Old-growth Lowland Tropical Rain Forest Tree Performance

Woody Plants

Community

Local

Observational

Time series

Georeferenced

Taxonomic Group	Woody Plants
Level of Organization	Community
Scale	Local
Data Type	Observational, Time series
Data Retriever	No
Georeferenced	Yes

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 (10^(o) 26’ N, 83^(o) 59’ W)

Sites Georefferenced: Yes**
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Timespan: 1983 - 2000

Sampling Frequency: annually

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