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Accession: PLT-GCED-1711 Research Theme: Plant Ecology (Directed Study)
Contributors: Christopher B. Craft, Courtney Mobilian, Sarah Widney, Dontrece Smith, McKenna Stahl
Title: Dendrometer band measurement data from two tidal forest plots at GCE 11 on the Altamaha River in Southeast Georgia from December 2014 to December 2020
Abstract: We established two 0.1-ha plots in December 2013. In each plot, we identified and measured DBH (diameter at breast height) of every tree using standard diameter tapes. We also placed dendrometric bands on 40 trees (20 per plot) in December 2013. Bands were measured in December 2014 as baseline measurements and yearly thereafter.
DOI: 10.6073/pasta/18d4986328fbbe6257ff766826bee5e3
Key Words: Acer rubrum, Carpinus caroliniana, dendrochronology, Fraxinus pennsylanica, Liquidambar styraciflua, Magnolia virginiana, Nyssa aquatica, Nyssa biflora, productivity, Quercus, Quercus lyrata, Taxodium distichum, tidal forest
LTER Core Area: Primary Production
Research Themes: Plant Ecology, Botany
Study Period: 01-Dec-2013 to 31-Jan-2021
Study Sites:
GCE11 -- Tidal Forest, Georgia, USA
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Species References: Acer rubrum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Nyssa aquatica, Nyssa sylvatica, Taxodium distichum
Data References: PLT-GCED-1711a (Species richness and basal data from the tidal forest plots), PLT-GCED-1711b (Litterfall collection data from the tidal forest plots)
Research Protocols:

Dendrometer band SOP (National Wetland Research Center, Lafayette, Louisiana)

GCE 11 Tidal Forest Plot Layout and Tagged Trees (Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER)

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Data Table: PLT-GCED-1711 (Main data table for data set PLT-GCED-1711, 240 records)

Access: Public (released 01-Feb-2018)

Metadata: Text (ESA FLED), XML (Ecological Metadata Language)

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Column Name Units Type Description
1 Year YYYY integer Year of measurement
2 Month MM integer Nominal month of measurement
3 Tag none integer Identification tag on tree
4 Tree_Species none string Individual tree species
5 Diameter_Breast_Height centimeters floating-point Tree diameter at breast height in December 2014
6 BandMeasure_Increase centimeters floating-point Increase in circumference from baseline measurement in December 2014, measured from a dendrometer band
7 Flag_BandMeasure_Increase none string QA/QC flags for Increase in circumference from baseline measurement in December 2014, measured from a dendrometer band (flagging criteria, where "x" is BandMeasure_Increase: x<0="I", x<0="Q", x>10="Q")
8 Notes none string Important information affecting interpretation of data
9 Site_Code none string GCE site code
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Citation: Craft, Christopher B. 2017. Dendrometer band measurement data from two tidal forest plots at GCE 11 on the Altamaha River in Southeast Georgia from December 2014 to December 2020. Georgia Coastal Ecosystems LTER Project, University of Georgia, Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/18d4986328fbbe6257ff766826bee5e3

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grants OCE-9982133, OCE-0620959, OCE-1237140 and OCE-1832178. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.