Overstory and understory data from a contemporary reference stand: the Beaver Creek Pinery, Lassen National Forest, CA

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_metadata_RDS-2017-0054.xml   Metadata file in Extensible Markup Language (XML) format containing a description of the content, quality, and other characteristics of the data.
BeaverCreekPinery_1998Data.accdb \Data\ACCDB Microsoft Access database containing both overstory and understory data measured in the Beaver Creek Pinery on the Lassen National Forest, CA. (NOTE: All of the data in this database are also available as individual CSV files - see below).
CWD.csv \Data\CSV Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing coarse woody debris measurements within 0.05 acre plots.
INFO_Grid.csv \Data\CSV Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing location information for the 107 points surveyed in this study.
INFO_PlotSize.csv \Data\CSV Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing a description of the different plot sizes used to measure the trees, seedlings, saplings, understory, and coarse woody debris in this study.
INFO_SnagCondCode.csv \Data\CSV Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing a list and description of snag condition codes.
INFO_TreeCondCode.csv \Data\CSV Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing a list and description of tree condition codes.
Seedlings_Saplings.csv \Data\CSV Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing seedling and sapling counts by size class and species within 0.01 acre plots.
TreeAge.csv \Data\CSV Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing tree age information for those trees selected for coring.
Trees.csv \Data\CSV Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing measurements obtained from each tree within the surveyed plots (large trees: 0.2 acre plots; small trees: 0.05 acre plots).
Understory.csv \Data\CSV Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing cover measurements of litter, bare ground, rock, coarse woody debris, grasses, forbs, and shrubs by individual species for 0.01 acre plots.
BCP_Protocol_for_PSW_plots_1998.pdf \Supplements Adobe Acrobat PDF/a file containing 'Protocol for PSW plots, Beaver Creek Pinery, Lassen National Forest, CA-1998'.
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