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• Name: Edward Castañeda-Moya 
• Organization: Florida International University
• Email: Edward.Castaneda@miamidade.gov

• Name: Elena Solohin 
• Organization: Florida International University
• Email: esolohin@fiu.edu

• Name: John Kominoski 
• Organization: Florida International University
• Email: jkominos@fiu.edu

Patterns of root biomass, productivity, turnover, and decomposition in riverine mangroves in the Everglades, Florida, USA, post-Irma, 2018-2019: Mangrove root biomass, productivity, and decomposition in the shallow (0-45 cm depth) root zone were estimated at Florida Coastal Everglades Long Term Ecological Research (FCE-LTER) Program Shark River (SRS4, SRS5, SRS6, SRS7) mangrove sites during 2018-2019 following Hurricane Irma’s impacts. Root biomass was estimated at all sites in March 2018 with a PVC coring device (10.2 cm diameter x 45 cm length) using the same sampling protocol previously published for the study area (Castañeda-Moya et al. 2011). After collection, root cores were processed individually and initially rinsed with water through a 1-mm screen mesh to remove soil particles. Live roots were separated manually based on their buoyancy, turgor, and color (Castañeda-Moya et al. 2011; Cormier et al. 2015; Medina-Calderon et al. 2021). Live roots were further sorted into three size diameter classes including fine (<2 mm), small (2-5 mm), and coarse (5-20 mm). Roots greater than 20 mm in diameter were not included in this study due to sampling limitations (i.e., core area). All root samples were oven-dried at 60°C to a constant mass and weighed to estimate root biomass (g m-2). Root productivity was estimated with the ingrowth core technique (Vogt et al., 1998) using the same sampling protocol previously published for the study area (Castañeda-Moya et al. 2011). Ingrowth cores (10.2 cm diameter x 45 cm length) were made of synthetic material (3 mm mesh) and filled with root-free commercial sphagnum peat moss. This material has similar soil properties (i.e., bulk density, organic matter content, total C and N) as mangrove peat in our study sites. Ingrowth cores were installed in each of the cored holes formed during sampling of root biomass. At each site, ingrowth cores were deployed vertically into the soil to a depth of 45 cm and retrieved one year later (March 2019). Root growth within the ingrowth core was used to estimate annual root production (g m-2 yr-1) in the shallow root zone across all mangrove sites. After collection, ingrowth cores were processed individually using the same protocol as for root biomass. Turnover rate of fine roots in the shallow root zone was calculated as root productivity divided by root biomass at all sites. Root decomposition experiments were initiated in January 2018 at each site using the mesh bag (1-mm2; 10 x 40 cm) technique. Live roots were initially extracted by coring, rinsed with water to remove soil particles, air-dried for 24 hours, and then placed inside bags. Mesh bags were divided into two 20-cm depth sections (0-20 cm, 20-40 cm), each one containing 5-6 g of fresh root material from each site with an equal mixture of three root size classes: 1-4, 4-8, and 8-12 mm. A total of 18 bags were buried in the soil within two sampling points at each site. Bags were retrieved from sampling points after 190, 358, and 541 days of incubation, oven-dried at 60°C to a constant mass and weighed to estimate root mass loss. Decay rates of mangrove roots were calculated for all sites using the negative exponential model, Mt = M0 e-kt, where Mt = the percentage of dry root mass remaining at time t, M0 = original dry root mass, and k = decay constant (Nye 1961; Olson 1963). Data collection for this package is complete.

See also, related pre-Irma root data (https://portal.edirepository.org/nis/mapbrowse?scope=knb-lter-fce&identifier=1277).

References:
Medina-Calderon, J.H., J.E. Mancera-Pineda, E. Castañeda-Moya, and V.H. Rivera-Monroy. 2021. Hydroperiod and salinity interactions control mangrove root dynamics in a karstic oceanic island in the Caribbean Sea (San Andres, Colombia). Frontiers in Marine Science 7: 598132. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.598132.
Cormier, N., R.R. Twilley, C.K. Ewel, and K.W. Krauss. 2015. Fine root productivity varies along nitrogen and phosphorus gradients in high-rainfall mangrove forests of Micronesia. Hydrobiologia 750, 69-87.
Castañeda-Moya, E., R.R. Twilley, V.H. Rivera-Monroy, B.D. Marx, C. Coronado-Molina, and S.M.L. Ewe. 2011. Patterns of root dynamics in mangrove forests along environmental gradients in the Florida Coastal Everglades, USA. Ecosystems 14: 1178-1195. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-011-9473-3.
Vogt, K.A., D.J. Vogt, J. Bloomfield. 1998. Analysis of some direct and indirect methods for estimating root biomass and production of forests at an ecosystem level. Plant Soil 200:71–89.
Olson, J. S. 1963. Energy storage and the balance of producers and decomposers in ecological systems. Ecology 44: 322-331
Nye, P. H. 1961. Organic matter and nutrient cycles under moist tropical forest. Plant and Soil 13: 333-346.

