Title:
Main Experiment: Tree inventory Main experiment Site B 2010
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Abstract:
This data documents the tree growth parameters in 2010 for site B, 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 B 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 B was planted in 2010 and covers a total area of 26.6 ha, ranging in altitude from 105 to 190 m.
Temporal extent:
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Taxonomic extent:
Castanopsis sclerophylla
Cyclobalanopsis glauca
Castanopsis eyrei
Lithocarpus glaber
Schima superba
Cinnamomum camphora
Daphniphyllum oldhamii
Diospyros japonica
Betula luminifera
Castanopsis fargesii
Celtis biondii
Elaeocarpus japonicus
Michilus grijsii
Machilus leptophylla
Manglietia fordiana
Quercus phillyreoides
Alanthus altissima
Alniphyllum fortunei
Elaeocarpus chinensis
Elaeocarpus glabripetalus
Idesia omeiensis
Machilus thunbergii
Meliosma flexuosa
Phoebe bournei
Measurement cirumstances:
The measurements were conducted after the weeding in autumn and before the deciduous trees leaved off. Choosing this season is because a) weeded plots shorten the time consumed for identifying the tree positions; b) during this period, trees reach their highest height for this growing season (Pilot Experiment approved, unpublished data); c) Leaf-on gives a more accurate estimation on crown diameter.
Data analysis:
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Filter:
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:
No information available
Datagroup:
t or s TAG Main Experiment
Keywords:
tree individual, location, object
Values:
t203270010408 |
t203270010407 |
t203270010405 |
t203270010404 |
t203270010406 |
Contributors:
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Dataset column
Name:
plot2010
Definition:
plot2010
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
BEF research plot name
Keywords:
Main Experiment, Site B, location
Values:
p203270 |
p204260 |
p204250 |
p204270 |
p205240 |
Contributors:
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Dataset column
Name:
PLOT_NO
Definition:
name of each plot, coded with letters and numbers
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Plot name Main experiment (letter, number code)
Keywords:
Main Experiment, Site B, location
Values:
D27 |
D25 |
D26 |
E24 |
C27 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
id2010
Definition:
the SP2 grid position
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
IdTree SP2
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
id0303 |
id0404 |
id0304 |
id0405 |
id0403 |
Contributors:
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Dataset column
Name:
spp2010
Definition:
the species name surveyed in 2010
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Scientific plant species name
Keywords:
species
Values:
Castanopsis carlesii |
Acer davidii |
Alniphyllum fortunei |
Ailanthus altissima |
Betula luminifera |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
spp.code2010
Definition:
the species code surveyed in 2010
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Species codes (Species numbers in the Main experiment)
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
11 |
? |
10 |
13 |
12 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
height2010
Definition:
the total tree height; Datagroup description: Total height was measured as the length from stem base to the apical meristem.; Instrumentation: linear tape
Unit:
centimeter
Datagroup:
Plant height
Keywords:
response variable, height
Values:
103 |
101 |
10 |
102 |
100 |
Contributors:
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Dataset column
Name:
gd2010
Definition:
the stem ground diameter ( 5 cm aboveground ); Datagroup description: Stem diameter at 5 cm above ground was measured; Instrumentation: calliper
Unit:
centimeter
Datagroup:
Basal diameter
Keywords:
response variable, basal diameter
Values:
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.05 |
0.2 |
0.25 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
dbh2010
Definition:
the diameter at breast height ( 130 cm aboveground ); Instrumentation: calliper
Unit:
centimeter
Datagroup:
Diameter at breast height
Keywords:
response variable, dbh
Values:
Sample values are not displayed because this column hasn't been approved yet.
Contributors:
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Dataset column
Name:
h1st2010
Definition:
the distance up to the first living branch, for branchless trees, the distance up to the first living leaf was recorded; Instrumentation: linear tape
Unit:
centimeter
Datagroup:
Bifurcation point
Keywords:
bifurcation point, crown architecture
Values:
0.4 |
0 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
hlong2010
Definition:
the distance up to the longest branch; Instrumentation: linear tape
Unit:
centimeter
Datagroup:
Branch demography
Keywords:
branch
Values:
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
llong2010
Definition:
the length of the longest branch; Instrumentation: linear tape
Unit:
centimeter
Datagroup:
Branch demography
Keywords:
response variable, branch
Values:
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
1 |
0.5 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
dlong2010
Definition:
the diameter for the longest branch ( 1cm from stem )
Unit:
centimeter
Datagroup:
Branch demography
Keywords:
response variable, branch
Values:
0.05 |
0.03 |
0.06 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
anlong2010
Definition:
the elevation angle of the longest branch; Instrumentation: angle finder
Unit:
degree
Datagroup:
Branch demography
Keywords:
response variable, branch
Values:
0 |
10 |
0.1 |
1 |
0.5 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
azlong2010
Definition:
the azimuth of the longest branch; Instrumentation: compass
Unit:
degree
Datagroup:
Branch demography
Keywords:
response variable, branch
Values:
10 |
0 |
105 |
1 |
100 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
nbranch2010
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:
0.2 |
1 |
0.3 |
0.15 |
0 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
ns.crown2010
Definition:
the crown diameter along N-S cardinal direction
Unit:
centimeter
Datagroup:
Crown architecture
Keywords:
crown architecture
Values:
10.5 |
10 |
0 |
100 |
1 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
ew.crown2010
Definition:
the crown diameter along E-W cardinal direction
Unit:
centimeter
Datagroup:
Crown architecture
Keywords:
crown architecture
Values:
1 |
10 |
0 |
103 |
104 |
Contributors:
No information available
Dataset column
Name:
comment2010
Definition:
comments
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Comments
Keywords:
No information available
Values:
30 - heller, unten weiß, ganz klein gezähnt |
anlong, nbranch typo |
0Blätter,0Äste |
0 Blätter,0Äste |
anlong missing |
Contributors:
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Dataset column
Name:
date
Definition:
the survey date
Unit:
No information available
Datagroup:
Date time information
Keywords:
date
Values:
2010-09-03 |
2010-09-16 |
2010-09-18 |
2010-09-17 |
2010-09-09 |
Contributors:
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