| DataCode | | Nominal | Dataset code |
| RecType | | Physical quantity | Record type |
| RecYear | | Physical quantity | Year of sample |
| RecMonth | | Physical quantity | month of record |
| RecDay | | Physical quantity | day of record |
| Watershed | | Nominal | watershed |
| Transect | | Physical quantity | transect (1-11) |
| Lvgrass | | Physical quantity | mass of live grass (g/0.1m2) |
| Lvgrse | | Physical quantity | standard error of live grass |
| Forbs | | Physical quantity | mass of forbs (g/0.1m2). |
| Forbse | | Physical quantity | standard error of forbs |
| Cuyrdead | | Physical quantity | mass of current year dead (g/0.1m2). |
| Cuyrdese | | Physical quantity | standard error of currents years dead |
| Pryrdead | | Physical quantity | mass of previous years dead (g/0.1m2). |
| Pryrdese | | Physical quantity | standard error of previous years dead |
| Total | | Physical quantity | total aboveground biomass (livegrass + forbs + current years dead) (g/0.1m2). |
| Totalse | | Physical quantity | standard error of total aboveground biomass |