Start Date:   2018
End Date:   2019

• Data Table:   Root biomass post-Irma
  Attribute Name:

  SITENAME

  Attribute Label:

  SITENAME

  Attribute Definition:

  sitename

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

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  SRS5= site
  SRS6= site
  SRS7= site
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Sampling_period

  Attribute Label:

  Sampling_period

  Attribute Definition:

  Sampling period

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  Post-Irma= Post-Irma
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Method_collection

  Attribute Label:

  Method_collection

  Attribute Definition:

  Method of collection

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

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  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Month

  Attribute Label:

  Month

  Attribute Definition:

  Calendar month

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  float

  Measurement Scale:

  Units: dimensionless
  

  Precision: 1
  Number Type: real

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Year

  Attribute Label:

  Year

  Attribute Definition:

  Year

  Storage Type:

  dateTime

  Measurement Scale:

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Plot_ID

  Attribute Label:

  Plot_ID

  Attribute Definition:

  Plot ID

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  1= 1
  2= 2
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Point

  Attribute Label:

  Point

  Attribute Definition:

  Sampling point

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  A= A
  B= B
  C= C
  D= D
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Position

  Attribute Label:

  Position

  Attribute Definition:

  Position

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  Inland= Inland
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Location

  Attribute Label:

  Location

  Attribute Definition:

  Sampling depth

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  0-45cm= Shallow root zone
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Core_ID

  Attribute Label:

  Core_ID

  Attribute Definition:

  Core ID

  Storage Type:

  integer

  Measurement Scale:

  Units: number
  

  Number Type: integer

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Root_size

  Attribute Label:

  Root_size

  Attribute Definition:

  Root size diameter

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  <2mm= Fine roots
  2-5mm= Small roots
  >5mm= Coarse roots
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Root_size_class

  Attribute Label:

  Root_size_class

  Attribute Definition:

  Root size class

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  Fine= Fine roots
  Small= Small roots
  Coarse= Coarse roots
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Root_Biomass

  Attribute Label:

  Root_Biomass

  Attribute Definition:

  Root biomass

  Storage Type:

  float

  Measurement Scale:

  Units: gramPerMeterSquared
  

  Precision: 0.1
  Number Type: real

  Missing Value Code:

  -9999.0 (missing value)

  
  

  
  

• Data Table:   Root Production post-Irma
  Attribute Name:

  SITENAME

  Attribute Label:

  SITENAME

  Attribute Definition:

  sitename

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  SRS4= site
  SRS5= site
  SRS6= site
  SRS7= site
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Sampling_period

  Attribute Label:

  Sampling_period

  Attribute Definition:

  Sampling period

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  Post-Irma= Post-Irma
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Method_collection

  Attribute Label:

  Method_collection

  Attribute Definition:

  Method of collection

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  Ingrowth cores= Ingrowth cores
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Month

  Attribute Label:

  Month

  Attribute Definition:

  Calendar month

  Storage Type:

  float

  Measurement Scale:

  Units: dimensionless
  

  Precision: 1
  Number Type: real

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Year

  Attribute Label:

  Year

  Attribute Definition:

  Year

  Storage Type:

  dateTime

  Measurement Scale:

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Plot_ID

  Attribute Label:

  Plot_ID

  Attribute Definition:

  Plot ID

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  1= 1
  2= 2
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Point

  Attribute Label:

  Point

  Attribute Definition:

  Sampling point

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  A= A
  B= B
  C= C
  D= D
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Position

  Attribute Label:

  Position

  Attribute Definition:

  Position

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  Inland= Inland
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Location

  Attribute Label:

  Location

  Attribute Definition:

  Sampling depth

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  0-45cm= Shallow root zone
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Core_ID

  Attribute Label:

  Core_ID

  Attribute Definition:

  Core ID

  Storage Type:

  integer

  Measurement Scale:

  Units: number
  

  Number Type: integer

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Root_size

  Attribute Label:

  Root_size

  Attribute Definition:

  Root size diameter

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  <2mm= Fine roots
  2-5mm= Small roots
  >5mm= Coarse roots
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Root_size_class

  Attribute Label:

  Root_size_class

  Attribute Definition:

  Root size class

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  Fine= Fine roots
  Small= Small roots
  Coarse= Coarse roots
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Root_Production

  Attribute Label:

  Root_Production

  Attribute Definition:

  Root Production

  Storage Type:

  float

  Measurement Scale:

