| RecYear | RecYear | Physical quantity | Year of record |
| Sequence | | Nominal | Sequence (I-IV) |
| Plot | | Physical quantity | The plot from which the biomass was collected (1-4). |
| Subplot | | Nominal | The subplot (within each plot) that species composition was collected (A.B.C.D). |
| Age | | Physical quantity | The number of years since restoration (year 1=first growing season, 1-5). |
| TRT | | Nominal | Indicates subplots that have deer exclosures, Ex = samples collected with exclosures, and N = samples collected outside of exclosures. |
| Ab_genus | | Nominal | Abbreviation of genus |
| Ab_species | | Nominal | Abbreviation of species |
| CoverClass | | Code list | Cover class of species composition. There are 7 classes from 1 to 7. |
