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
By Carla Allais On 17 November 2025 In All published articles, Data paper, Open Access, Special issue/Topical collection
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
By Véronique Lesage On 20 December 2024 In All published articles, Data in repository, Data paper, Open Access
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
By Véronique Lesage On 8 November 2024 In All published articles, Data in repository, Data paper, Open Access
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