210315_Full_data_plotwise_figshare_save.csv

Survey data from plots along 16 hiking trails in Dovrefjell (Norway) and Abisko (Sweden). Contains species occurrences, cover, and plot characteristics. Plots (20 m2) are coded as follows:

N = trail adjacent, 0-2 m away,

M = 2-12 m away,

F = 12-22 m away.

### Metadata ###

- region: "NS" = Northern Scandinavia

- trail: 2 letter abbreviation of trail identity

- transect: 1-10 per trail, 1 lowest, 10 highest

- species: scientific name of species in plot

- plot: N = trail adjacent, 0-2 m away, M = 2-12 m away,

F = 12-22 m away

- cover: in %

- abundance: 1-3, with 1 less than 10, 2 up to 100, and 3 more than 100 individuals

- trail_transect_plot: unique id per plot

- comments: comments

- x, y: longitude and latitude gps1

- latitude: gps 2

- longitude: gps2

- observers

- date

- protected: yes/no

- trail_verge_width: wiidth of rail in m

- trail category: formal / informal

- trail_substrate

- trailusedmot_before: was it used for motorized traffic (yes/no)

- act_type1-act_type3: e.g. hike, bike...

- herbivore1-herbivore6: herbivores in area

- habitat: habitat description

- disturbance_human: yes/no

- disturbance_animal: yes/no

- disturbance_enviro : yes/no

- disturbance_other : yes/no

- disturbance_intensity: 1-3 with 1 barley visible to 3 massive

- herbivore_disturbance : 1-3 with 1 barley visible to 3 massive

- trampling_disturbance: 1-3 with 1 barley visible to 3 massive

- bare_ground_cover: 1-8

- bare_rock_cover : 1-8

- vegetation_cover: 1-8

- forest_canopy_cover : 1-8 

- shrub_cover: 1-8

- herb_cryptogram_cover: 1-8

- wetland_riparian_present: yes/no 

- fenced: yes/no 

- lemming_droppings: count 

- reindeer_droppings: count 

- vole_droppings: count

-l_mammal_droppings: count

- sm_mammal_droppings: count

- bird_droppings: count

- gap_trans_nr: number of gaps along transect through N plot

- gap_trans1_l:lenght of random gap on transect

- gap_trans1_w: width of random gap on transect 

- gap_trans2_l :lenght of random gap on transect

- gap_trans2_w: width of random gap on transect 

- gap_trans3_l :lenght of random gap on transect

- gap_trans3_w width of random gap on transect  

- gap_trans4_l :lenght of random gap on transect

- gap_trans4_w width of random gap on transect  

- gap_trans5_l :lenght of random gap on transect

- gap_trans5_w width of random gap on transect  

- dist_extent_m: visible disturbance of trail in vegetation from trail edge

- moss_cover: %

- dwarft_shrub_cover: 1- 8

- trail_influence_m2: influence along 10 m plot into surrounding vegetation

- trailiness: % bare ground on trail

- picture 

- logger 

- area: Abisko or Dovrefjell

- bio_1: downscaled CHELSA data

- bio_5 bio_6: downscaled CHELSA data

- bio_12 : downscaled CHELSA data

- dem_elevation: elevation from DEM 

- dist_intro_ how many meters from introduction source (e.g. chairlift) 

- dist_start: how many meters from trailhead

- dist_elev: how many meters above trailhead

- richness_raw : species number of plot

- clim_pc1: PC1 value of climate data 

- gap_area 

- gap_index: area sum of gaps 1-5

- trail_transect: ID

- richness_relative: difference between N and F plot in species number

Covers with 1-8 can be converted into %.