Data paper Archive

14 Apr 2026

A database of cross-sectional images for testing the biometric traceability of oak (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl. and Quercus robur L.) logs under realistic acquisition conditions

Data paper Key message The Biomtrace_extension database contains 8341 RGB images of the butt end of 695 French oak logs. This database was created with the aim of developing biometric traceability methods based on realistic photo acquisitions in the
13 Apr 2026

Tree-LiMS: a dataset of multi-temporal UAV LiDAR and multispectral data at single-tree level in European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forests of the Alpe di Catenaia, Italy

Data paper Key message  This dataset offers high-resolution multi-temporal data on European beech tree dynamics, collected through UAV LiDAR and multispectral sensors at Alpe di Catenaia, Central Italy. It tracks architectural and phenological changes under different forest
23 Jan 2026

Tracking a decade of change: insights from long-term monitoring of an old-growth temperate rainforest on Chiloé Island, Chile

Key message  Southern temperate rainforests harbor exceptional endemic biodiversity and large carbon stocks but remain underrepresented in global monitoring networks. Here, we present a dataset and standardized census protocol from a 1-ha permanent plot in an old-growth
15 Dec 2025

Assessing fuel structure in old-growth eastern hemlock dominated stands of Nova Scotia, Canada

Key message  The dataset provides fuel structure (live and dead vegetation) measurements in old-growth eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière) dominated stands of Nova Scotia, Canada. Potential reuses of the data include mapping Fire Behaviour Prediction System fuel
9 Dec 2025

Historical insecticide applications for the treatment of forest insect pests from 1968 to 2017, in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Key message  The geospatial dataset describes large-scale applications of insecticides to forests from 1968 to 2017 in the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) and Nova Scotia (NS), Canada. The data was assembled to provide a historical
5 Dec 2025

UruDendro, a public dataset of 64 cross-section images and manual annual ring delineations of Pinus taeda L.

Key message  The automatic detection of tree-ring boundaries and other anatomical features using image analysis has progressed substantially over the past decade with advances in machine learning and imagery technology, as well as increasing demands from the
2 Dec 2025

Transnational Forest Governance Arrangements dataset (TFGA-dataset)

Key message  The Transnational Forest Governance Arrangements dataset is the first to compile a comprehensive set of governance arrangements whose spatial ambits span three or more national jurisdictions, and which formally address forests as a main issue. As
17 Nov 2025

TRACEABILITY OF OAK (QUERCUS PETREAE (MATT.) LIEBL. AND Q. ROBUR L.) LOGS: THE BIOMTRACE DATABASE

 Key message  The Biomtrace database contains 33,390 RGB images of the butt end cross-section of 5135 French oak logs. Each log was photographed several times with different camera orientations during an initial shooting session. For more than
20 Dec 2024

Ex situ germination of European acorns: data from 93 batches of 12 Quercus species

Key message We provide data on seedlot germination potential—a key trait related to regeneration—of 12 oak species. Germination was tested at the University of Granada following international protocols with 8985 acorns from 93 batches and 16 countries
8 Nov 2024

Hydraulic properties for a wide range of undisturbed and compacted French forest soils: in situ measurements and estimation with the BEST method

Key message The dataset provides hydraulic properties estimated using the Beerkan Estimation of Soil Transfer (BEST) method, on undisturbed and on compacted and rutted French forest soils. It allows a reliable assessment of the effect of traffic