUTES):

9FILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)	2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5
ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)	TOTAL-DEAD	DEAD-0	DEAD-0.5	DEAD-1.0	DEAD-1.5	DEAD-2.0	DEAD-2.5	DEAD-3.0
NAME OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of dead plant matter.	Apparency of dead plant matter at each height 0.	Apparency of dead plant matter at each height 0.5.	Apparency of dead plant matter at each height 1.0.	Apparency of dead plant matter at each height 1.5.	Apparency of dead plant matter at each height 2.0.	Apparency of dead plant matter at each height 2.5.	Apparency of dead plant matter at each height 3.0.
DEFINITION OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of dead plant matter. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of dead plant matter at each height. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of dead plant matter at each height. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of dead plant matter at each height. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of dead plant matter at each height. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of dead plant matter at each height. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of dead plant matter at each height. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of dead plant matter at each height. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.
UNIT
PRECISION
RANGE OR LIST OF VALUES
DATA TYPE	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer
MISSING DATA CODES

VARIABLES (ATTRIBUTES):

10FILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)	TOTAL-DEVACC	DEVACC -0	DEVACC -0.5	DEVACC-1.0	DEVACC-1.5	DEVACC-2.0	DEVACC-2.5	DEVACC-3.0
NAME OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of DEVACC.	Apparency of DEVACC at each height 0.	Apparency of DEVACC at each height 0.5.	Apparency of DEVACC at each height 1.0.	Apparency of DEVACC at each height 1.5.	Apparency of DEVACC at each height 2.0.	Apparency of DEVACC at each height 2.5.	Apparency of DEVACC at each height 3.0.
DEFINITION OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of DEVACC. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of DEVACC at each height. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of DEVACC at each height. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of DEVACC at each height. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of DEVACC at each height. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of DEVACC at each height. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of DEVACC at each height. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of DEVACC at each height. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.
UNIT
PRECISION
RANGE OR LIST OF VALUES
DATA TYPE	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer
MISSING DATA CODES

VARIABLES (ATTRIBUTES):

10FILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)	2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	2,3,4,5	2,3,4,5	2,3,4,5	2,3,4,5	2,3,4,5	2,3,4,5
ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)	TOTAL-DIDMOR	DIDMOR-0	DIDMOR-0.5	DIDMOR-1.0	DIDMOR-1.5	DIDMOR-2.0	DIDMOR-2.5	DIDMOR-3.0
NAME OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of Didymopanax (Scheffleria) morototoni.	Apparency of Didymopanax (Scheffleria) morototoni at each height 0.	Apparency of Didymopanax (Scheffleria) morototoni at each height 0.5.	Apparency of Didymopanax (Scheffleria) morototoni at each height 1.0.	Apparency of Didymopanax (Scheffleria) morototoni at each height 1.5.	Apparency of Didymopanax (Scheffleria) morototoni at each height 2.0.	Apparency of Didymopanax (Scheffleria) morototoni at each height 2.5.	Apparency of Didymopanax (Scheffleria) morototoni at each height 3.0.
DEFINITION OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of Didymopanax (Scheffleria) morototoni. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Didymopanax (Scheffleria) morototoni at each height. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Didymopanax (Scheffleria) morototoni at each height. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Didymopanax (Scheffleria) morototoni at each height. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Didymopanax (Scheffleria) morototoni at each height. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Didymopanax (Scheffleria) morototoni at each height. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Didymopanax (Scheffleria) morototoni at each height. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Didymopanax (Scheffleria) morototoni at each height. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.
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DATA TYPE	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer
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11FILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)	2,3,4	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5
ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)	TOTAL-FERN	FERN-0	FERN-0.5	FERN-1.0	FERN-1.5	FERN-2.0	FERN-2.5	FERN-3.0
NAME OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of ferns.	Apparency of ferns at height 0.	Apparency of ferns at height 0.5.	Apparency of ferns at height 1.0.	Apparency of ferns at height 1.5.	Apparency of ferns at height 2.0.	Apparency of ferns at height 2.5.	Apparency of ferns at height 3.0.
DEFINITION OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of ferns. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of ferns at height 0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of ferns at height 0.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of ferns at height 1.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of ferns at height 1.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of ferns at height 2.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of ferns at height 2.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of ferns at height3.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.
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DATA TYPE	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer
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12FILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)	2,3,4	1,2,3	1,2,3	1,2,3	1,2,3	1,2,3	1,2,3	1,2,3
ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)	GRDCVR	GRDCVR-0	GRDCVR-0.5	GRDCVR-1.0	GRDCVR-1.5	GRDCVR-2.0	GRDCVR-2.5	GRDCVR-3.0
NAME OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of miscellaneous ground cover.	Apparency of miscellaneous ground cover at height 0.	Apparency of miscellaneous ground cover at height 0.5.	Apparency of miscellaneous ground cover at height 1.0.	Apparency of miscellaneous ground cover at height 1.5.	Apparency of miscellaneous ground cover at height 2.0.	Apparency of miscellaneous ground cover at height 2.5.	Apparency of miscellaneous ground cover at height 3.0.
DEFINITION OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of miscellaneous ground cover. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of miscellaneous ground cover at height 0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of miscellaneous ground cover at height 0.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of miscellaneous ground cover at height 1.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of miscellaneous ground cover at height 1.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of miscellaneous ground cover at height 2.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of miscellaneous ground cover at height 2.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of miscellaneous ground cover at height3.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.
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DATA TYPE	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer
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13FILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)	HELCAR	HELCAR-0	HELCAR-0.5	HELCAR-1.0	HELCAR-1.5	HELCAR-2.0	HELCAR-2.5	HELCAR-3.0
NAME OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of Heliconia caribaea.	Apparency of Heliconia caribaea at height 0.	Apparency of Heliconia caribaea at height 0.5.	Apparency of Heliconia caribaea at height 1.0.	Apparency of Heliconia caribaea at height 1.5.	Apparency of Heliconia caribaea at height 2.0.	Apparency of Heliconia caribaea at height 2.5.	Apparency of Heliconia caribaea at height 3.0.
DEFINITION OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of Heliconia caribaea. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Heliconia caribaea at height 0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Heliconia caribaea at height 0.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Heliconia caribaea at height 1.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Heliconia caribaea at height 1.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Heliconia caribaea at height 2.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Heliconia caribaea at height 2.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Heliconia caribaea at height3.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.
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DATA TYPE	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer
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14FILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)	1	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5
ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)	TOTAL-HELBIH	HELBIH-0	HELBIH-0.5	HELBIH-1.0	HELBIH-1.5	HELBIH-2.0	HELBIH-2.5	HELBIH-3.0
NAME OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of Heliconia bihai.	Apparency of Heliconia bihai at height 0.	Apparency of Heliconia bihai at height 0.5.	Apparency of Heliconia bihai at height 1.0.	Apparency of Heliconia bihai at height 1.5.	Apparency of Heliconia bihai at height 2.0.	Apparency of Heliconia bihai at height 2.5.	Apparency of Heliconia bihai at height 3.0.
DEFINITION OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of Heliconia bihai. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Heliconia bihai at height 0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Heliconia bihai at height 0.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Heliconia bihai at height 1.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Heliconia bihai at height 1.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Heliconia bihai at height 2.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Heliconia bihai at height 2.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Heliconia bihai at height3.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.
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DATA TYPE	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer
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VARIABLES (ATTRIBUTES):

16FILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)	2,3,4,5	2,3,4	2,3,4	2,3,4	2,3,4	2,3,4	2,3,4	2,3,4
ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)	TOTAL-MICONIA	MICONIA-0	MICONIA-0.5	MICONIA-1.0	MICONIA-1.5	MICONIA-2.0	MICONIA-2.5	MICONIA-3.0
NAME OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of Miconia spp.	Apparency of Miconia spp. at height 0	Apparency of Miconia spp. at height 0.5	Apparency of Miconia spp. at height 1.0	Apparency of Miconia spp. at height 1.5	Apparency of Miconia spp. at height 2.0	Apparency of Miconia spp. at height 2.5	Apparency of Miconia spp. at height 3.0
DEFINITION OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of Miconia spp. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Miconia spp. at height 0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Total apparency of Miconia spp. at height 0.5Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Miconia spp. at height 1.0Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Miconia spp. at height 1.5Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Miconia spp. at height 2.0Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Miconia spp. at height 2.5Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Miconia spp. at height 3.0Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.
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DATA TYPE	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer
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17FILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)	1,2,4	1,2,4	1,2,4	1,2,4	1,2,4	1,2,4	1,2,4	1,2,4
ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)	ICHPAL	ICHPAL-0	ICHPAL-0.5	ICHPAL-1.0	ICHPAL-1.5	ICHPAL-2.0	ICHPAL-2.5	ICHPAL-3.0
NAME OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of Ichnanthus pallens.	Apparency of Ichnanthus pallens at height 0.	Apparency of Ichnanthus pallens at height 0.5.	Apparency of Ichnanthus pallens at height 1.0.	Apparency of Ichnanthus pallens at height 1.5.	Apparency of Ichnanthus pallens at height 2.0.	Apparency of Ichnanthus pallens at height 2.5.	Apparency of Ichnanthus pallens at height 3.0.
DEFINITION OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of Ichnanthus pallens. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Ichnanthus pallens at height 0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Ichnanthus pallens at height 0.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Ichnanthus pallens at height 1.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Ichnanthus pallens at height 1.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Ichnanthus pallens at height 2.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Ichnanthus pallens at height 2.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Ichnanthus pallens at height3.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.
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DATA TYPE	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer
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18FILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)	1,2,4	1,2,4	1,2,4	1,2,4	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5
ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)	TOTAL-PALRIP	PALRIP-0	PALRIP-0.5	PALRIP-1.0	PALRIP-1.5	PALRIP-2.0	PALRIP-2.5	PALRIP-3.0
NAME OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of Palicourea riparia.	Apparency of Palicourea riparia at height 0.	Apparency of Palicourea riparia at height 0.5.	Apparency of Palicourea riparia at height 1.0.	Apparency of Palicourea riparia at height 1.5.	Apparency of Palicourea riparia at height 2.0.	Apparency of Palicourea riparia at height 2.5.	Apparency of Palicourea riparia at height 3.0.
DEFINITION OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of Palicourea riparia. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Palicourea riparia at height 0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Palicourea riparia at height 0.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Palicourea riparia at height 1.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Palicourea riparia at height 1.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Palicourea riparia at height 2.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Palicourea riparia at height 2.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Palicourea riparia at height3.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.
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DATA TYPE	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer
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VARIABLES (ATTRIBUTES):

20FILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)	1	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,4	1,2,4	1,2,4
ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)	TOTAL-PIPGLA	PIPGLA-0	PIPGLA-0.5	PIPGLA-1.0	PIPGLA-1.5	PIPGLA-2.0	PIPGLA-2.5	PIPGLA-3.0
NAME OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of Piper glabrescens.	Apparency of Piper glabrescens at height 0.	Apparency of Piper glabrescens at height 0.5.	Apparency of Piper glabrescens at height 1.0.	Apparency of Piper glabrescens at height 1.5.	Apparency of Piper glabrescens at height 2.0.	Apparency of Piper glabrescens at height 2.5.	Apparency of Piper glabrescens at height 3.0.
DEFINITION OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of Piper glabrescens Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Piper glabrescens at height 0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Piper glabrescens at height 0.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Piper glabrescens at height 1.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Piper glabrescens at height 1.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Piper glabrescens at height 2.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Piper glabrescens at height 2.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Piper glabrescens at height3.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.
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DATA TYPE	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer
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VARIABLES (ATTRIBUTES):

21FILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)	1,2,4	1,2,4	1,2,4	1,2,4	1,2,4	1,2,4	1,2,4	1,2,4
ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)	TOTAL-PIPHIS	PIPHIS-0	PIPHIS-0.5	PIPHIS-1.0	PIPHIS-1.5	PIPHIS-2.0	PIPHIS-2.5	PIPHIS-3.0
NAME OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of Piper hispidum.	Apparency of Piper hispidum at height 0.	Apparency of Piper hispidum at height 0.5.	Apparency of Piper hispidum at height 1.0.	Apparency of Piper hispidum at height 1.5.	Apparency of Piper hispidum at height 2.0.	Apparency of Piper hispidum at height 2.5.	Apparency of Piper hispidum at height 3.0.
DEFINITION OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of Piper hispidum. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Piper hispidum at height 0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Piper hispidum at height 0.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Piper hispidum at height 1.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Piper hispidum at height 1.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Piper hispidum at height 2.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Piper hispidum at height 2.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Piper hispidum at height3.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.
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DATA TYPE	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer
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22FILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5
ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)	TOTAL-PREMON	PREMON-0	PREMON-0.5	PREMON-1.0	PREMON-1.5	PREMON-2.0	PREMON-2.5	PREMON-3.0
NAME OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of Prestoea montana.	Apparency of Prestoea montana at height 0.	Apparency of Prestoea montana at height 0.5.	Apparency of Prestoea montana at height 1.0.	Apparency of Prestoea montana at height 1.5.	Apparency of Prestoea montana at height 2.0.	Apparency of Prestoea montana at height 2.5.	Apparency of Prestoea montana at height 3.0.
DEFINITION OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of Prestoea montana. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Prestoea montana at height 0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Prestoea montana at height 0.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Prestoea montana at height 1.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Prestoea montana at height 1.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Prestoea montana at height 2.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Prestoea montana at height 2.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Prestoea montana at height3.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.
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DATA TYPE	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer
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VARIABLES (ATTRIBUTES):

23FILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)	1	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5
ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)	TOTAL-PSYBER	PSYBER-0	PSYBER-0.5	PSYBER-1.0	PSYBER-1.5	PSYBER-2.0	PSYBER-2.5	PSYBER-3.0
NAME OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of Psychotria berteriana.	Apparency of Psychotria berteriana at height 0.	Apparency of Psychotria berteriana at height 0.5.	Apparency of Psychotria berteriana at height 1.0.	Apparency of Psychotria berteriana at height 1.5.	Apparency of Psychotria berteriana at height 2.0.	Apparency of Psychotria berteriana at height 2.5.	Apparency of Psychotria berteriana at height 3.0.
DEFINITION OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of Psychotria berteriana. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Psychotria berteriana at height 0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Psychotria berteriana at height 0.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Psychotria berteriana at height 1.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Psychotria berteriana at height 1.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Psychotria berteriana at height 2.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Psychotria berteriana at height 2.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Psychotria berteriana at height3.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.
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DATA TYPE	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer
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VARIABLES (ATTRIBUTES):

VARIABLES (ATTRIBUTES):

b25FILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)	2,3,4	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5	1,2,3,4,5
ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)	TOTAL-ROUSUR	ROUSUR-0	ROUSUR-0.5	ROUSUR-1.0	ROUSUR-1.5	ROUSUR-2.0	ROUSUR-2.5	ROUSUR-3.0
NAME OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of Rourea surinamensis.	Apparency of Rourea surinamensis at height 0.	Apparency of Rourea surinamensis at height 0.5.	Apparency of Rourea surinamensis at height 1.0.	Apparency of Rourea surinamensis at height 1.5.	Apparency of Rourea surinamensis at height 2.0.	Apparency of Rourea surinamensis at height 2.5.	Apparency of Rourea surinamensis at height 3.0.
DEFINITION OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of Rourea surinamensis. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Rourea surinamensis at height 0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Rourea surinamensis at height 0.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Rourea surinamensis at height 1.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Rourea surinamensis at height 1.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Rourea surinamensis at height 2.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Rourea surinamensis at height 2.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Rourea surinamensis at height3.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.
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DATA TYPE	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer
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VARIABLES (ATTRIBUTES):

