Leaf traits and chemicals from tree species in the Gutianshan Nature Reserve, including secondary compound (total phenolic and tannin concentrations) and information on stomata.

Here we present data on 26 morphological and chemical leaf traits of tree species in the Comparative Study Plots (CSPs) of the BEF-China Project. Leaves were sampled accoring to the procedures described in Cornelissen et al (2003), with only fully...

Litterfall is the linkage between aboveground and belowground, playing an important role in forest ecosystem. Here, we set up 5 litterfall traps in 27 CSPs, which were built up by a factorial gradient of secondary succession that resulted from hu...

Thickness and mass of the standing leaf litter layer was measured in all CSPs in spring 2009, summer 2009, autumn 2009 and winter 2010. This piece of work will contribute to calculate total carbon and nitrogen pool sizes of the broad-leaved fore...

During the 2008 ice storm, large parts of the Gutianshan Nature Park were effected. Comparative study sites (CSPs) were selected in sites with overall low damage from the ice storm. Here we list tree stems that were either living, or killed by the...

The concentration of plant available soil nitrogen (nitrate and ammonium) was measured in the CSPs to quantify and qualify changes in the course of secondary forest succession. Soil mineral N was determined in five to six soil layers in four ...