A spatio-temporal dataset of forest mensuration for the analysis of tree species structure and diversity in semi-natural mixed floodplain forests

We performed replicated, repeated measures of height, diameter and vitality at tree level to allow analysis of spatial and temporal structure and diversity in a semi-natural-mixed floodplain forest in Italy. Three inventories were performed in 1995, 2005 and 2016 in three ~ 1 ha plots with varying soil moisture regimes. The use of replicated, repeated measures data rather than chronosequences allows the examination of true changes in spatial pattern processes through time in this forest type. Dataset access at https://doi.org/10.17632/n8827ssnv7.2. Associated metadata available at https://metadata-afs.nancy.inra.fr/geonetwork/srv/fre/catalog.search#/metadata/65ec7cd7-ca6a-4ade-94dd-d8ce0b107f3e

Keywords
Point pattern analysis, Tree-level forest inventory, Spatio-temporal analysis, Spatial diversity, Tree diversity

Open Access Publication
Fardusi, M.J., Castaldi, C., Chianucci, F. et al. Annals of Forest Science (2018) 75: 11.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-018-0688-8

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