This README file was generated on 2018-04-12 by Matthew Russell


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GENERAL INFORMATION
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1. Title: Wood density and decay dynamics of pentachlorophenol-treated wooden posts for four species in Minnesota, USA


2. Author Information


  Principal Investigator Contact Information
        Name: Matthew Russell
           Institution: University of Minnesota, Department of Forest Resources
           Address: 1530 Cleveland Ave. N. St. Paul, MN 55108
           Email: russellm@umn.edu


  Co-investigator Contact Information
        Name: Stephanie Patton
           Institution: University of Minnesota, Department of Forest Resources
           Address: 1530 Cleveland Ave. N. St. Paul, MN 55108
           Email: patt0373@umn.edu


  Co-investigator Contact Information
           Name: Kyle Gill
           Institution: University of Minnesota, Cloquet Forestry Center
           Address:
           Email: kggill@umn.edu


3. Date of data collection (single date, range, approximate date): 2017-06-01 through 2017-08-31


4. Geographic location of data collection: Cloquet, MN (46° 40’ N, 92° 30’ W)


5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station


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DATA & FILE OVERVIEW
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1. File List
   A. Filename: fenceposts_June2017_3.csv      
      Short description: Wood decay measurements collected from fence posts that were treated with a 5% oil solution of pentachlorophenol in 1942.         



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DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: fenceposts_June2017_3.csv
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1. Number of variables: 16


2. Variable List    

    A. Name: PostID
       Description: Post identification number.

    B. Name: TRMT
       Description: Post treatment. “PENTA”= treated with pentachlorophenol; “NONE”=no treatment

    C. Name: Position
       Description: Position of post. “Downed” (post was in lying horizontally along ground); “Standing” (post was standing in original position); “Live” (tree cookie harvested from live tree in 2017)

    D. Name: Species
       Description: Tree species. “Aspen” (Populus spp.); “Balsam Poplar” (Populus balsamifera); “Cedar” (Thuja occidentalis); "Jack pine" (Pinus banksiana); "White birch" (Betula papyrifera)

    E. Name: Species2
       Description: Grouped tree species. “Aspen” (Populus spp); “Cedar” (Thuja occidentalis); "Jack pine" (Pinus banksiana); "White birch" (Betula papyrifera)

    F. Name: CookieLoc
       Description: Location of where cookie was obtained on post. "10FT" (cookie was harvested at 10 feet above ground, on live trees only); "Bottom" (cookie was harvested at bottom third of fence post, on posts only); "DBH" (cookie was harvested at diameter at breast height [4.5 feet] above ground, on live trees only); "Stump" (cookie was harvested at stump of tree, on live trees only); "Top" (cookie was top third of fencepost, on posts only)

    G. Name: InitMass_g
       Description: Initial mass of cookie. Green weight, measured in grams

    H. Name: d1
       Description: Diameter of cookie measured at 90 degrees from d2, measured in centimeters

    I. Name: d2
       Description: Diameter of cookie measured at 90 degrees from d1, measured in centimeters

    J. Name: h1
       Description: Height of cookie measured at 90 degrees from h2, measured in centimeters

    K. Name: h2
       Description: Height of cookie measured at 90 degrees from h1, measured in centimeters

    L. Name: Vol_cm3
       Description: Volume of cookie, measured in cubic centimeters. Calculated as PI()*((((d1/2)+(d2/2))/2)^2)*((h1+h2)/2)

    M. Name: DryMass_g
       Description: Mass of cookie after drying to constant weight. measured in grams

    N. Name: delta_mass
       Description: Change in mass, measured in grams. Calculated as InitMass_g- DryMass_g.

    O. Name: Notes
       Description: Notes on tree cookie made through sampling and measurement

    P. Name: Date_Dry
       Description: Date that cookie completed drying (YYYYMMDD)