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Tree census data from SCBI ForestGEO plot

Source: R/data.R
scbi_stem1.Rd

A table with tree data from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, USA (SCBI) ForestGEO dynamics plot. This dataset is an extract from the first tree census in 2008, only covering 1 hectare (SCBI plot is 25.6 ha). DBH in cm.

Usage

scbi_stem1

Format

An object of class tbl_df (inherits from tbl, data.frame) with 2287 rows and 6 columns.

Source

Full datasets for tree census data at SCBI can be requested through the ForestGEO portal (https://forestgeo.si.edu/). Census 1, 2, and 3 can also be accessed at the public GitHub repository for SCBI-ForestGEO Data (https://github.com/SCBI-ForestGEO).

See also

Other datasets: genus_family, gymno_genus, koppenMatrix, shrub_species

Examples

# preview the datasets
print(head(scbi_stem1))
#> # A tibble: 6 × 6
#>   treeID stemID   dbh genus species Family     
#>    <int>  <int> <dbl> <chr> <chr>   <chr>      
#> 1   2695   2695  1.41 Acer  negundo Sapindaceae
#> 2   1229  38557  1.67 Acer  negundo Sapindaceae
#> 3   1230   1230  1.42 Acer  negundo Sapindaceae
#> 4   1295  32303  1.04 Acer  negundo Sapindaceae
#> 5   1229  32273  2.47 Acer  negundo Sapindaceae
#> 6     66  31258  2.19 Acer  negundo Sapindaceae