| Definition | Site name. | Alphanumeric plot code. | Name of each carbon substrate in BIOLOG EcoPlate. | Analytical replication of each plot | Duration (days) from inoculation | Color absorbance of each well (carbon substrate) determined by theoptical density at 590 nm by using the microplate reader. |
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| Def | An alphanumeric code as [abbreviated site name]-[forest type code][plot number]. For example, TM-DB1 represents the first plot of deciduous broadleaf forest (DB) in the plot, Tomakomai (TM). |
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| Def | Name of each carbon substrate in BIOLOG EcoPlate. |
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| Def | Numeric, Analytical replication of each plot |
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| Unit | dimensionless |
| Type | real |
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