Old-growth Lowland Tropical Rain Forest Tree Performance

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This dataset follows a lowland tropical rain forest for 17 years in Costa Rica.

Dataset Location: Ecological Archives (1983-1993), Ecological Archives Update (1993-2000)

Site Location: La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica (10o 26' N, 83o 59' W)

Sites Georefferenced: Yes

Timespan: 1983 - 2000

Sampling Frequency: annually

Methods: Sampled individuals of six non-pioneer canopy/emergent species > 50 cm tall to canopy level.

Data Collected: survivorship, growth, microhabitat

Citation: David B. Clark and Deborah A. Clark. 2000. Tree growth, mortality, physical condition, and microsite in old-growth lowland tropical rain forest. Ecology 81:294.; David B. Clark and Deborah A. Clark. 2006. Tree growth, mortality, physical condition, and microsite in an old-growth lowland tropical rain forest. Ecology 87:2132.

Additional References: La Selva Web Site (area maps, GIS coverages, meterological data, publications)

Available on EcoData Retriever: No

 

Last modified: 
2011
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