  Units: gramPerMeterSquaredPerYear
  

  Precision: 0.1
  Number Type: real

  Missing Value Code:

  -9999.0 (missing value)

  
  

  
  

• Data Table:   Root Turnover post-Irma
  Attribute Name:

  SITENAME

  Attribute Label:

  SITENAME

  Attribute Definition:

  sitename

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  SRS4= site
  SRS5= site
  SRS6= site
  SRS7= site
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Sampling_period

  Attribute Label:

  Sampling_period

  Attribute Definition:

  Sampling period

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  Post-Irma= Post-Irma
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Plot_ID

  Attribute Label:

  Plot_ID

  Attribute Definition:

  Plot ID

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  1= 1
  2= 2
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Point

  Attribute Label:

  Point

  Attribute Definition:

  Sampling point

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  A= A
  B= B
  C= C
  D= D
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Location

  Attribute Label:

  Location

  Attribute Definition:

  Sampling depth

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  0-45cm= Shallow root zone
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Root_size

  Attribute Label:

  Root_size

  Attribute Definition:

  Root size diameter

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  <2mm= Fine roots
  2-5mm= Small roots
  >5mm= Coarse roots
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Root_size_class

  Attribute Label:

  Root_size_class

  Attribute Definition:

  Root size class

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  Fine= Fine roots
  Small= Small roots
  Coarse= Coarse roots
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Root_Turnover

  Attribute Label:

  Root_Turnover

  Attribute Definition:

  Root Turnover

  Storage Type:

  float

  Measurement Scale:

  Units: perYear
  

  Precision: 0.001
  Number Type: real

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  
  

• Data Table:   Root CNP post-Irma
  Attribute Name:

  SITENAME

  Attribute Label:

  SITENAME

  Attribute Definition:

  sitename

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  SRS4= site
  SRS5= site
  SRS6= site
  SRS7= site
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Sampling_period

  Attribute Label:

  Sampling_period

  Attribute Definition:

  Sampling period

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  Post-Irma= Post-Irma
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Plot_ID

  Attribute Label:

  Plot_ID

  Attribute Definition:

  Plot ID

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  1= 1
  2= 2
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Point

  Attribute Label:

  Point

  Attribute Definition:

  Sampling point

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  A= A
  B= B
  C= C
  D= D
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Position

  Attribute Label:

  Position

  Attribute Definition:

  Position

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  Inland= Inland
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Location

  Attribute Label:

  Location

  Attribute Definition:

  Sampling depth

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  0-45cm= Shallow root zone
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Root_size (mm)

  Attribute Label:

  Root_size (mm)

  Attribute Definition:

  Root size diameter

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  <2mm= Fine roots
  2-5mm= Small roots
  >5mm= Coarse roots
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Root_size_class

  Attribute Label:

  Root_size_class

  Attribute Definition:

  Root size class

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  Fine= Fine roots
  Small= Small roots
  Coarse= Coarse roots
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Root_Total_C

  Attribute Label:

  Root_Total_C

  Attribute Definition:

  Root Total C content

  Storage Type:

  float

  Measurement Scale:

  Units: milligramPerGram
  

  Precision: 0.01
  Number Type: real

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Root_Total_N

  Attribute Label:

  Root_Total_N

  Attribute Definition:

  Root Total N content

  Storage Type:

  float

  Measurement Scale:

  Units: milligramPerGram
  

  Precision: 0.01
  Number Type: real

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Root_Total_P

  Attribute Label:

  Root_Total_P

  Attribute Definition:

  Root Total P content

  Storage Type:

  float

  Measurement Scale:

  Units: milligramPerGram
  

  Precision: 0.01
  Number Type: real

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Root_C_N

  Attribute Label:

  Root_C_N

  Attribute Definition:

  Root_C:N ratio

  Storage Type:

  float

  Measurement Scale:

  Units: dimensionless
  

  Precision: 0.1
  Number Type: real

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Root_N_P

  Attribute Label:

  Root_N_P

  Attribute Definition:

  Root_N:P ratio

  Storage Type:

  float

  Measurement Scale:

  Units: dimensionless
  

  Precision: 0.1
  Number Type: real

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  
  

• Data Table:   Root decomposition post-Irma
  Attribute Name:

  SITENAME

  Attribute Label:

  SITENAME

  Attribute Definition:

  sitename

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  SRS4= site
  SRS5= site
  SRS6= site
  SRS7= site
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Sampling_period

  Attribute Label:

  Sampling_period

  Attribute Definition:

  Sampling period

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  Post-Irma= Post-Irma
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Experiment

  Attribute Label:

  Experiment

  Attribute Definition:

