Repeated Tree Inventories of Pine Forests in South Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve
ABSTRACT The natural forest ecosystems of South Florida, USA, support a high biodiversity of plant and animal species and provide valuable ecosystem services. However, these ecosystems remain poorly represented in global studies, primarily due to a paucity of standardized data. Here, we present prev...
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| description | ABSTRACT The natural forest ecosystems of South Florida, USA, support a high biodiversity of plant and animal species and provide valuable ecosystem services. However, these ecosystems remain poorly represented in global studies, primarily due to a paucity of standardized data. Here, we present previously unpublished data from 332 censuses of 54 permanent 1‐ha tree inventory plots in the Racoon Point area of Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida, USA, including a total of nearly 100,000 measurements (diameter or height) of > 17,000 individual living trees and palms (with additional measurements of nearly 6000 dead pine snags) collected sporadically over a 19‐year period (1993–2012). These data, which were originally collected as part of a project to investigate tree responses to different experimental burning regimes, provide unique insight into the diversity, composition, structure, and dynamics of South Florida's unique and endangered pine forest ecosystems. Data files include the species identity, size (dbh = diameter at breast height), and location of all trees ≥ 5 cm dbh in 54 individual tree plots. Additional data are provided about heights of palm trees, and the location and burn history of each plot. These data are freely available for noncommercial scientific use under a Creative Commons license; users are encouraged to cite this paper when using the data. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-361d7ca4e74348c7a5cac63e9a01db792024-12-20T09:05:59ZengWileyEcology and Evolution2045-77582024-10-011410n/an/a10.1002/ece3.70437Repeated Tree Inventories of Pine Forests in South Florida's Big Cypress National PreserveKenneth J. Feeley0Holly A. Belles1James R. Snyder2Biology Department University of Miami Coral Gables Florida USADouglass Texas USANaples Florida USAABSTRACT The natural forest ecosystems of South Florida, USA, support a high biodiversity of plant and animal species and provide valuable ecosystem services. However, these ecosystems remain poorly represented in global studies, primarily due to a paucity of standardized data. Here, we present previously unpublished data from 332 censuses of 54 permanent 1‐ha tree inventory plots in the Racoon Point area of Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida, USA, including a total of nearly 100,000 measurements (diameter or height) of > 17,000 individual living trees and palms (with additional measurements of nearly 6000 dead pine snags) collected sporadically over a 19‐year period (1993–2012). These data, which were originally collected as part of a project to investigate tree responses to different experimental burning regimes, provide unique insight into the diversity, composition, structure, and dynamics of South Florida's unique and endangered pine forest ecosystems. Data files include the species identity, size (dbh = diameter at breast height), and location of all trees ≥ 5 cm dbh in 54 individual tree plots. Additional data are provided about heights of palm trees, and the location and burn history of each plot. These data are freely available for noncommercial scientific use under a Creative Commons license; users are encouraged to cite this paper when using the data.https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70437cypress forestevergladesMyrica ceriferapermanent plotPersea borboniapine forest |
| spellingShingle | Kenneth J. Feeley Holly A. Belles James R. Snyder Repeated Tree Inventories of Pine Forests in South Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve Ecology and Evolution cypress forest everglades Myrica cerifera permanent plot Persea borbonia pine forest |
| title | Repeated Tree Inventories of Pine Forests in South Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve |
| title_full | Repeated Tree Inventories of Pine Forests in South Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve |
| title_fullStr | Repeated Tree Inventories of Pine Forests in South Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve |
| title_full_unstemmed | Repeated Tree Inventories of Pine Forests in South Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve |
| title_short | Repeated Tree Inventories of Pine Forests in South Florida's Big Cypress National Preserve |
| title_sort | repeated tree inventories of pine forests in south florida s big cypress national preserve |
| topic | cypress forest everglades Myrica cerifera permanent plot Persea borbonia pine forest |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70437 |
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