Variable	Description
Year	Hunting season starts in September, so years are numbered according to the year that the hunting season started
Site	Individual identifier for vegetation sampling sites
TotalPrecipGS	Total precipitation (mm) from the start of the growing season, defined as the first day of the first four consecutive days each calendar year that each have a mean daily temperature greater than or equal to 5 degrees C, to July 17 of that year. This is an average value for all weather stations within a 50 km radius of a site. 
MeanAvgTempGS	Mean daily average temperature (degrees Celsius) from the start of the growing season, defined as the first day of the first four consecutive days each calendar year that each have a mean daily temperature greater than or equal to 5 degrees C, to July 17 of that year. This is an average value for all weather stations within a 50 km radius of a site. 
PropDaysOver20	Proportion of days from the start of the growing season, defined as the first day of the first four consecutive days each calendar year that each have a mean daily temperature greater than or equal to 5 degrees C, to July 17 of that year, when the maximum daily temperature was greater than or equal to 20 degrees C. This is an average value for all weather stations within a 50 km radius of a site. Units are in days. 
NDF_Bpu	Neutral detergent fibre content (% of Dry Matter) of downy birch leaves at the site, based on a representative sample and calculated using Near Infrared Spectroscopy
NDF_Epa	Neutral detergent fibre content (% of Dry Matter) of fireweed stems, leaves, and flowers at the site, based on a representative sample and calculated using Near Infrared Spectroscopy
N_Bpu	Nitrogen content (%)of downy birch leaves at the site, based on a representative sample and calculated using Near Infrared Spectroscopy
N_Epa	Nitrogen content (%) of fireweed stems, leaves, and flowers at the site, based on a representative sample and calculated using Near Infrared Spectroscopy
MeanWt	Mean date-adjusted moose calf slaughter weight (kg) for calves reportedly shot within 50km of the site. Values must represent the mean weight of at least 10 calves to be included.