| RecYear | | Physical quantity | Year of sample |
| plot | | Physical quantity | Plot number from 1-12. plots are 1's (4 of these) and woody removal plots are 2's (8 of these) |
| transect | | Physical quantity | Transect number from 1-4. |
| subplot | | Physical quantity | subplot designation (1-8) |
| spcode | | Physical quantity | Species Code |
| gen | gen | Nominal | abbreviated genus |
| spec | spec | Nominal | abbreviated specific epithet |
| trt | | Nominal | Treatment refers to whether plots were open (so open to start with, no removal, no seeding), or treated with woody removal alone (not seeded), or treated with woody removal and seeded (seeded) |
| coverclass | | Physical quantity | Canopy cover class: Percentage Range, midpoint Valueless than 0.5 for 0-1% canopy cover, and 62.5 for 50-75% canopy cover, 85 for 75-95% canopy cover, and 97.5 for 95-100% canopy cover. (see more from here- 1: 0-1, 0.5; 2: 1-5, 3 ; 3: 5-25, 15; 4: 25-50, 37.5; 5: 50-75, 62.5; 6: 75-95, 85; 7: 95-100, 97.5). |