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Title:
Main Experiment: Tree inventory Main experiment Site A 2012
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Abstract:
This data documents the tree growth parameters in 2012 for site A, belonging to the annual inventory taking place for both site A and site B. Individual-tree growth is a function of stand attributes, local neighbors, plant size, plant damage, genotype, and local abiotic site conditions. Given a certain time phase (combing further data along the timeline), the following scientific questions will be investigated: a) How does the within-plot individual-tree growth vary within and among species as a function of species richness? b) Wheather diversity reduces competition by quantifying local neighbour interactions in terms of growth rates and branch demography? c) What are the ecological importance of phenotypic plasticity of tree individuals in relation to competition, species richenss, and local terrain conditions? d) How the individual-tree growth is affected by soil feed-backs (mycorrhiza, pedogenetic processes,soil chemistry and nutrient cycle)? The overall objective with the data to be achieved is to test the hypothesis that the diversity effect at the plot level is the overall result of the diversity effects at the local neighbourhood level. This data as a basis can also be linked to other abiotic and biotic factors for investigating the interactions between the tree growth performance and abiotic and biotic factors. Measurement for this data took place in October 2010. Measurements were conducted in the central part (extended core area) of all 1mu-plots in site A. Extended core area is the central 6 * 6 trees in the monoculture and 2-species mixtures ( total 36 tree positions per 1mu-plot), the central 12 * 12 trees in the 4-,8-,16-,24-species mixtures (total 144 tree positions per 1 mu-plot). By applying the conventional measuring methods direct in the field, tree position, tree species, total height, stem diameter 5 cm above ground height (gd), the diameter at breast height (dbh), the distance up to the first branch, the distance up to the longest branch, the diameter, the length, the azimuth and the angle of the longest branch, the crown diameters (N-S and E-W) were measured and the number of branches were counted.
Design:
The tree positions in the so called extended core area for each 1mu-plot were surveyed. The extended core area is the central 6 * 6 tree positions in the monocultres and 2-species mixtures (36 tree positions per 1mu-plot) and the central 12 * 12 tree positions in the 4-, 8-, 16- or 24- species mixtures (144 tree positions per 1mu-plot).
Spatial extent:
This data was collected from site A within the BEF-China experiment, which is located in a hilly subtropical region near Xingangshan Township, Jiangxi Province (29.08-29.11 N, 117.90- 117.93 E), China. The mean annual temperature is 16.7 celsius degrees and the mean annual average precipitation 1821 mm. The natural vegetation of this region is subtropical broad-leaved forest with dominance in abundance of evergreen species (Bruelheide et al. 2011). Site A was planted in 2009 and covers a total area of 26.6 ha, ranging in altitude from 105 to 275 m. The relief is highly variable with slopes ranging from 0 to 45 degrees. The soils are Cambisols and Cambisol derivatives, interfered by Regosols on ridges and crests, and Anthrosols from colluvial deposits on foot slopes and valley floors. Due to the mountainous topography, erosion is a typical feature resulting a mixing of parent material and soil components from crest to valley positions.
Temporal extent:
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Taxonomic extent:
Castanea henryi
Pinus massoniana
Schima superba
Choerospondia axillaris
Liquidambar formosana
Quercus serrata
Cyclobalanopsis myrsinifolia
Castanopsis carlesii
Cyclobalanopsis glauca
Lithocarpus glaber
Castanopsis eyrei
Castanopsis sclerophylla
Diospyros japonica
Daphniphyllus oldhamii
Cinnamomum camphora
Koelreuteria bipinnata
Sapindus mukorossi
Nyssa sinensis
Triadica sebifera
Triadica cochinchinensis
Rhus chinensis
Quercus fabri
Quercus acutissima
Melia azedarach
Acer davidii
Cunninghamia lanceolata
Castanopsis fargesii
Measurement cirumstances:
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Dataset column
Name:
TAG
Definition:
code for planting locations, 12 digits with "t" in front; Datagroup description: Tree or shrub tags consist of 12 digits: The first 6 are the site plot name: _1_ site _2/3_ row, counting from North _4/5_ column, counting from west _6_ is the plot moved? Is it a quarter plot? The next 6 digits describe the tree individual _7/8_ type of individual (01 planned tree, 02 other tree than planted but in a given plot somewhere, 03 planned shrub, 04 other shrub within this plot) _9/10_ x grid position within plot, starting from southwest northwards _11/12 y grid position, starting from southwest eastwards.
