"Order"	"Attribute_Name"	"Storage_Type"	"Measurement_Type"	"Number_Type"	"Units"	"DESCRIPTION"	"CODES"
1.00	"Year"	"I"	"Date-Time"	"n/a"	"Nominalyear"	"The year the samples were taken in the field."	"yyyy"
2.00	"Site"	"C(3-5)"	"nominal"	"n/a"	"n/a"	"The site were the samples were taken.  Refer to dissertation or SSSAJ 2004 paper for full description."	" The two westernmost sites in grassland sites in eastern Colorado, the Shortgrass Steppe Long-term Ecological Research site (SGS) and The Nature Conservancy owned Fox ranch on the Arickaree River (ARI) are typical shortgrass steppe plant communities, dominated by buffalo grass [Buchloe dactyloides (Nutt.) Columbus] and blue grama grass [Bouteloua gracilis (Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths, nom. illeg.] (Great Plains Flora Association, 1986; Lauenroth and Milchurnas, 1992). Smoky Valley Ranch (SVR), located in western Kansas and also owned by The Nature Conservancy, has a mixture of both shortgrass steppe and mixed grass prairie vegetation. In central Kansas, the range area managed by Fort Hays State University (HAYS) is dominated by plants grass typically found in southern mixed grass prairie, little bluestem [Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash] and sideoats grama [Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.] (Coupland, 1992). The Konza Prairie Biological Station (KONZA) is managed by Kansas State University and is also a Long-Term Ecological Research site. KONZA is a tallgrass prairie with dominant plant species being big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) and Indian grass [Sorghastrum nutans (L.)] (Silletti and Knapp, 2000)."
3.00	"Location"	"C(2-7)"	"nominal"	"n/a"	"n/a"	"The location at each site were samples were taken.  "	"1C, 2C, 3C represent permanent plots, and Lowland and Upland represent landscape locations at individual sites."
4.00	"Rep"	"C(2)"	"nominal"	"n/a"	"n/a"	"The replicate at each site and location. "	" '1m, 3m, 5m' refers to the distance along transects established at the location where samples were taken.  '1,2,3,4' indicates the replicate upland or lowland sampled."
5.00	"TotalPLFA"	"F8.2"	"ratio"	"real"	"molesPerGram"	"Total microbial biomass (pmol/g dry soil), as defined as the total phospholipid fatty acids extracted from the sample."	"n/a"
6.00	"%C"	"F(3.2)"	"ratio"	"real"	"dimensionless"	"The %C in the soil sample run for PLFA."	"n/a"
7.00	"%N"	"F(3.2)"	"ratio"	"real"	"dimensionless"	"The %N in the soil sample run for PLFA."	"n/a"
8.00	"C:N"	"F(4.2)"	"ratio"	"real"	"dimensionless"	"The C:N ratio of the soil sasmple run for PLFA."	"n/a"
9.00	"%Clay"	"I"	"ratio"	"real"	"dimensionless"	"The %sand in the soil sample run for PLFA."	"n/a"
10.00	"%Silt"	"I"	"ratio"	"real"	"dimensionless"	"The %silt in the soil sample run for PLFA."	"n/a"
11.00	"%Sand"	"I"	"ratio"	"real"	"dimensionless"	"The %clay in the soil sample run for PLFA."	"n/a"
12.00	"%H2O"	"F(4.2)"	"ratio"	"real"	"dimensionless"	"The % water in the soil sample run for PLFA."	"n/a"
13.00	"i14"	"F(5.3)"	"ratio"	"real"	"dimensionless"	"The % mole fraction of PLFA iso14:0 in the soil sample."	"n/a"
14.00	"14"	"F(5.3)"	"ratio"	"real"	"dimensionless"	"The % mole fraction of PLFA 14:0 in the soil sample."	"n/a"
15.00	"i16"	"F(5.3)"	"ratio"	"real"	"dimensionless"	"The % mole fraction of PLFA iso16:0 in the soil sample."	"n/a"
16.00	"16c"	"F(5.3)"	"ratio"	"real"	"dimensionless"	"The % mole fraction of PLFA cis16:0 in the soil sample."	"n/a"
17.00	"16t"	"F(5.3)"	"ratio"	"real"	"dimensionless"	"The % mole fraction of PLFA trans16:0 in the soil sample."	"n/a"
18.00	"16"	"F(5.3)"	"ratio"	"real"	"dimensionless"	"The % mole fraction of PLFA 16:0 in the soil sample."	"n/a"
19.00	"10Me16"	"F(5.3)"	"ratio"	"real"	"dimensionless"	"The % mole fraction of PLFA 10-methyl 16:0 in the soil sample."	"n/a"
20.00	"11Me16"	"F(5.3)"	"ratio"	"real"	"dimensionless"	"The % mole fraction of PLFA 11-methyl 16:0 in the soil sample."	"n/a"
21.00	"i17"	"F(5.3)"	"ratio"	"real"	"dimensionless"	"The % mole fraction of PLFA iso17:0 in the soil sample."	"n/a"
22.00	"a17"	"F(5.3)"	"ratio"	"real"	"dimensionless"	"The % mole fraction of PLFA anti-iso17:0 in the soil sample."	"n/a"
23.00	"cy17"	"F(5.3)"	"ratio"	"real"	"dimensionless"	"The % mole fraction of PLFA cyclopropyl 17:0 in the soil sample."	"n/a"
24.00	"17"	"F(5.3)"	"ratio"	"real"	"dimensionless"	"The % mole fraction of PLFA 17:0 in the soil sample."	"n/a"
25.00	"18-2"	"F(5.3)"	"ratio"	"real"	"dimensionless"	"The % mole fraction of PLFA 18:2w6,9 AL in the soil sample."	"n/a"
26.00	"18-19c"	"F(5.3)"	"ratio"	"real"	"dimensionless"	"The % mole fraction of PLFA 18:1w9, cis in the soil sample."	"n/a"
27.00	"18-19t"	"F(5.3)"	"ratio"	"real"	"dimensionless"	"The % mole fraction of PLFA 18:1w9, trans in the soil sample."	"n/a"
28.00	"18-17c"	"F(5.3)"	"ratio"	"real"	"dimensionless"	"The % mole fraction of PLFA 18:1w7, cis in the soil sample."	"n/a"
29.00	"18"	"F(5.3)"	"ratio"	"real"	"dimensionless"	"The % mole fraction of PLFA 18:0 in the soil sample."	"n/a"
30.00	"10Me18"	"F(5.3)"	"ratio"	"real"	"dimensionless"	"The % mole fraction of PLFA 10-methly 18:0 in the soil sample."	"n/a"
31.00	"cy19"	"F(5.3)"	"ratio"	"real"	"dimensionless"	"The % mole fraction of PLFA cyclopropyl 19:0 in the soil sample."	"n/a"
32.00	"20-4"	"F(5.3)"	"ratio"	"real"	"dimensionless"	"The % mole fraction of PLFA 20:4 in the soil sample."	"n/a"
