Table 12.

Data dictionary for the climate data (dataset vii-b) from elevational gradients with and without marine nutrient input from a seabird colony, in Bjørndalen and on Lindholmhøgda, respectively, near Longyearbyen, Svalbard.

Variable name	Description	Variable type	Variable range or levels	Units	How measured
Year	Year of sampling	numeric	2018 - 2018	yyyy	recorded
LoggerType	Type of logger; iButton	categorical	iButton - iButton		defined
LoggerLocation	Location of logger; soil	categorical	soil - soil		defined
Gradient	Elevational gradient; reference or nutrient input gradient (seabird colony)	categorical	B - C		defined
Site	Site as a number 1–7	categorical	1–7		defined
PlotID	Plot ID from A to G	categorical	A - G		defined
Variable	Climate variable; soil temperature and soil moisture	categorical	SoilMoisture - SoilTemperature		defined
Value	Climate value	numeric	3.6–55.1	Degree celsius, (m3 water × m-3 soil) × 100	recorded

The dataset contains 70 observations sampled across two elevational gradients. Variable names, description variable type, range or levels, units and short description is given for all variables.