FLOWERING PHENOLOGY DATA SET

File Name  	Floral_Phenology_Survey_Tierney_RSPB_2023.dat

File Format     Tab-separated values

Content  	16 variables and 5880 cases.

Variables	Description

RefNo		Survey Reference Number: each Flowering Phenology survey (5 trees in 
		the row of 15 trees survey for animal visitation) was given a unique 
		identifier. [Nominal]

Year		Year: the year the survey was undertaken. [Nominal]

Month		Month: the month the survey was undertaken. [Nominal]

Day		Day: the day the survey was undertaken. [Nominal]

Crop		Fruit Crop: only one fruit crop is included in this study (1 = 
		Apple).  The column is retained as a secondary indicator of data 
		fidelity. [Nominal]

Cultivar	Crop Cultivar: two cultivars are included in this study (1 = cv. Pink 
		Lady; 2 = cv. Granny Smith). [Nominal]

Bloom		Bloom Phase: subjective categorization of flowering phenology of the 
		row being surveyed for insect visitation to crop flowers (1 = king-
		bloom; 2 = full-bloom). [Nominal]

Region		Study Region: situation of fruit growing region (1 = Blue Mountains; 
		2 = Central West). [Nominal]

Orchard		Orchard: each orchard was given a unique identifier (1-6 = Blue 
		Mountains; 7-12 = Central West). [Nominal]

Row		Orchard Row: pertains to pre-existing identifiers allocated by 
		growers; hence these numbers may not be unique and should not be used 
		to categorize data above the Orchard-level. [Nominal]

Tree		Tree Number: five trees in each row (tree # 3, 6, 9, 12, 15) assessed 
		for blossom development. [Nominal]

Branch		Branch Number: at each tree, four lateral branches were assessed for 
		blossom development. [Nominal]

Length		Branch Length: lateral-branch length from the main tree trunk (cm). 
		[Scale]

Clusters	Flower Clusters: the number of flower clusters per branch. [Scale]

Open		Open Flowers: the number of open flowers per branch. [Scale]

dBI		Index of the Density of the Flowering Bloom: snapshot index of bloom 
		density (dBI). [Scale]