LTE-MD-BIRD-HAY-DATA_csv

Birds observed in newly hayed and adjacent reference salt marsh sites in Rowley, MA, August through September 2000 and August 2001, PIE LTER.

Download: LTE-MD-BIRD-HAY-DATA.csv
Variables
Date
  • Label: Date
  • Definition: date when observations were made
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: yyyy-mm-dd
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
Time
  • Label: Time
  • Definition: Approximate time when observations began. Not rigorously recorded, but all observations were carried out during the late afternoon.
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: hh:mm
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
Site
  • Label: Site
  • Definition: location where observations were made
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Treatment
  • Label: Treatment
  • Definition: shows if site is a hayed area or a reference area
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Species
  • Label: Species
  • Definition: Common names of the bird species observed.
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Number
  • Label: Number
  • Definition: Number of individual birds observed during the observation period. Counts are given both for individual bird species and for the total number of birds observed during each observation period.
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
Feeding
  • Label: Feeding
  • Definition: Count of individual birds observed to be feeding.
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
Resting
  • Label: Resting
  • Definition: Count of individual birds observed to be resting.
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: number
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: Not specified
  • Missing values:
    • NA = not available
Comments
  • Label: Comments
  • Definition: additional notes pertaining to the observations
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Data Source Details

Header lines: 

1

Orientation: 

Column

Field delimiter: 

,

Record delimiter: 

\r\n

Number of records: 

97