VARIABLES (ATTRIBUTES):

27FILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)	2,3,4,5	2,3,4,5	2,3,4,5	2,3,4,5	2,3,4,5	2,3,4,5	2,3,4,5	2,3,4,5
ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)	TOTAL-SLOBER	SLOBER-0	SLOBER-0.5	SLOBER-1.0	SLOBER-1.5	SLOBER-2.0	SLOBER-2.5	SLOBER-3.0
NAME OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of Sloanea berteriana	Apparency of Sloanea berteriana at height 0.	Apparency of Sloanea berteriana at height 0.5.	Apparency of Sloanea berteriana at height 1.0.	Apparency of Sloanea berteriana at height 1.5.	Apparency of Sloanea berteriana at height 2.0.	Apparency of Sloanea berteriana at height 2.5.	Apparency of Sloanea berteriana at height 3.0.
DEFINITION OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of Sloanea berteriana Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Sloanea berteriana at height 0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Sloanea berteriana at height 0.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Sloanea berteriana at height 1.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Sloanea berteriana at height 1.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Sloanea berteriana at height 2.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Sloanea berteriana at height 2.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of Sloanea berteriana at height3.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.
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DATA TYPE	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer
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28FILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)	1,2,4	1,2,4	1,2,4	1,2,4	1,2,4	1,2,4	1,2,4	1,2,4
ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)	VINE	VINE-0	VINE-0.5	VINE-1.0	VINE-1.5	VINE-2.0	VINE-2.5	VINE-3.0
NAME OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of vines	Apparency of vines at height 0.	Apparency of vines at height 0.5.	Apparency of vines at height 1.0.	Apparency of vines at height 1.5.	Apparency of vines at height 2.0.	Apparency of vines at height 2.5.	Apparency of vines at height 3.0.
DEFINITION OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of vines Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of vines at height 0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of vines at height 0.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of vines at height 1.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of vines at height 1.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of vines at height 2.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of vines at height 2.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of vines at height3.0. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.
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DATA TYPE	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer
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29FILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)	1	1
ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)	UNKTREE	UNKHERB
NAME OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of unidentified trees	Total apparency of unidentified herbaceous vegetation
DEFINITION OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of unidentified trees. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken..	Total apparency of unidentified herbaceous vegetation.Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.
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DATA TYPE	integer	integer
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30FILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)	1,2,4,5	1,2,4,5	1,2,4,5	1,2,4,5	1,2,4,5	1,2,4,5	1,2,4,5	1,2,4,5
ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)	TOTAL-OTHER	OTHER-0	OTHER-0.5	OTHER-1.0	OTHER-1.5	OTHER-2.0	OTHER-2.5	OTHER-3.0
NAME OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of plants that do not fall into any other category used in data file 2.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 0.0.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 0.5.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 1.5.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 2.0.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 2.5.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 3.0.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 3.5.
DEFINITION OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of plants that do not fall into any other category used in data file 2. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency at height 0.0 of plants that do not fit any other category used in file 2. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency at height 0.5 of plants that do not fit any other category used in file 2.  Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency at height 1.5 of plants that do not fit any other category used in file 2.  Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency at height 2.0 of plants that do not fit any other category used in file 2.  Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency at height 2.5 of plants that do not fit any other category used in file 2.  Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency at height 3.0 of plants that do not fit any other category used in file 2.  Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency at height 3.5 of plants that do not fit any other category used in file 2.  Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.
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VARIABLES (ATTRIBUTES):

31FILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)	2,3,4,5	2,3,4,5	2,3,4,5	2,3,4,5	2,3,4,5	2,3,4,5	2,3,4,5	2,3,4,5
ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)	TOTAL-ROCK	ROCK-0	ROCK-0.5	ROCK-1.0	ROCK-1.5	ROCK-2.0	ROCK-2.5	ROCK-3.0
NAME OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of rocks	Apparency of rocks at height 0.0.	Apparency of rocks at height 0.5.	Apparency of rocks at height 1.5.	Apparency of rocks at height 2.0.	Apparency of rocks at height 2.5.	Apparency of rocks at height 3.0.	Apparency of rocks at height 3.5.
DEFINITION OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of rocks. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of rocks at height 0.0.Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of rocks at height 0.5.   Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of rocks at height 1.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of rocks at height 2.0.   Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of rocks at height 2.5. Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of rocks at height 3.0.Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Apparency of rocks at height 3.5.Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.
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DATA TYPE	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer
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VARIABLES (ATTRIBUTES):

32FILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)	2,3,4	2,3,4	2,3,4	2,3,4	2,3,4	2,3,4	2,3,4	2,3,4
ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)	TOTAL	TOT-00	TOT-05	TOT-10	TOT-15	TOT-20	TOT-25	TOT-30
NAME OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of all taxa	Total pparency of all taxa at height 0.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 0.5.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 1.0.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 1.5.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 2.0.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 2.5.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 3.0.
DEFINITION OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of all taxa	Total apparency of all taxa at height 0 (including "other" but not dead or rock). Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 0.5 (including "other" but not dead or rock). Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 1.0 (including "other" but not dead or rock). Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 1.5 (including "other" but not dead or rock). Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 2.0 (including "other" but not dead or rock). Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 2.5 (including "other" but not dead or rock). Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 3.0 (including "other" but not dead or rock). Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.
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DATA TYPE	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer
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VARIABLES (ATTRIBUTES):

33bFILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)	4	4	4	4	4	4	1,2,4
ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)	TOT-notDEADnotROCKS	TOT-05notDEADnotROCKS	TOT-10notDEADnotROCKS	TOT-15notDEADnotROCKS	TOT-20notDEADnotROCKS	TOT-25notDEADnotROCKS	TOT-30notDEADnotROCKS
NAME OF VARIABLE	Total pparency of all taxa at height 0nexcept deads and rocks	Total apparency of all taxa at height 0.5 except deads and rocks	Total apparency of all taxa at height 1.0 except deads and rocks	Total apparency of all taxa at height 1.5 except deads and rocks	Total apparency of all taxa at height 2.0 except deads and rocks	Total apparency of all taxa at height 2.5 except deads and rocks	Total apparency of all taxa at height 3.0 except deads and rocks
DEFINITION OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of all taxa at height 0 (excluding "other"). Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 0.5 (excluding "deads" and "rocks") . Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 1.0 (excluding "deads" and "rocks") . Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 1.5 (excluding "deads" and "rocks") . Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 2.0 (excluding "deads" and "rocks") . Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 2.5 (excluding "deads" and "rocks") . Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 3.0 (excluding "deads" and "rocks"). Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.
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DATA TYPE	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer	integer
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VARIABLES (ATTRIBUTES):

33bFILE NAME OR #ABOVE (all in which the variable appears)	4	4	4	4	4	4	1,2,4	2,3,4
ABBREVIATION (as it appears on the data file)	TOTALminusOther	TOT-05minusOther	TOT-10minusOther	TOT-15minusOther	TOT-20minusOther	TOT-25minusOther	TOT-30minusOtherr	RICHNESS
NAME OF VARIABLE	Total pparency of all taxa at height 0.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 0.5.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 1.0.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 1.5.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 2.0.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 2.5.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 3.0.	Number of taxa (not including DEAD, OTHER, or ROCK)
DEFINITION OF VARIABLE	Total apparency of all taxa at height 0 (excluding "other"). Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 0.5 (excluding "other"). Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 1.0 (excluding "other"). Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 1.5 (excluding "other"). Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 2.0 (excluding "other"). Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 2.5 (excluding "other"). Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Total apparency of all taxa at height 3.0 (excluding "other"). Apparency was defined as the number of intercepts of each species (or rocks or dead plant matter) on the plant apparency device, a 3-m tall pole with four 0.5-m wooden dowels positioned at 90° at each of 7 heights. A blank cell means measurement was not taken.	Number of taxa (not including DEAD, OTHER, or ROCK) with apparency greater than 0 at that point
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Variable Name	Formula
STARTDATE	assigned value: 7/01 of the year visited