Soil physical analyses of all 27 comparative study plots. Mass-% of 8 grain size classes of fine earth < 2 mm of six depth increments per CSP. Total depth is 50 cm. Grain sizes discriminate between sand, silt, and clay.

Soil physical analyses of all 27 comparative study plots. Mass-% of 8 grain size classes of fine earth < 2 mm from soil horizons of each soil profile per CSP. Grain sizes discriminate between sand, silt, and clay.

The study of spatial genetic structure (SGS) can provide an understanding of the key processes and factors involved in the maintenance of viable populations. Within plant populations SGS is mainly determined by the interplay between gene flow by s...

Corrections of tags given to tree stems in the CSPs. Tree size measurements (basal diameter, diameter at breast height, height) of the trees in the CSPs performed in 2010.

Tree size in diameter at breastheight (dbh) and/or basal area, as well as height of trees found in the CSPs. Tree tags and species names were later corrected in 2010, so for the corrected species names please refer to the data set "Corrected tree ...

The BEF-China forest experiment studies the role of tree diversity in ecosystem functioning in subtropical forests. This data includes aggregated Basal area by Comparative Study Plots (CSP) in the Gutianshan National Nature Reserve. Basal area is ...