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<!-- eml document for the NCEAS working group entitled:
        Intrinsic and Extrinsic Variability in Community Dynamics

        MODULE 4b - CLASS IVb - DATA VARIABLE DESCRIPTORS
 
        -->
<eml-variable description="Variable description for a file">
  <meta_file_id description="Unique identifier of this metadata record">boglakes.dat</meta_file_id>
  <variable description="Variable information">
    <variable_name description="Unique variable name or code">site</variable_name>
    <variable_definition description="Precise definition of variables in data set">site name</variable_definition>
    <storage_type description="Storage type; Integer, floating point, character, string">character</storage_type>
    <code_definition>
      <code>AND</code>
      <definition>Andrew's Rest</definition>
    </code_definition>
    <code_definition>
      <code>BRV</code>
      <definition>Bravo Place</definition>
    </code_definition>
    <code_definition>
      <code>LAS</code>
      <definition>Lassen Corner</definition>
    </code_definition>
    <code_definition>
      <code>SPH</code>
      <definition>Sphagnum Dale</definition>
    </code_definition>
    <missing_value_code description="Character used to represent missing data">.</missing_value_code>
    <field_format description="Data format">
      <variable_width description="Variable width field">
        <delimiter description="Character used to delimit end of field">,</delimiter>
      </variable_width>
    </field_format>
  </variable>
  <variable description="Variable information">
    <variable_name description="Unique variable name or code">lakename</variable_name>
    <variable_definition description="Precise definition of variables in data set">lake name</variable_definition>
    <storage_type description="Storage type; Integer, floating point, character, string">character</storage_type>
    <code_definition>
      <code>Tannin</code>
      <definition>Tannin Sink</definition>
    </code_definition>
    <code_definition>
      <code>Minnow</code>
      <definition>Minnow Lake</definition>
    </code_definition>
    <code_definition>
      <code>Carp</code>
      <definition>Carp Lake</definition>
    </code_definition>
    <code_definition>
      <code>Rana</code>
      <definition>Rana Lake</definition>
    </code_definition>
    <code_definition>
      <code>Tadpole</code>
      <definition>Tadpole Sink</definition>
    </code_definition>
    <code_definition>
      <code>Mosquito</code>
      <definition>Mosquito Pond</definition>
    </code_definition>
    <code_definition>
      <code>Pike</code>
      <definition>Pike Water</definition>
    </code_definition>
    <missing_value_code description="Character used to represent missing data">.</missing_value_code>
    <field_format description="Data format">
      <variable_width description="Variable width field">
        <delimiter description="Character used to delimit end of field">,</delimiter>
      </variable_width>
    </field_format>
  </variable>
  <variable description="Variable information">
    <variable_name description="Unique variable name or code">year</variable_name>
    <variable_definition description="Precise definition of variables in data set">year of data collection, in
19YY format</variable_definition>
    <storage_type description="Storage type; Integer, floating point, character, string">integer</storage_type>
    <numeric_range description="Range for numeric values">
      <minimum description="Minimum value">1952</minimum>
      <maximum description="Maximum value">1991</maximum>
    </numeric_range>
    <missing_value_code description="Character used to represent missing data">.</missing_value_code>
    <field_format description="Data format">
      <variable_width description="Variable width field">
        <delimiter description="Character used to delimit end of field">,</delimiter>
      </variable_width>
    </field_format>
  </variable>
  <variable description="Variable information">
    <variable_name description="Unique variable name or code">plankton</variable_name>
    <variable_definition description="Precise definition of variables in data set">day of year in the "year"
field</variable_definition>
    <storage_type description="Storage type; Integer, floating point, character, string">integer</storage_type>
    <numeric_range description="Range for numeric values">
      <minimum description="Minimum value">1</minimum>
      <maximum description="Maximum value">1000</maximum>
    </numeric_range>
    <missing_value_code description="Character used to represent missing data">.</missing_value_code>
    <field_format description="Data format">
      <variable_width description="Variable width field">
        <delimiter description="Character used to delimit end of field">,</delimiter>
      </variable_width>
    </field_format>
  </variable>
</eml-variable>