  Experiment ID

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  Root Decomposition= Root Decomposition
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Method_collection

  Attribute Label:

  Method_collection

  Attribute Definition:

  Method of collection

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  Mesh bags= Mesh bags
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Collection_date

  Attribute Label:

  Collection_date

  Attribute Definition:

  Collection date

  Storage Type:

  dateTime

  Measurement Scale:

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Point

  Attribute Label:

  Point

  Attribute Definition:

  Sampling point

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  1= 1
  2= 2
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Location

  Attribute Label:

  Location

  Attribute Definition:

  Sampling depth

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  0-20cm= Shallow root zone
  20-40cm= Shallow root zone
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Incubation_days

  Attribute Label:

  Incubation_days

  Attribute Definition:

  Incubation days

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  190= 190
  358= 358
  541= 541
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Mesh_bag_ID

  Attribute Label:

  Mesh_bag_ID

  Attribute Definition:

  Mesh bag ID

  Storage Type:

  integer

  Measurement Scale:

  Units: number
  

  Number Type: integer

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Replicate_bags

  Attribute Label:

  Replicate_bags

  Attribute Definition:

  Replicate bags

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  a= a
  b= b
  c= c
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Root_mass_remaining

  Attribute Label:

  Root_mass_remaining

  Attribute Definition:

  Root mass remaining

  Storage Type:

  float

  Measurement Scale:

  Units: percent
  

  Precision: 0.1
  Number Type: real

  Missing Value Code:

  -9999.0 (missing value)

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Root_decay_Kd

  Attribute Label:

  Root_decay_Kd

  Attribute Definition:

  Root decay rate Kd value

  Storage Type:

  float

  Measurement Scale:

  Units: perDay
  

  Precision: 0.0001
  Number Type: real

  Missing Value Code:

  -9999.0000 (missing value)

  
  

  
  

• Data Table:   Root Decomposition CNP post-Irma
  Attribute Name:

  SITENAME

  Attribute Label:

  SITENAME

  Attribute Definition:

  sitename

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  SRS4= site
  SRS5= site
  SRS6= site
  SRS7= site
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Sampling_period

  Attribute Label:

  Sampling_period

  Attribute Definition:

  Sampling period

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  Post-Irma= Post-Irma
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Experiment

  Attribute Label:

  Experiment

  Attribute Definition:

  Experiment ID

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  Roo Decomposition= Root Decomposition
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Method_collection

  Attribute Label:

  Method_collection

  Attribute Definition:

  Method of collection

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  Mesh bags= Mesh bags
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Collection_date

  Attribute Label:

  Collection_date

  Attribute Definition:

  Collection date

  Storage Type:

  dateTime

  Measurement Scale:

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Point

  Attribute Label:

  Point

  Attribute Definition:

  Sampling point

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  Initial= Initial
  1= 1
  2= 2
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Location

  Attribute Label:

  Location

  Attribute Definition:

  Sampling depth

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  Initial= Initial
  0-20cm= Shallow root zone
  20-40cm= Shallow root zone
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Incubation_days

  Attribute Label:

  Incubation_days

  Attribute Definition:

  Incubation days

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  0= 0
  190= 190
  358= 358
  541= 541
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Replicate_bag

  Attribute Label:

  Replicate_bag

  Attribute Definition:

  Replicate bags

  Storage Type:

  string

  Measurement Scale:

  a= a
  b= b
  c= c
  

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Root_Total_C

  Attribute Label:

  Root_Total_C

  Attribute Definition:

  Root Total C content

  Storage Type:

  float

  Measurement Scale:

  Units: milligramPerGram
  

  Precision: 0.01
  Number Type: real

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Root_Total_N

  Attribute Label:

  Root_Total_N

  Attribute Definition:

  Root Total N content

  Storage Type:

  float

  Measurement Scale:

  Units: milligramPerGram
  

  Precision: 0.01
  Number Type: real

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Root_Total_P

  Attribute Label:

  Root_Total_P

  Attribute Definition:

  Root Total P content

  Storage Type:

  float

  Measurement Scale:

  Units: milligramPerGram
  

  Precision: 0.01
  Number Type: real

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Root_C_N

  Attribute Label:

  Root_C:N

  Attribute Definition:

  Root_C:N ratio

  Storage Type:

  float

  Measurement Scale:

  Units: dimensionless
  

  Precision: 0.1
  Number Type: real

  Missing Value Code:

   

  
  

  Attribute Name:

  Root_N_P

  Attribute Label:

  Root_N:P

  Attribute Definition:

  Root_N:P ratio

  Storage Type:

  float

  Measurement Scale:

  Units: dimensionless
  

  Precision: 0.1
  Number Type: real

  Missing Value Code: