Data supporting publication of fortifying the forest: thinning and burning increase resistance to a bark beetle outbreak and promote forest resilience

Research Data Product File Index

File Folder Description
_metadata_RDS-2016-0010.html   Metadata file in HTML format containing a description of the content, quality, and other characteristics of the data.
_metadata_RDS-2016-0010.xml   Metadata file in Extensible Markup Language (XML) format containing a description of the content, quality, and other characteristics of the data.
1_mortality.csv \Data Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing the information on each 0.1 hectare plot of trees > 10 centimeters diameter at breast height (DBH) in each block and treatment combination. Attributes include number of host trees, number of host trees killed, and the percentage of host trees killed. Mortality is from mountain pine beetle between 2005-2012.
2_forest_attributes.csv \Data Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing data by block, treatment, plot, host, and year for diameter at breast height (DBH), basal area, and density (trees per hectare).
3_annualgrowth_ducts.csv \Data Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing growth and resin duct data by block, treatment, plot, and tree for the years 1996-2011 based on tree core data.
4_resin_chemistry_flow.csv \Data Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing resin flow and phloem monoterpene chemistry by block, tree, plot, and tree from samples collected in 2012.