Fractal sampling point nesting

<b>Description: </b><p>This dataset contains a table showing the nesting of sampling points within the fractal sampling design at the SAFE project and an R code file used to create the nesting from a GIS file of the core sampling locations.<br><br>There are five fractal levels across 17 sites: six experimental blocks (A-F), two edge transects (LFE, VJR) and three sets of triplets of sites to sample specific habitats (Old growth: OG1 - 3, Oil palm: OP1 - 3, Twice logged forest: LF1 - 3). Within each site, there are sampling points at five fractal scales with fractal order 1 as the smallest scale and fractal order 5 being the largest scale. This file identifies the child - parent relationships of points across the fractal sampling levels. For more details, see <a>https://www.safeproject.net/dokuwiki/safe_gis/safe_fractal</a>.</p><p><b>Project: </b>This dataset was collected as part of the following SAFE research project: <a href="https://www.safeproject.net/projects/project_view/1"><b>SAFE CORE DATA</b></a></p><p><b>XML metadata: </b>GEMINI compliant metadata for this dataset is available <a href="https://www.safeproject.net/datasets/xml_metadata?id=179">here</a></p><p><b>Files: </b>This dataset consists of 2 files: Fractal_point_nesting.xlsx, Nested_fractal_table_maker.R</p><p><b>Fractal_point_nesting.xlsx</b></p><p>This file contains dataset metadata and 1 data tables:</p><ol><li><p><b>Fractal sampling point nesting</b> (described in worksheet Fractal_point_nesting)</p><p>Description: This table contains one row for each fractal order 1 sampling point (finest scale) and then identifies the parent sampling points at the higher fractal scales (2-5). Note that not all sites have a central fractal order 5 point.</p><p>Number of fields: 9</p><p>Number of data rows: 579</p><p>Fields: </p><ul><li><b>Site</b>: Site ID prefix (Field type: ID)</li><li><b>Habitat</b>: Focal habitat of sampling site (Field type: Categorical)</li><li><b>Logging</b>: Logging history of sampling site (Field type: Categorical)</li><li><b>Frag_Area</b>: Estimated area of fragment (Field type: Numeric)</li><li><b>FirstOrder</b>: First order fractal point (Field type: Location)</li><li><b>SecondOrder</b>: Second order fractal parent (Field type: Location)</li><li><b>ThirdOrder</b>: Third order fractal parent (Field type: Location)</li><li><b>FourthOrder</b>: Fourth order fractal parent (Field type: Location)</li><li><b>FifthOrder</b>: Fifth order fractal parent (not applicable for all sites) (Field type: Location)</li></ul></li></ol><p><b>Nested_fractal_table_maker.R</b></p><p>Description: This R code creates the table stored in Fractal_point_nesting from the SAFE Core sampling stations GIS layer. </p><p><b>Date range: </b>2010-01-01 to 2020-01-01</p><p><b>Latitudinal extent: </b>4.6350 to 4.7716</p><p><b>Longitudinal extent: </b>116.9474 to 117.7031</p>