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Mercer, C.; Jump, A.; Morley, P.; O’Sullivan, K.; van der Maaten-Theunissen, M.; Zang, C.

European beech tree ring data, Rhön Biosphere Reserve, Germany, 2021

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https://doi.org/10.5285/8d6effc3-54f2-4770-ac34-63320eb9e4e2
This dataset includes tree ring width data, derived from tree cores, that were sampled from sites across the Rhön Biosphere Reserve (Germany). At each chosen site three trees were cored, with two or three cores taken per cored tree. Data was collected in August 2021.
Publication date: 2023-08-11
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Comma-separated values (CSV)

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
WGS 84

Temporal information

Temporal extent
2021-08-01    to    2021-08-31

Provenance & quality

Tree cores were sampled using increment borers. At each site three trees were chosen for coring, with two or three cores taken per tree.

Cores were sanded and ring widths measured based on high-resolution images of the sanded cores. Cores were cross-dated and summary statistics used to compare cross-dating accuracy. The dataset contains the resulting dated ring width series.

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This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence

Cite this dataset as:
Mercer, C.; Jump, A.; Morley, P.; O’Sullivan, K.; van der Maaten-Theunissen, M.; Zang, C. (2023). European beech tree ring data, Rhön Biosphere Reserve, Germany, 2021. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/8d6effc3-54f2-4770-ac34-63320eb9e4e2

Correspondence/contact details

Mercer, C.
University of Stirling
 catherine.mercer@stir.ac.uk

Authors

Mercer, C.
University of Stirling
Jump, A.
University of Stirling
Morley, P.
University of Stirling
O’Sullivan, K.
University of Stirling
van der Maaten-Theunissen, M.
Technische Universität Dresden
Zang, C.
Technische Universität München

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Rights holder
University of Stirling
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
environment
INSPIRE theme
Environmental Monitoring Facilities
Keywords
climate change , dendrochronology , drought , European beech , Germany
Funding
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/V00929X/1
Last updated
01 March 2024 12:19