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Water Use and flooding in central Arizona-Phoenix: comparison of water and carbon dioxide uptake by selected plant species among residential patch transition types, from 1998 to 1999.

Publication date: 2002

Author(s):

  • Linda Stabler, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University
  • Chris Martin, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University
  • Jo Blank, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University
  • Kathleen Peterson, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University

Abstract:

Compare the primary productivity (rate of of production of plant material) and uptake of water and carbon dioxide by selected plant species, at sites selected to represent the transition between desert or agriculture and new residential development.


Keywords:


Temporal Coverage:

1998-09-01 to 1999-06-01

Geographic Coverage:

Geographic Description: Phoenix metropolitan area in Arizona, USA
Bounding Coordinates:
Longitude:-112.282581 to -111.575268
Latitude:33.626396 to 33.437094

Contact:

Information Manager, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, 
POB 875402,TEMPE
 caplter.data@asu.edu

Methods used in producing this dataset: Show


Data Files (7) :

Tabular: 14_diurnalco2_1.csv
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Description: diurnal CO2 gas exchange measurements

Column Description Type Units
ID ID of measurement
 integer
site_ID unique identification for the sites used in this study
 string
timeOfDay Time of day the sample was taken.
 datetime Format: HH:MM:SS
PAR photosynthetically active radiation (Micromole Per Square Meter Per Second)
 float micromolePerMeterSquaredPerSecond
TempLeaf Measured temperature of the leaf
 float celsius
CO2 atmospheric CO2 concentration in ppm
 float dimensionless
RelHumid percent relative humitidy
 float dimensionless
VaporPresDeficit Vapor pressure deficit
 float millibar
Transpiration Amount of transpiration from the plant (Millimole Per Square Meter Per Second).
 float millimolePerMeterSquaredPerSecond
Conductance Measured in moles water per square meter leaf surface per second
 float molePerMeterSquaredPerSecond
Assimilation How quickly the plant assimilates CO2 (microMole Per Square Meter Per Second)
 float micromolePerMeterSquaredPerSecond
CO2internal inernal CO2 concentration in ppm
 float dimensionless
SREP site parallel within one site type (PRN)
 float
lifeForm What type of plant is being tested.
 float
Enumeration:
  • 1: shrub
  • 2: ground cover
  • 3: tree
PRN classification of lot
 float
Enumeration:
  • 1: desert
  • 2: formerly desert mesiscape
  • 3: formerly desert xeriscape
  • 4: agriculture
  • 5: formerly agriculture mesiscape
  • 6: formerly agriculture xeriscape
Where Where it was from
 float
Month Month and year the tests were run.
 string

Tabular: 14_licorrawdata_1.csv
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Description:

Column Description Type Units
ID Unique sequential numbers used to identify the data
 integer
alt_site_id Alternitive site ID
 string
site_id site ID
 string
Page LiCor internal ID
 float
Time Time the data was taken.
 datetime Format: HH:MM:SS
Observation Observations
 float
Enumeration:
  • 1: first parallel
  • 2: second parallel
Par average PAR over one measuring cycle (microMole Per Square Meter Per Second)
 float micromolePerMeterSquaredPerSecond
PARrng range of PAR within measuring cycle (microMole Per Square Meter Per Second)
 float micromolePerMeterSquaredPerSecond
TLeaf average leaf temperature over one measuring cycle
 float celsius
TLrng range of leaf temperature over one measuring cycle
 float celsius
CO2 average atmospheric CO2 concentration in ppm
 float dimensionless
CO2rng range of atmospheric CO2 concentration in ppm
 float dimensionless
rh average percent relative humidity
 float dimensionless
RHrng range percent relative humidity
 float dimensionless
vaporPressureDeficit Deficit of the vapor pressure
 float millibar
transpiration Measured amount of transpiration a plant goes through (microMole Per Square Meter Per Second)
 float micromolePerMeterSquaredPerSecond
conductance measurement of the conductance ability (Mole Per Square Meter Per Second)
 float molePerMeterSquaredPerSecond
Assimilation Rate of assimilation (microMole Per Square Meter Per Second)
 float micromolePerMeterSquaredPerSecond
CO2Internal internal CO2 concentration in ppm
 float dimensionless
leafsurfaceArea Area of the leaf's surface.
 float squareCentimeters
species Species of the tested plant.
 string
Genus Genus of the test plant
 string
leaf leaf parallel used
 float
plt Plant id used at each sites
 float
PRN classification of lot
 float
Enumeration:
  • 1: desert
  • 2: formerly desert mesiscape
  • 3: formerly desert xeriscape
  • 4: agriculture
  • 5: formerly agriculture mesiscape
  • 6: formerly agriculture xeriscape
srep site parallel within one site type (PRN)
 float
siteORPlant Extra observations at the sampling site
 string
date Date sampling took place
 datetime Format: YYYY-MM-DD
weather Observations on the weather at the time of the sampling
 string
edit Edited weather records
 string