Unit:
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Datagroup:
t or s TAG Main Experiment
Keywords:
tree individual, location, object
Values:
t102340010404 |
t102340010407 |
t102340010405 |
t102340010408 |
t102340010406 |
Contributors:
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Dataset column
Name:
group2012
Definition:
measuring team
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Helper
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
g04 |
g02 |
g05 |
g01 |
g03 |
Contributors:
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Dataset column
Name:
PTAG
Definition:
plot code, BEF research plot name, 6 digits with "p" in front; Datagroup description: Research plots of the Biodiversity - Ecosystem functioning experiment (BEF-China). Main Experiment plots have a size of 1 mu, which is about 25x25m^2 in horizontal projection. Pilot Study Plots have a size of 1x1 m^2. Research plots on the main experiment have a "p" in front of their IDs and then a 6 digit code: Plots in the main sites A and B are named according to their position in the original spreadsheet, in which they were designed. They consist of 6 digits: _1st digit_: Site (1:A, 2:B), _digit 2and3_: southwards row: as in spreadsheets the rows are named from the top to the bottom; _digit 4 and 5_: westward column: as in the original spreadsheet, but the letters are converted to numbers (A=01, B=02); _6th digit_: indicator, if the plot has been shifted a quarter mu. Example: "p205260": "p" means that this is a plot that is specified. "2" means, that we are at site B. Now the coordinates of the south - west corner: "0526". Since "e" is the fifth letter of the alphabet, this is Plot E26. The last digit "0" means that this plot was not moved by a quarter of a Mu, as some sites in Site B. The 6th digit can also indicate the subplot within the plot. "5", "6", "7", "8" indicate the northwest, northeast, southeast, and southwest quarter plot respectively.
Unit:
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Datagroup:
BEF research plot name
Keywords:
Main Experiment, Site A
Values:
p102361 |
p103310 |
p102350 |
p102340 |
p102381 |
Contributors:
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Dataset column
Name:
id2012
Definition:
the grid position of the individual according to SP2 label
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
IdTree SP2
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
id0406 |
id0408 |
id0407 |
id0404 |
id0405 |
Contributors:
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Dataset column
Name:
position2012
Definition:
the grid position of the individual according to Z1/Z2 label, given as posXXYY
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Individual position within plot in Site A or B (given by SP1/SP2)
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
pos0000 |
pos0205 |
pos0206 |
pos0204 |
pos0203 |
Contributors:
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Dataset column
Name:
spp.code.n2012
Definition:
the species code surveyed in 2011
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Species codes (Species numbers in the Main experiment)
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
10 |
12 |
1 |
11 |
13 |
Contributors:
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Dataset column
Name:
spp2012
Definition:
the species name surveyed in 2012
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Scientific plant species name
Keywords:
species
Values:
Castanopsis carlesii |
Castanea henryi |
Acer davidii |
Castanopsis eyrei |
Castanopsis fargesii |
Contributors:
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Dataset column
Name:
height2012
Definition:
the total tree height; Instrumentation: linear tape
Unit:
centimeter
Datagroup:
Plant height
Keywords:
response variable, height
Values:
101 |
100 |
10 |
102 |
103 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
cbh2012
Definition:
the crown base height; Instrumentation: linear tape
Unit:
centimeter
Datagroup:
Crown architecture
Keywords:
response variable, crown
Values:
101 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
100 |
Contributors:
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Dataset column
Name:
hlong2012
Definition:
the distance up to the longest branch; Instrumentation: linear tape
Unit:
centimeter
Datagroup:
Branch demography
Keywords:
branch
Values:
10 |
101 |
0 |
1 |
100 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
ns.crown2012
Definition:
the crown diameter along N-S cardinal direction
Unit:
centimeter
Datagroup:
Crown architectural parameters
Keywords:
crown architecture
Values:
1 |
0 |
100 |
10 |
101 |
Contributors:
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Dataset column
Name:
ew.crown2012
Definition:
the crown diameter along E-W cardinal direction
Unit:
centimeter
Datagroup:
Crown architectural parameters
Keywords:
crown architecture
Values:
1 |
0 |
10 |
101 |
100 |
Contributors:
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Dataset column
Name:
gd2012
Definition:
the stem ground diameter ( 5 cm aboveground ); Instrumentation: calliper
Unit:
centimeter
Datagroup:
Basal diameter
Keywords:
response variable, basal diameter
Values:
0.13 |
0.1 |
0.12 |
0.2 |
0.21 |
Contributors:
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Dataset column
Name:
dbh1_2012
Definition:
the diameter at breast height ( 130 cm aboveground ); Instrumentation: calliper
Unit:
centimeter
Datagroup:
Diameter at breast height
Keywords:
response variable, dbh
Values:
0.9 |
1 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
Contributors:
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Dataset column
Name:
dbh2_2012
Definition:
the diameter at breast height ( 130 cm aboveground ) provided by multistems; Instrumentation: calliper
Unit:
centimeter
Datagroup:
Diameter at breast height
Keywords:
response variable, dbh
Values:
1 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
nbranch2012
Definition:
the number of branches (taking account of branches longer than 1 cm)
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Branch demography
Keywords:
response variable, branch
Values:
1 |
105 |
10 |
0 |
11 |
Contributors:
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Dataset column
Name:
nd.branch2012
Definition:
the number of dead branches
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Branch demography
Keywords:
response variable, branch
Values:
11 |
0 |
10 |
12 |
1 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
date2012
Definition:
the survey date
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Date time information
Keywords:
date
Values:
2012-09-16 |
2012-09-18 |
2012-09-19 |
2012-09-17 |
2012-09-20 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
comment2012
Definition:
comments
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Comments
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
* |
cut, no leaf |
cut |
cut, no leaf no br |
broken by herbivore |
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