Table 11 MCOUNT TRANSLATION (Linked Table 7) field descriptions.
From: Plant macrofossil data for 48-0 ka in the USGS North American Packrat Midden Database, version 5.0
Column | Field Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
A | SAMCODE | Sample code. A unique code assigned to each midden sample. |
B | VARNUM | Variable number. A unique number assigned to each midden taxon. |
C | MCOUNT | Macrofossil count. Original symbols or numbers used to represent plant macrofossil relative abundance or counts, defined in the CODE TRANSLATION table (Linked Table 6). |
D | 0_1_2_CODE | The original macrofossil relative abundance or counts translated into a standard 0-1-2 presence-absence scale. |
