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Salgado-Negret, B.; Hernández-Torres, L.H.; Serrano, J.; López, L.G.; Pennington, T.; Feldpausch, T.R.

Functional traits of woody plants sampled in permanent forest monitoring plots along altitudinal and forest perturbation gradients in the Colombian Andes, 2019-2022

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https://doi.org/10.5285/0da218a8-2882-4ee7-bb2a-50a51f7f4138
The dataset contains information on six functional traits of woody plants, including Leaf Area, Specific Leaf Area (SLA), Leaf Dry Matter Content (LDMC), Leaf Thickness (Lth), Wood Density (WD), Bark Thickness (BT). It also includes data on concentrations of C, N, P, Ca, Mg, and K in leaves; leaf fresh mass and leaf dry mass data; and fresh wood volume and dry wood mass data to calculate Wood Density. Ten leaves per individual were sampled, and three measurements were taken for leaf thickness at the base, middle, and top of the leaf. For wood density, a single branch sample was taken per individual and for bark thickness five measurements per individual were made. The data were collected between 2019 and 2022 from 27 forest monitoring plots (0.5 ha each) in five locations along an altitudinal (lowland, mid-elevation, and highland forests) and forest perturbation (low, medium, and high perturbation levels) gradient in Andean ecosystems in Colombia. The database includes information about the plot location and parameters of the locality.
The purpose of this data collection was to determine whether the expression of functional traits in woody plants differs between the perturbation gradient and the relationship of the traits to ecosystem processes. This information is important for understanding the drivers of variation in forest resilience and the impacts of perturbation on ecosystem functioning. This data set was obtained within the framework of the BioResilience project, a transdisciplinary investigation that seeks to understand the resilience of forest ecosystems after the post-conflict period in Colombia.
Publication date: 2023-09-12
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Comma-separated values (CSV)

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator

Temporal information

Temporal extent
2019-01-01    to    2022-12-31

Provenance & quality

Forest plant trait data was obtained through direct sampling in a network of permanent forest plots of 0.5 hectares, each, located across an altitude and perturbation gradient in the Andean ecosystems of Colombia. The study collected foliar and bark data from trees, including leaf carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, potassium, specific leaf area, leaf dry matter content, leaf thickness, leaf area, leaf fresh mass, leaf dry mass, wood mass dry, wood density, bark thickness, and wood volume fresh. In each plot, mature trees meeting certain criteria were selected, and from each selected tree a branch with leaves and a piece of wood were collected. The leaves were randomly selected and placed on an A4 size sheet, while the piece of wood was 10 cm long and between 1 and 2 cm in diameter. Each sample was labeled with the plot code and tree number for identification. All measurements were conducted according to the methodology described by Salgado-Negret et al. (2016). The study used various techniques to calculate these parameters and ensured data quality by calculating the average for each individual considering the replicas.

Licensing and constraints

This dataset is under embargo and will be made available by 1 May 2025 at the latest   Find out more »

This dataset will be available under the terms of the Open Government Licence

Cite this dataset as:
Salgado-Negret, B.; Hernández-Torres, L.H.; Serrano, J.; López, L.G.; Pennington, T.; Feldpausch, T.R. (2023). Functional traits of woody plants sampled in permanent forest monitoring plots along altitudinal and forest perturbation gradients in the Colombian Andes, 2019-2022. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/0da218a8-2882-4ee7-bb2a-50a51f7f4138

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Correspondence/contact details

Prof. Ted Feldpausch
University of Exeter
 t.r.feldpausch@exeter.ac.uk
Dr B. Salgado-Negret
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
 bsalgadon@unal.edu.co

Authors

Salgado-Negret, B.
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Hernández-Torres, L.H.
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Serrano, J.
Fauna & Flora International
López, L.G.
Universidad del Tolima
Pennington, T.
University of Exeter
Feldpausch, T.R.
University of Exeter

Other contacts

Rights holder
University of Exeter
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
biota
Keywords
Altitudinal gradient , Colombian Andean , Forest ecology , Functional traits , Human modified tropical forests , Human perturbation gradient
Funding
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/R017980/1
Last updated
20 March 2024 08:27