## Below you will find column descriptions and information for 2015-2016_IngrowthPeat-EEA.csv

Catalog.Number
# Units/ Format/ Range: One letters & 4 numbers
# Description: Sample unique identifier
# Variable Type: Metadata

Sample.ID
# Units/ Format/ Range: Full sample ID
# Description: "8 digit sampling date"_ "Plot #" "Topography"_"Depth from hollow surface"_Unique identifier
# Variable Type: Metadata

Date.Sampled
# Units/ Format/ Range: MMDDYYYY
# Description: Date samples were taken
# Variable Type: Metadata

Plot
# Units/ Format/ Range: 7-21
# Description: Plot number
# Variable Type: Metadata

Topography
# Units/ Format/ Range: Hummock (Hi) or Hollow (Lo)
# Description: Micro topography location
# Variable Type: Metadata

Depth.Text
# Units/ Format/ Range: cm from hollow surface
# Description: Depth sample was take, POS and NEG indicate positive (Hi only) or negative in relation to hollow surface
# Variable Type: Metadata

Section
# Units/ Format/ Range: Depth
# Description: Depth sections
# Variable Type: Metadata

Set
# Units/ Format/ Range: A, B
# Description: Cores harvested from independent locations within a plot.
# Variable Type: Metadata

GWC
# Units/ Format/ Range: water content
# Description: ((grams wet peat - grams dry peat)/grams wet peat)*100. For gravimetric water content of peat at time of sampling.
# Variable Type: Data

FW-DW
# Units/ Format/ Range: Fresh/Dry peat ratio
# Description: grams of fresh peat / grams of dry peat
# Variable Type: Data

BG.Activity
# Units:/ Format/ Range: micromols of 4-methylumbelliferyl-Beta-D-glucopyranoside released per gram of dry peat per hour
# Description: Potential activity of extracellular enzyme Beta-D-glucopyranoside
# Variable Type: Data

BX.Activity
# Units:/ Format/ Range: micromols of 4-methylumbelliferyl-Beta-D-xyloside released per gram of dry peat per hour
# Description: Potential activity of extracellular enzyme Beta-D-xyloside
# Variable Type: Data

CB.Activity
# Units:/ Format/ Range: micromols of 4-methylumbelliferyl-beta-D-cellobioside released per gram of dry peat per hour
# Description: Potential activity of extracellular enzyme Beta-D-cellobioside
# Variable Type: Data

AP.Activity
# Units:/ Format/ Range: micromols of 4-methylumbelliferyl-phosphate released per gram of dry peat per hour
# Description: Potential activity of extracellular enzyme acid phosphatase
# Variable Type: Data

NAG.Activity
# Units:/ Format/ Range: micromols of 4-methylumbelliferyl-N-acetyl-b-D-glucosaminide released per gram of dry peat per hour
# Description: Potential activity of extracellular enzyme N-acetyl-b-D-glucosaminide
# Variable Type: Data

Leu.Activity
# Units:/ Format/ Range: micromols of L-Leucine-7-amido-4-methylcoumarin hydrochloride released per gram of dry peat per hour
# Description: Potential activity of extracellular enzyme L-Leucine
# Variable Type: Data

Ala.Activity
# Units:/ Format/ Range: micromols of L-Alanine-7-amino-4-methylcoumarin hydrochloride released per gram of dry peat per hour
# Description: Potential activity of extracellular enzyme L-Alanine
# Variable Type: Data

AAP.Activity
# Units:/ Format/ Range: micromols of L-alanine-alanine-phenylalanine-7-amido-4-methylcoumarin hydrochloride released per gram of dry peat per hour
# Description: Potential activity of extracellular enzyme L-alanine-alanine-phenylalanine
# Variable Type: Data

Lys-Ala.Activity
# Units:/ Format/ Range: micromols of L-lysine-alanine-7-amido-4-methylcoumarin hydrochloride released per gram of dry peat per hour
# Description: Potential activity of extracellular enzyme L-lysine-alanine
# Variable Type: Data

Treatment.Temperature
# Units/ Format/ Range: 0, 2.5, 4.5, 6.75, 9, Control
# Description: Target degrees above ambient temperature. "Control" for plots with no chamber.
# Variable Type: Metadata

Treatment.CO2
# Units/ Format/ Range: Elevated or Ambient
# Description: "Elevated" for plots with a target of 500 parts per million above ambient CO2. "Ambient" for plots with no CO2 treatment.
# Variable Type: Metadata

Chamber
# Units/ Format/ Range: Chamber or No
# Description: "Chamber" for plots that are enclosed by a chamber. "No" for control plots that are not enclosed in a chamber.
# Variable Type: Metadata

DPH.Exposure
# Units/ Format/ Range: Number of Months
# Description: Months the sample was exposed to Deep Peat Heating
# Variable Type: Metadata

WEW.Exposure
# Units/ Format/ Range: Number of Months
# Description: Months the sample was exposed to Whole Ecosystem Warming
# Variable Type: Metadata

CO2.Exposure
# Units/ Format/ Range: Number of Months
# Description: Months the sample was exposed to elevated CO2
# Variable Type: Metadata

Temp.Min
# Units/ Format/ Range: Degrees Celsius
# Description: Minimum measured temperature within the plot within 48 hours before time of sampling
# Variable Type: Data

Temp.Max
# Units/ Format/ Range: Degrees Celsius
# Description: Maximum measured temperature within the plot within 48 hours before time of sampling
# Variable Type: Data

Temp.Average
# Units/ Format/ Range: Degrees Celsius
# Description: Average measured temperature within the plot within 48 hours before time of sampling
# Variable Type: Data

Temp.StDev
# Units/ Format/ Range: Degrees Celsius
# Description: Standard deviation of measured temperatures within the plot within 48 hours before time of sampling
# Variable Type: Data

Notes
# Units/ Format/ Range: Comments
# Description: Information and notes about sample harvesting, extraction, quantification, or analysis
# Variable Type: Metadata