Tabular: 14_relativewatercontent_1.csv
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Description:

Column Description Type Units
ID Unique numbers used to identify records
 integer
site_ID Unique numbers and letters used to identify sites
 string
TimeOfDay Time the sample was tested
 datetime Format: HH:MM:SS
Month Month and year tests were run
 string
Leaf FreshWt Measurement on how much freshwater a plant could take.
 float gram
Leaf SaturationWt Weight of the leaf after saturation
 float gram
Leaf DryWt Weight after the leaf has been dried out.
 float gram
RelativeWaterContent calculated as (FW-DW)/(SFW-DW)
 float dimensionless
PRN classification of lot
 float
Enumeration:
  • 1: desert
  • 2: formerly desert mesiscape
  • 3: formerly desert xeriscape
  • 4: agriculture
  • 5: formerly agriculture mesiscape
  • 6: formerly agriculture xeriscape
lifeForm Type of plant
 float
Enumeration:
  • 1: shrub
  • 2: ground cover
  • 3: tree
SREP site parallel within one site type (PRN)
 float

Tabular: 14_siteinfo_1.csv
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Description:

Column Description Type Units
site_id Unique numbers identifying the siteinfo used in this study
 string
SREP parallel within one site type
 integer
PRN classification of lot
 integer
Enumeration:
  • 1: desert
  • 2: formerly desert mesiscape
  • 3: formerly desert xeriscape
  • 4: agriculture
  • 5: formerly agriculture mesiscape
  • 6: formerly agriculture xeriscape
zip NO Metadata Provided
 string
partOfYard Part of the yard where the tested plant is located
 string
areaM2 Area of the location in meters squared
 integer squareMeter
Plant_1 plant genus used in this yard for measurement
 string
PLT_1 id number referring to measurement notes
 string
Plant_2 plant genus used in this yard for measurement
 string
PLT_2 id number referring to measurement notes
 string
Plant_3 plant genus used in this yard for measurement
 string
PLT_3 id number referring to measurement notes
 string
notes plant genus used in this yard for measurement
 string
FertilizerUsed Use of fertilizer by the owners
 string
HerbicideUsed Use of herbicide by the owner
 string
InsecticideUsed Use of insecticide by owner
 string
Pets Presence of pets
 string
YearBuilt Year the house was built
 string nominalYear

Tabular: 14_species_1.csv
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Description:

Column Description Type Units
ITISnumber Internal ITIS idenificaiton number
 integer
genus Genus of the plant
 string
lifeForm Type of plant
 string

Tabular: 14_watermeterreading_1.csv
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Description:

Column Description Type Units
id automatically generated record ID number
 integer
site_ID Unique numbers used to identify the sites used in this study
 string
julianDay Julian Day
 integer nominalDay
year Year the water was read
 integer nominalYear
waterMeterReading Water meter reading in gallons
 integer gallon

Tabular: 14_waterpotential_1.csv
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Description:

Column Description Type Units
ID Numbers that identify the water potential results
 integer
site_ID Unique numbers used to identify sites
 string
Site Extra observations at the site
 string
Plant Genus
 string
LF smp Leaf sample parallels
 float
Enumeration:
  • 1: first parallel
  • 2: second parallel
  • 3: third parallel
subSample Leaf subsample parallels
 float
Enumeration:
  • 1: first parallel
  • 2: second parallel
  • 3: third parallel
waterPotentialBar Measurement of water potential
 float bar
waterPotenitalMpa Water potential measured in pascals
 float pascal
PRN classification of lot
 float
Enumeration:
  • 1: desert
  • 2: formerly desert mesiscape
  • 3: formerly desert xeriscape
  • 4: agriculture
  • 5: formerly agriculture mesiscape
  • 6: formerly agriculture xeriscape
PLT Plant identification
 float
SREP site parallel within one site type (PRN)
 float
WHEN Time ID used in observers notes
 float
Month Month and year the measurements were taken
 string

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