Field | Description (units) |Format site |Plot name |Text obs_time |Date plot commenced |Date and time stamp observers |Names of observers |Text longitude |Longitude in decimal degrees of plot centre (decimal degrees) |Float latitude |Latitude in decimal degrees of plot centre (decimal degrees) |Float description |Brief description of site and conditions |Text total_basal_area |Total basal area, in, including dead trees (kg/m^2) |Float live_basal_area |Total basal area, excluding dead trees (kg/m^2) |Float persistent_green |Persistent green estimate from point intercept data |Float crust |Proportion of ground layer point intercept observations recorded as soil crust |Float dist |Proportion of ground layer point intercept observations recorded as disturbed soil |Float rock |Proportion of ground layer point intercept observations recorded as rock |Float green |Proportion of ground layer point intercept observations recorded as green attached leaf |Float dead |Proportion of ground layer point intercept observations recorded as dry/dead attached leaf |Float litter |Proportion of ground layer point intercept observations recorded as detached litter |Float crypto |Proportion of ground layer point intercept observations recorded as cryptogam |Float mid_g |Proportion of mid storey layer point intercept observations recorded as green leaf |Float mid_d |Proportion of mid storey layer point intercept observations recorded as dry leaf |Float mid_b |Proportion of mid storey layer point intercept observations recorded as branch |Float crn |Proportion of over storey layer point intercept observations recorded as falling within the crown of a tree, regardless of whether a gap or intercept |Float over_g |Proportion of over storey layer point intercept observations recorded as green leaf |Float over_d |Proportion of over storey layer point intercept observations recorded as dry leaf |Float over_b |Proportion of over storey layer point intercept observations recorded as branch |Float num_point |Number of intercept points recorded along transect |Integer unoccluded |Number of intercept points where the ground was not occluded by vegetation |Integer obs_key |Unique identifier for site and visit for data management purposes |Text geom |Geometry in WKT format |