Metadata for 'seed_predation_marine_may_2004.csv'

"Data from seed predation trial in marine terraces at Waitutu Forest, New Zealand in May 2004. 
Trials are described in Wilson et al. 2007 and Forsyth et al. 2015. For additional information contact Dr Deborah Wilson (WilsonD@landcareresearch.co.nz) "

Column header abbreviations and data codes are as follows:

"'Site': site location 1, 2, 3 corresponding to East Crombie Marine (ECM),  East Waitutu Marine (EWM), West Crombie Marine (WCM)"

"'DC pred?': 0 or 1 where 0=FALSE, 1=TRUE, indicating whether there was a predation event on a dish of 5 seeds of species DACCUP, i.e. at least 3 seeds removed or destroyed"

"'NC pred?': 0 or 1 where 0=FALSE, 1=TRUE, indicating whether there was a predation event on a dish of 5 seeds of species NOTCLI, i.e. at least 3 seeds removed or destroyed"

"'GL pred?': 0 or 1 where 0=FALSE, 1=TRUE, indicating whether there was a predation event on a dish of 5 seeds of species GRILIT, i.e. at least 3 seeds removed or destroyed"

"'PF pred?': 0 or 1 where 0=FALSE, 1=TRUE, indicating whether there was a predation event on a dish of 5 seeds of species PRUFER, i.e. at least 3 seeds removed or destroyed"

'RNOTMEN15': Relative basal area of species NOTMEN within a radius of 15 m of experimental seed dishes

'RDACCUP15': Relative basal area of species DACCUP within a radius of 15 m of experimental seed dishes

'RPODHAL15': Relative basal area of species PODHAL within a radius of 15 m of experimental seed dishes

'RNOTCLI15': Relative basal area of species NOTCLI within a radius of 15 m of experimental seed dishes

'RPRUFER15': Relative basal area of species PRUFER within a radius of 15 m of experimental seed dishes


Six-letter species codes are described in Table B1 of Appendix B (Forsyth et al. 2015).

"Wilson, D. J., E. F. Wright, C. D. Canham, and W. A. Ruscoe. 2007. Neighbourhood analyses of tree 
seed predation by introduced rodents in a New Zealand temperate rainforest. Ecography 30:105-119."