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Mortality factors for dead trees from a subset of plots from the Sierra Nevada Forest Dynamics Plot Network from 1998 to 2010

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
1998-01-01
End Date
2010-12-31

Citation

Das, A.J., Stephenson, N.L., and Davis, K.P., 2016, Mortality factors for dead trees from a subset of plots from the Sierra Nevada Forest Dynamics Plot Network from 1998 to 2010: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F71Z42G6.

Summary

This dataset was used to summarize and analyze the mortality factors recorderd on dead trees in the Sierra Nevada Forest Dynamics Plot Network, which is managed by the Sequoia and Kings Canyon Field station of the U.S. Geological Survey's Western Ecological Research Center. Each row of the dataset represents an individual dead tree. These are dead trees that were recorded in the network from 1998 to 2010 for the subset of plots as described in the associated manuscript; These data support the following: Das, A.J., Stephenson, N.L., Davis, K.P. 2016. Why do trees die? Characterizing the drivers of background tree mortality. Ecology. 97(10): 2616-2627, https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.1497

Contacts

Originator :
Nathan L Stephenson, Adrian J Das, Kristin P Davis
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
Metadata Contact :
Adrian J Das
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems
SDC Data Owner :
Western Ecological Research Center

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Tree Mortality in the Sierra Nevada from 1998 to 2010.csv
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Tree Mortality in the Sierra Nevada from 1998 to 2010_FGDC.xml
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Purpose

The data were collected in order to better understand what factors are involved in tree mortality processes. The data were used to identify which factors kill trees as well as their frequency of occurrence and relationships among them.

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The authors of these data require that data users contact them regarding intended use and to assist with understanding limitations and interpretation. Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government

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