The following are explanations for data and column headings found in the Zanne et al. 2015. A deteriorating state of affairs: How endogenous and exogenous factors determine plant decay rates. Journal of Ecology.

The four letter code for the species used in this study:
Species	Genus species
ACRU	Acer rubrum
AEGL	Aesculus glabra
AMAR	Amelanchier arborea
ASTR	Asimina triloba
CATO	Carya tomentosa
CEOC	Celtis occidentalis
COFL	Cornus florida
DIVI	Diospyros virginiana
FRAM	Fraxinus americana
GLTR	Gleditsia triacanthos
JUNI	Juglans nigra
JUVI	Juniperus virginiana
LOMA	Lonicera maackii
PIEC	Pinus echinata
PIST	Pinus strobus
PLOC	Platanus occidentalis
PRSE	Prunus serotina
QUAL	Quercus alba
QUVE	Quercus velutina
ULRU	Ulmus rubra
VIVU	Vitis vulpina
	
Column heading explanations for the file ZanneTyson1YearMassLoss.csv	
Species	Species
Watershed	Watershed (1-4 at Tyson)
TopographicPosition	Ridge or Valley
MLwood	Mass loss (g/g) for stems
MLfinebranch	Mass loss (g/g) for fine branches
MLleaf	Mass loss (g/g) for leaves
	
Column heading explanations for the file ZanneTysonPlantTraits.csv	
Species	Species
ConduitD	Conduit diameter (um), note values for conifers (JUVI, PIEC, PIST) from A) Lewis, F.T. (1935) The Shape of the Tracheids in the Pine. American Journal of Botany, 22, 741Ð762. B) Maherali, H., Moura, C.E., Caldeira, M.C., Willson, C.J. & Jackson, R.B. (2006) Functional coordination between leaf gas exchange and vulnerability to xylem cavitation in temperate forest trees. Plant, Cell & Environment, 29, 571Ð583.
ConduitL	Conduit length (m)
BranchDensity	Branch density (g/cm3)
LfSz	Leaf size (cm2)
SLA	Specific leaf area (cm2/g)
LASA	Leaf area:sapwood area (cm2/cm2)
WCProtPerDM	Wood crude protein (% dry matter)
WADFPerDM	Wood acid detergen fiber (% dry matter)
WNDFPerDM	Wood neutral detergent fiber (% dry matter)
WLigPerDM	Wood lignin (% dry matter)
WCaPerDM	Wood calcium (% dry matter)
WPPerDM	Wood phosphorus (% dry matter)
WMnPPM	Wood manganese (parts per million)
LCProtPerDM	Leaf crude protein (% dry matter)
LADFPerDM	Leaf acid detergen fiber (% dry matter)
LNDFPerDM	Leaf neutral detergent fiber (% dry matter)
LLigPerDM	Leaf lignin (% dry matter)
LCaPerDM	Leaf calcium (% dry matter)
LPPerDM	Leaf phosphorus (% dry matter)
LMnPPM	Leaf manganese (parts per million)