Metacat

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<!-- eml document for the NCEAS working group entitled:

         Intrinsic and Extrinsic Variability in Community Dynamics

          MODULE 4b - CLASS IVb - DATA VARIABLE DESCRIPTORS

-->

   <meta_file_id>NCEAS-0002-variable.xml</meta_file_id>

     <variable_name>site</variable_name>

     <variable_definition>site name</variable_definition>

     <code_definition>

        <code>LMR</code>

        <definition>Lake Mary Ridge site</definition>

     </code_definition>

     <code_definition>

        <code>PPA</code>

        <definition>Piute Pass site</definition>

     </code_definition>

     <code_definition>

        <code>HSM</code>

        <definition>Horseshoe Meadow site</definition>

     </code_definition>

     <missing_value_code>.</missing_value_code>

     <field_format>

       <fixed_width><field_width>4</field_width></fixed_width>

     </field_format>

   </variable>

     <variable_name>lakename</variable_name>

     <variable_definition>lake name</variable_definition>

     <storage_type>character</storage_type>

   </variable>

   <variable>

     <variable_name>year</variable_name>

     <variable_definition>year of data collection, in 19YY format</variable_definition>

       <minimum>1900</minimum>

       <maximum>2050</maximum>

     </numeric_range>

     <field_format><variable_width><delimiter>,</delimiter></variable_width></field_format>

     <variable_definition>number of plankton in samples for that year</variable_definition>

       <minimum>0</minimum>

       <maximum>10000</maximum>

     </numeric_range>

     <missing_value_code>.</missing_value_code>

     <precision>3</precision>